抄録
In the last few years, as ICT equipment spreads in educational institutions, practices of interactive distance instruction have also increased when teaching Japanese. Many studies have been conducted on this subject. However, most of them are on Japanese lectures or on cultural exchange. Only a few studies have ever tried to practice collaborative content-based classes between an overseas university and a Japanese university. The present study describes an experiment on interactive distance instruction through WeChat, between a Japanese grammar class (Showa Women's University) and a Japanese linguistics class (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications). In the results of a questionnaire, the following educational effects were obtained: (1) for Japanese students, unexpected questions from overseas students made them think about Japanese grammar that they had not otherwise noticed, and (2) through interactive distance education, overseas students can be trained in critical thinking.
