An Experimental Research on Long-Distance Teaching of Japanese Languae and Teacher Training by Computer Communication

从1992年开始，筑波大学与英国和澳大利亚的大学（包括澳大利亚的一所高中）进行了日语远程教学，日语学习者通过电子邮件向筑波大学的教师培训项目的学生发送日语论文。学生修改文章，并将其发回给学生，并附上解释、评论、他们对文章主题的看法和个人信件。自1997年以来，在交换电子邮件之前，学习者和学生尝试通过连接到计算机上的摄像头进行面对面的实时交流，并由一个名为CUSeeMe的软件运行。本文是对1995- 1997年的调查结果的报告，从学习者和学生的角度对调查结果进行了讨论。学习者的动机、对文化差异的理解和掌握日语文字处理器技术的增加都表明了这一点。在学生方面，除了理解日语学习中的难点之外，还认识到了发展广阔视野的重要性，从而增加了对不同文化的理解。双方都希望这种远程教学系统能继续下去。还有一些任务要做，例如技术问题，如汉字的损坏或日本与澳大利亚之间的电缆引起的问题，日本与英国或澳大利亚之间的学期差距差距。总之，报告将根据这项试验性研究取得的经验，就如何建立和组织这样一个项目提出建议。

Since 1992, long-distance teaching Japanese has been carried out between the University of Tsukuba and the universities in U.K.and Australia (including a high school in Austlaria).Learners of Japanese send their essays in Japanese to the students of the teacher training program of Tsukuba by e-mail. The students correct the essays and send them back to learners with explanations, comments, their opinion on the themes of the essays and personal letters. The exchange has been under the supervision of teachers of both sides.Since 1997, prior to the exchange of e-mails, the learners and the students have tried face to face, real-time communication by means of a camera attached to a computer and run by a soft called CUSeeMe. This is a report of results between 1995-97.The results are discussed from the learners' and the students' points of view. An increase in motivation, in understanding of the differences between cultures and mastering the Japanese word processor technique have been indicated on the learner's side. On the student's side, an increase in understanding different cultures, in the realization of the importance to develop wide view besides understanding difficult points in learning Japanese has been observed. The both sides are keen for this type of remote tutoring system to continue.There are tasks ahead, e.g.technical problems such as the corruption of the Chinese Characters or the problems caused by the cable between Japan and Australia, the gap in the school semesters between Japan and U.K.or Australia.In conclusion, the report will provide recommendations on how to establish and organize such a project based on the experience gained through this experimental study.