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HomeCollaborative, Student-Centered Activity: Does it work in language classrooms in Japan?
Saturday, July 14th, 2001, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Miki Niiyama
The present study investigated the effects of group activity in an EFL college writing classroom in Japan. Collaborative group activity like peer feedback is generally assumed to be difficult for Japanese students to perform because of their linguistic limitations and unfamiliarity with such student-centered tasks. The participants of the study were seventeen students in a mandatory English writing class at a private women's university in Japan. Focusing on the peer feedback activity incorporated in the middle of the one-year writing course, this study explored students' perceptions of such a collaborative activity. The findings reveal that overall, the students in the study perceived peer feedback as an effective method to improve their writing and English. This presentation will discuss the difficulties and effects of such a collaborative group work for Japanese students.
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Kitakyushu JALT)
Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, room 31
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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