A Study on Teaching Material Preparation for Practice Teaching (With a Special Emphasis on Drama Activities) : Problems for Teacher Trainees

Abstract

In July 2000, a meeting of the teacher trainees of Japanese language was held in Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University. Teacher trainees gave lessons by using a Japanese TV drama. Before that, they tried to make teaching materials for learners by trial and error. In the process, it became clear that they had a problem to identify goals in the class (to understand a plot, to study grammar, and so on). It also became clear that setting the goals tends to restrict an instructor's perspective regarding creative thinking. The conclusion is that teacher trainees need a lot of time to achieve their objectives. And it is important for the future to think over whether teaching materials are suitable for Japanese classes.