Collaborative Learning in a Japanese Language Course: Student and Teacher Experiences

SAGE Open

Megumu D. Burress¹ 

关键词: action research;    collaborative learning;    foreign/second language education;    performative text;    teaching;    learning;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244015581016

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

This article describes ethnographic action research that explored experiences of the first author and her undergraduate students as they engaged in collaborative learning (CL) activities in a university Japanese language course. The purpose of the study was to generate new practical knowledge of CL for her, so that she might subsequently improve her teaching practice. A thematic analysis of the interview and descriptive data revealed that the incorporation of CL helped promote a comfortable environment and reduce the effects of the hierarchical authority of the instructor. While facing new challenges, the class also co-constructed its own knowledge about the reading content, language concepts, and cultural matters by working as a collaborative group. These findings are represented in the form of a performative text that invites readers to actively engage with the study’s findings.

【 授权许可】

CC BY