Students' Own "Activity Records" as Communication Tools and Sources for Lesson Feedback
2017 Volume 24 Issue 1 Pages 90-91
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2017 Volume 24 Issue 1 Pages 90-91
Out of class hours and as part of the "Culture Lessons," students wrote up "Activity Records" which teachers corrected and commented on. Record topics were: Japanese Language Study, New Experiences, Life in Japan, and Weekly Questions. The records allowed students to review their week and to give feedback on the lessons. Additionally, the records functioned as the communication tool described in "Journal Activity" (Kutsuma and others, 2011) and elements of them were fed back into the lessons. Tasks and lengths were simple and open, keeping the activity comfortable and ongoing. These short, weekly reviews brought benefits similar to those obtained in the "Journal Activity."
