2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Teaching the Middle East from a Viewpoint of Cross-cultural Understanding through Introducing a Language Learning - An Educational Experiment
| Project/Area Number |
22652057
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Kumamoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
KOWAKI Mitsuo 熊本大学, 国際化推進センター, 教授 (30136030)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 中東 / 歴史 / 文化 / 宗教 / 異文化理解 / 外国語教育 |
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| Research Abstract |
I carried out an educational experiment to give freshmen a betterunderstanding of the Middle East as a different culture. Through the experiment Ideveloped appropriate materials focusing on close Japan-Middle East relations in variousaspects together with the current situation in the area. I introduced in this experiment,in addition, an active learning of the Arabic characters. The experiment was greatlyeffective in attracting students’interest in the modern Middle East
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