A theoretical study of Cultural Literacy applicable to Teaching Japanese as a second language, along with developing practical models.

本研究的初衷是在对文化素养与第二语言日语教学的关系进行理论探讨的同时，实现实践模式的发展。在四年的研究期间，研究的理论方面可以产生相当大的成果。主要研究成果如下：1.由黑潮出版公司出版的学术期刊《文学》，电子期刊每两年出版一次，纸质出版物每年出版一次。该杂志用相当多的篇幅从语言、文化和社会的角度讨论如何进行语言教育。研究小组成员中的一个关键概念发生了变化，即从文化识字转变为多种识字。尽管没有开发出全新的实践模式，但这项研究对旧课程的影响并不小。在四年的时间里，参加研究小组成员开展的教师培训方案的年轻研究人员和教育工作者人数增加了相当多。他们中的许多人在国内外教授日语，同时改变自己的观念，从教授地道、正确的日语到发展多种文化。在研究期间的第三年举行的一次国际会议在该领域产生了相当大的影响。我们邀请了来自美国、澳大利亚、法国和英国的世界著名学者。与这些学者的各种讨论表明，我们在文学研究方面有着共同的基础和水平。在为期两天的国际会议期间，上午的会议专门介绍了许多关于语言、文化和社会的语言教育的年轻研究人员的各种口头报告。详细的会议记录得到了许多人的赞赏，并将以书籍的形式出版，以满足该领域的要求。

This research originally intended to accomplish a development of practical models along with the theoretical investigation of the relationship between cultural literacy and the teaching of Japanese as a second language. During the 4-year period of the research, the theoretical side of the research could produce a considerable outcome. The main results of the research are the following:1. Publication of the academic journal Literacies by Kuroshio Publishing Co. E-journal appears biannually along with annual paper-form publications. The journal devotes considerable pages to the discussions of how language educations are conducted from the prospect of language, culture and society.2. There was a change of a key-concept, namely, from Cultural Literacy to multi-literacies among members of the research group. Although completely new practical models were not developed, the influence of this research on the old curricular was not small. Young researchers and educators who were in the teacher training programs conducted by the members of the research group grew to be a considerable number during the four-year period. A great many of them teach Japanese both in and out of Japan, while modifying their concept, from teaching authentic, correct Japanese to the development of multi-literacies.3. An international conference held during the third year of the research period had a considerable impact in the field. We invited world famous scholars from the United States, Australia, France, and England. Various discussions with those scholars indicated that we share the common ground and level of researches on literacies. During the two-day international conference, the morning sessions were devoted to various oral presentations of many young researches on linguistic education of language, culture and society. The detailed proceedings were appreciated by many and will be published to serve the demands of the field in a book form.