転用される「国語表現」 : 高等学校国語科に「話すこと・聞くこと」指導が根付かない理由

抄録

While many people see the need for communication education in Japan, communication education has not taken root in high school. The purpose of this study is to explore the reason why instruction in "speaking and listening" has not been established in Japanese high school. In this study, a national survey by questionnaire was conducted on 95 teachers in charge of "language expression" regarding the kind of teaching materials used, and the kind of lessons carried out. "Language expression" is defined as using half the lesson time for "speaking and listening". In practice however, only about 10% of the time is used for "speaking and listening", and the rest of the time is diverted to composition, study of Chinese characters (Kanji), the study of proverbs, and in extreme cases, word processor practice, or the study of Chinese literature. This shows that instruction in "speaking and listening" in high school Japanese class is easily diverted to other areas of instruction. The reason for this is due to the difficulty in carrying out instruction in "speaking and listening", and its weak connection with university entrance examinations.