著者

福岡 昌子 Fukuoka Masako

出版者

三重大学国際交流センター

雑誌

三重大学国際交流センター紀要

巻号頁・発行日

vol.4, pp.49-65, 2009

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Practical Japanese Language Teaching Sessions I & II were delivered by the Center for International Education and Research (CIER) in 2007. This Report focuses on the "Practical Japanese Language Teaching Session II"on August 22/23, 2007. "Practical Japanese Language Teaching II" subtitled "Summer Homework Helpers : Leaning Support Using the First Language of Foreign Learners". This project was delivered under the auspices of Suzuka and Matsuzaka City Board of Education. The project aimed to provide children of foreign origin with an opportunity to consider the life of foreign students who visited Japan from distant places to study Japanese, the importance of learning, and their own future in Japan. We were accompanied by 10 foreign students from our university, and visited Sakurajima Elementary School in Suzuka City on August 22nd, 2007 and the Rinpokan building in Matsuzaka City on August 23rd, 2007. The foreign students taught mathematics and gave summer homework help as well as played games originating in their home countries with the children. The foreign students used their first languages; Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog and Chinese so that the children could understand easily. The two days were meaningful learning experience for both the children and the university students. The project also enjoyed popularity among the elementary school teachers who participated.