Abstract
This paper reports the results of interactive activities called "Campus Tour: Mini-Talk Show" by beginning learners of Japanese of a short-tern exchange program. In the video-production group project, the students introduce some university campus facilities through their interactions in a talk show. The project aims to develop the students' communication skills with special focus on: 1) effective use of the information the students collect on campus; 2) collaborative listener/speaker role-playing for effective interactions in a group of three or more persons. Throughout the series of activities involved, the students performed their roles in a collaborative manner and were always conscious of verbal and non-verbal behaviors needed to interact cooperatively.
