The Online Japanese Course "NIHONGO Starter" : The Development and Usage of eBook Materials

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  • オンライン日本語講座「NIHONGO Starter」-電子書籍型教材の開発と運用-
  • オンライン ニホンゴ コウザ 「 NIHONGO Starter 」 : デンシ ショセキガタ キョウザイ ノ カイハツ ト ウンヨウ

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This paper reports the development and usage of eBook materials, "NIHONGO Starter". They were co-developed by the Japan Foundation and the Open University of Japan, and have been published as a course of JMOOC. They are for beginner level learners and written in English. There are 10 lessons (10books) and it takes about 45 minutes to study one lesson. Each lesson focuses on a skit video, followed by explanation, exercise, and so on. The goals of each lesson are written as "Can-do". After the online course started, a variety of learners from many countries, who are interested in Japanese language and culture, have registered and we received good feedback from them. Our challenge is to foster the continuation of studying, which is always discussed among MOOC. Therefore, we are activating the learning community via Facebook, and will consider ways to increase and sustain the number of learners.

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