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A study of collaborative group work in Japanese class: From the class assessment among students

  • The Japanese Language Association of Korea
  • Abbr : JLAK
  • 2016, (47), pp.35-55
  • Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature

SHIN EUNJIN 1

1명지대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

In this study the use of group work as one approach to student encouragement in Japanese class is discussed. Collaborative group work has been designed as a classroom activity. The following four matters have been considered. (1)Sharing the same aim, (2)Being fair in making groups, (making groups with fair?), (3)Activating the communication between learners, (4)Facilitating and supporting. 27 students formed seven groups each of which had three or four members. Each group carried out three types of tasks as follows; (1)Textbook-related (2)Task based (3)Presentation. In this case study, class assessment by groups was performed on (2) and (3). The results of assessment by groups in this Japanese class are as follows. (1)High degree of satisfaction was shown for groups formed with fairly. (2)All group members were satisfied with the selection of "Kakao talk" as the communication tool. (3)Correlation of "satisfaction for classroom activities" and "good Class" was not clear. (4)Although the evaluation of teachers was high, there were also some negative comments. Collaborative group work can be used to encourage deeper learning. However, this does not necessarily mean that it is a good lesson. It is necessary to further improve the instructional class design and classroom activities.

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