Development of Japanese Language Education Methods for Paraphrasing to Improve Japanese Language Learners'Academic Writing Skills

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We have developed a teaching material which aims to improve Japanese language learners' academic writing skills and is focused on paraphrasing. The development of it conducted based on the results which analyzed in our previous empirical studies. The teaching material titled Paraphrasing Exercises for Academic Writing in Japanese consists of three parts: 1) Basic exercises for paraphrasing from a word to another,2) Exercises for paraphrasing that condenses meaning, 3) Practical exercises similar to academic paper. It was utilized for Japanese language classes at several universities. The skill of paraphrasing is learned gradually through these exercises.