2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Improving Technical Communication Skills of Kosen Students through International Video Conferencing Lessons
| Project/Area Number |
24720282
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Tomakomai National College of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
ONO Masatsugu 苫小牧工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 准教授 (10369902)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 異文化コミュニケーション / 異文化理解 / 国際交流 / 学校間交流 / 科学コミュニケーション / テレビ会議システム / 遠隔教育 / 協調学習 |
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| Research Abstract |
Through this study, the lessons were conducted as a part of Intercultural Communication class and students took four lessons in a semester. Each class was carried out like presentations. Students prepared for power-point slides or posters in advance. Teachers helped them with how to explain what they wanted to say in English and checked their English expressions, but they did not translate all the explanation of students' presentations. During the videolink class, teachers took charge of a role of facilitator. Because of the communication through the Internet, it happened to get awkward and sometimes stops talking. In such a case, teachers had to support students and make communication smooth as a facilitator.
The author believes videolink lesson is very effective because it makes classroom change only English environment. It forces students to speak English because people in the other side cannot speak/use Japanese. It trains students' English performance effectively.
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Research Products
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