Developing Teaching a Method of Regional Dialect in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language

本研究旨在分析大分县中部地区居民使用地方方言的情况，并提出在对外日语教学中使用地方方言的教学模式。为此，笔者采用问卷调查法，记录了APU学生与本族语者的对话情况以及他们之间的互动情况，并根据调查结果发现，想学习地方方言的学生可以分为两类。一组人的动机是实际的推理，如果他们不知道地区方言，很难在兼职工作中100%发挥作用。另一组的动机是，如果他们知道地区方言，他们可以更顺利地与当地社区沟通，以及他们可以更多地了解日本语言和日本文化。根据这一结果，笔者认为，在日语教学中，对于第二类学生，我们应该在日语教学中重点教授地方方言。由于我对录音对话进行分析后发现，很少有学生因为不懂方言而产生误解，因此我根据研究结果制作了一些方言教学材料，并利用这些材料和方法进行了一些教学。我发现，在某些方面，教材和教学方法的工作，让学生了解更多的地方方言。总之，我认为在对外日语教学中，我应该继续改进地方方言的教学方法和教材。

The purpose of this study was to analyze how the people of middle Oita use the regional dialect and to formulate a model of teaching the regional dialect in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language. For this purpose, I researched, by using a questionnaire method as well as recording conversations from APU students to native speakers contact situations as well as their interactions.From the result of my research method, I found that students who wanted to learn the regional dialect could be divided into two groups. One group was motivated by the practical reasoning that if they didn't know the regional dialect it was difficult to function at 100% at a part time job. The other group was motivated by the reasoning that if they knew the regional dialect they could communicate more smoothly with the local community as well as they could get to know more about Japanese language as well as Japanese culture. Based on this result I conclude that in Japanese class, we should focus teaching the regional dialect in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language in regards to the second group of students as mentioned above. Because after I analyzed the recorded conversations, misunderstandings rarely occurred from the student being ignorant of the regional dialect.Based on the results of this study, I made some materials for teaching the regional dialect and taught some classes using these materials and methods. I found that in some aspects, the materials and teaching methods worked to get the students to know more about the regional dialect. In conclusion I feel that I should continue to improve the methods and materials of and for teaching the regional dialect in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language.