Applying the Communities of Practice Learning Framework in Japanese Online Classes 2:

A Correlation Analysis Between Communities of Practice and Environments Where Teachers Do Not Intervene in the Interactions Between Learners

Abstract

This research investigates the correlation between the elements necessary for building a Community of Practice in its early phase specifically within the context of Japanese online classes and environments where teachers do not intervene in the interactions between learners. The results of this correlation analysis show that learners’ free talking opportunities during, right before, right after, and outside class has a correlation with factors of Community of Practice. Moreover, it enlightens us to new insights into the correlation between learners’ interactions and how useful learners’ felt these interactions were. This result is expected to contribute to designing more effective Japanese online classes.