<Educational Practice Report>Guided Reflection to Enhance Discussion Leader Effectiveness in a Japanese as a Foreign Language Environment

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  • Terada, Eri
    Graduate School of Human Science, Waseda University
  • Noda, Mari
    Faculty of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University
  • Hozaki, Norio
    Faculty of Human Science, Waseda University

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  • <実践報告>日本語学習者のディスカッション運営力を高める振り返りの試み
  • 日本語学習者のディスカッション運営力を高める振り返りの試み
  • ニホンゴ ガクシュウシャ ノ ディスカッション ウンエイリョク オ タカメル フリカエリ ノ ココロミ

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This case study examines the process of learning through guided reflection with the aim of enhancing the role of discussion leader (DL) in the context of Japanese as a foreign language. It was conducted during a 15-week advanced-level Japanese course in a university program that follows the Performed Culture Approach (Walker & Noda, 2000), based on the concept of experiential learning (Kolb, 1984). Students watched recordings of in-class group discussions to reflect on their performance as DLs. We aimed to illustrate how their reflection, guided by the instructor, enhanced the effectiveness of their performance as the DL. To achieve this, we focused on the learning process of a student whose reflection deepened substantially during the semester. The discussion discourses when she was the DL were labeled according to the speech functions and her reflection sheets were analyzed in terms of DL's function and awareness. The results revealed that the student enhanced her self-monitoring skills and her ability to critically review teacher's comments and other students' performances as a DL. Furthermore, the readier the student showed self-monitoring skills, the more salient were the crucial steps of Kolb's (1984) experiential learning, namely "reflective observation, " "abstract conceptualization, " and "active experimentation." The survey conducted at the class completion also demonstrated that the student perceived a gain in self-efficacy from the experience, suggesting the potential of the successful experience serving as a motivation to keep improving toward the advanced level.

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