Exploratory study in aspects of learning by Japanese language learners engaged in tandem learning

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25580114
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Aoki Naoko 大阪大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (20184038)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SHIBUYA Katsumi 大阪大学, 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (90206152) ; TAKAGI Chie 大阪大学, 大学院文学研究科, 准教授 (50454591) ; BURDELSKI Matthew 大阪大学, 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (80625020)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: タンデム学習 / 第二言語としての日本語 / カリキュラム外活動 / 学習者オートノミー / ヨーロッパ言語共通参照枠 / 会話分析 / LRE

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study concerns face-to-face tandem learning as extracurricular activity by international students learning Japanese. It attempted to describe what kind of learning activities those international students chose, how their interaction with their Japanese speaking partner went, and what elements of Japanese was learned.
There were three main learning activities; asking questions, conversation, and correction of written work. Whereas questions are identified in all levels of proficiency, conversation and error correction were mostly observed in intermediate and advanced learners. Questions and corrections concerning language covered all aspects of language communication competence, from pronunciation, meaning of words to use of honorifics and structure of an essay.

Free Research Field

日本語教育