地域日本語教室で「学習支援」と「相互理解」は両立するか
From the perspective of a Japanese language education coordinator, this study examines learning activities which aim both at developing mutual understanding among intercultural citizens and, at the same time, meeting foreign citizen’s ‘needs’ to become proficient in Japanese. An ideal community-base...
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Published in | 言語文化教育研究 Vol. 14; pp. 33 - 54 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | Japanese |
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Association for Language and Cultural Education: ALCE
2016
言語文化教育研究学会:ALCE |
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Online Access | Get full text |
ISSN | 2188-9600 |
DOI | 10.14960/gbkkg.14.33 |
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Summary: | From the perspective of a Japanese language education coordinator, this study examines learning activities which aim both at developing mutual understanding among intercultural citizens and, at the same time, meeting foreign citizen’s ‘needs’ to become proficient in Japanese. An ideal community-based Japanese language class focuses on citizens from various linguistic and cultural backgrounds to achieve a relationship of equality through dialogue and collaboration. However, it has long been argued that such an ideal is not realized in practice mainly because Japanese citizens in classes undertake the role of teachers. Considering this state as situated, I designed the class activity focusing on mutuality among the three actors: foreign citizens as learners of Japanese language, Japanese language volunteers, and ordinary local citizens, which resulted in compatibility between ‘learning support’ and ‘mutual understanding’. The key to compatibility was the concept of ‘learning support’ and the concrete methods to realize it.
本稿は,地域日本語教育の場において,日本語能力向上という外国人市民の「ニーズ」に応えつつ市民同士が相互理解をめざす学習活動とはいかなる形であるのかを,日本語教育コーディネーターの視点で考察するものである。地域日本語教室は多文化共生社会の実現に向けて多様な言語・文化の背景をもつ市民が対話・協働によって対等な関係づくりをめざす場であるという理念が謳われているものの,現実には多くの日本語ボランティアが日本語指導の役割を負わされているために理念が実践におりていないと言われて久しい。問題を状況主義的に捉え,日本語学習者としての外国人,日本語ボランティア,一般市民という3つの層の関わりに着目して教室活動の実践をおこなった結果,日本語学習と相互理解が両立することがわかった。両立のために重要なものは「学習支援」の概念と具体的な方法であった。 |
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ISSN: | 2188-9600 |
DOI: | 10.14960/gbkkg.14.33 |