Designing Learning Environment using ICT for the Japanese TeacherTraining Course

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This study investigates authentic learning in the field of Japanese language acquisition through an international collaborative project between Kyoto and Hawaii. Through video conferencing and social networking, students in Kyoto teach Japanese conversation to students in Hawaii. The authors designed this learning environment based on ten design elements for authentic activities. After 3 times practice from 2010-2012 based on design approach, the following 2 factors that activate authentic learning were clarified; (a) promoting students to reconstruct their prior learning theory based on their actual experiences and (b) encouraging the students to reflect their experiences from professional viewpoints.