Masako SAKAGUCHI
   Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Japanese Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies
   Position   Professor
Language Japanese
Publication Date 2024/03
Type Other research activities
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title Dictionary Creation by Students in the Japanese Language Teaching Treaning Program
-Students' learning results, and problems-
Contribution Type Multiple author(s)
Journal International Language and Culture
Journal TypeJapan
Volume, Issue, Page (8),pp.81-93
Total page number 1212
Authorship Lead author
Author and coauthor SAKAGUCHI Masako, MORIGUCHI Minoru
Details This paper describes the results of a class practice of creating dictionaries for learners of the Japanese language to develop Japanese language teacher training skills. The two research questions are as follows:
1. Can students recognize the complex vocabulary system of synonyms and polysemous words and write a dictionary?
2. What kind of insights do students gain and how do they revise their lexicons based on the comments they receive in the peer activities?
As a result, we found the following two things.
1. Students notice the existence of synonyms and polysemy before revising, but it is difficult for them to write discriminative meanings as word senses.
2. With appropriate comments, students will be able to systematically grasp the meaning of words and write discriminative meanings.