Strategy Instruction for Japanese Students
This material has been developed by Yukiko Abe Hatasa(yukiko-hatasa@uiowa.edu)and Kumi Sato at the University of Iowa. Professor Hatasa received a LCTL projectminigrantto develop and share this material.
Instructional Modules
This material consists of a set ofinstructional moduleswhich focus on strategy instruction for intermediate/advanced students of Japanese. The instructional modules are organized in terms of skills and knowledge and is independent of any particular textbooks. Most of the instructions are written in Japanese, and depending on the level and specific textbooks used, the instructor may wish to modify vocabulary items and phrases.
The material is based on the publicationStrategies-Based Instruction: A Teacher-Training Manual, by Susan J. Weaver and Andrew D. Cohen. The sample lessons and suggestion in the manual are for European languages, and this project adapts these lessons and suggestions for Japanese instruction.
Copyright permission has been generously granted by Harry Reinert (for the ELSIE material) and Rebecca Oxford (for the SILL material), the copyright holders for the English Language material that has been adapted.
Student Requirements
This material is designed for students who:
- 已经完成了二百小时以上的instru吗ction in Japanese.
- have been introduced to basic survival level functions, structures, hiragana/katakana, and three hundred or more kanji but are unable to create an extended discourse with ease.
- posess intermediate mid to advanced-level proficiency in the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Guideline.
Terms of Use
Teachers can use this material for non-commercial purposes. If you wish to modify anything, please contactYukiko Abe Hatasa, and the other copyright holders. If you use these materials, Yukiko Abe Hatasa would like to hear from you.
Chapter Title and Sections
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Part A: Raising awareness for strategy use
Part B: Vocabulary and learning strategies
Part C: Kanji (Chinese character) learning strategies
Part E: Conversation strategies
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