2020 Volume 18 Pages 40-60
This study is to discuss about the principles and importance of “the activity-based Japanese language education” which is for the beginners of Japanese language learners though exploring the actual process of how the teachers and learners develop dialogue. During its study of “the activity-based Japanese language education,” it critically examines respective approaches and methodologies of Mondouhou (a question and answer dialogue) by Kiichiro Yamaguchi, Naoe Naganuma, and Muneo Kimura. Indeed, the Practical Studies activity witnessed the process of each learners’ idea gradually emerging through repeated interactions while their vocabulary and sentence patterns increased. The study suggests the following points as important points for “the activity-based Japanese language education”: to deepen understanding of vocabulary and grammar through interactions without providing explicit grammatical explanation, to ensure the opportunity where the learner can talk freely without confining their conversion topics, and to provide constant question to help their thought deepened. In addition, it emphasises the importance of “the activity-based Japanese language education.”
