著者

梅田 肇

出版者

鈴鹿大学

雑誌

鈴鹿国際大学紀要Campana (ISSN:13428802)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.17, pp.1-12, 2011-03-20

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This paper studies issues facing foreign students in public junior high schools in Mie Prefecture, Japan. A questionnaire was given to these students to find out what issues/problems they face. The results have led the author to introduce some measures to help these students accommodate different educational environments. Moreover, the author states his suggestions for making better "international classroom" atmosphere for both foreign students and their Japanese counterparts. The questionnaire, given to and answered by the students between May and July 2009, includes seven questions. The students were asked: (1) what language(s) they use to talk with their parents/families at home, (2) how much they use Japanese in their daily lives, (3) if they are interested in studying Japanese, (4) if they are interested in studying English, (5) if they are currently studying Japanese in supplementary classes, (6) if they are studying the languages of their own countries, and (7) in what countries/areas they would like to live in the future. The results show multi-nationalization and multi-lingualism without English. They also can give Japanese students good opportunities to recognize how important it is to be familiar with the feelings of their minority classmates in order to create a better international environment for mutual understanding in schools.

著者

梅田 肇

出版者

鈴鹿大学

雑誌

鈴鹿国際大学紀要Campana (ISSN:13428802)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.15, pp.219-232, 2009-03-20

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This paper focuses on issues facing foreign students currently studying in a junior high school in Japan. A questionnaire was given to these students to determine what issues they face and the results are discussed below. The author introduces some measures to support the students by the school. In addition, the author makes some suggestions for creating a better environment of the "internationalized classrooms" and how it can be maintained.This questionnaire, as a pilot study, was conducted in a junior -*high school of Mie Prefecture in February through March 2007. The questions the subjects were asked are (1) what language(s) they use to talk with their parents/families at home, (2) how much they use Japanese daily, (3) how much they usually understand the contents in social studies class, (4) how much they usually understand the contents in mathematics class, (5) if they are interested in studying Japanese, (6) if they are studying Japanese in a supplementary class, (7) if they are interested in studying English, and (8) if they are studying the languages of their own countries.The results demonstrate the students' multi-nationalization with a variety of their native languages. They also imply the necessity of comprehensive educational measures to help these students acquire/study Japanese as the instructional medium at school.