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A Report on the Classes for Beginner Japanese Writing to Stimulate Learners’ Creativity

In this paper, we present a report on the classes for beginner Japanese writing that implements the JIKU method, which aims at stimulating the learners’ creativity. In traditional Japanese writing classes for beginner-level learners, the learners usually relied on the teacher’s feedback, and they thus tended to be passive in classroom activities. However, we successfully stimulated the learners’ interest and helped them to realize the enjoyment of writing through diverse methods for writing activities, including “writing based on the images associated with photos or pictures,” “writing in a quiz format,” and “writing based on the information obtained through interactions among learners”. As a result, the learners became able to compose unique texts reflecting their imagination, and this stimulated the readers’ interest and led the learners to actively participate in the classes. Furthermore, we revealed that the learners are more motivated when they write about their familiar themes or those related to their personal experiences. The JIKU Method was initially regarded as a teaching method for intermediate and advanced learners, but this study shows that it can also be successfully implemented in beginner-level Japanese writing classes.

本稿は、初級日本語学習者を対象とした、学習者の発想を活かす作文指導要領として、JIKU式メソッドを導入した授業の実践報告である。 従来の初級日本語作文では学習者が教師のフィードバックに頼りがちであったため、教室活動に消極的になる傾向があった。しかし、「写真や絵を見て連想することを作文する」「クイズ形式で作文する」「学習者同士の相互作用を通じて得られた情報をもとに作文する」といった多様な方法での作文活動により、学習者の興味を引き出し、作文の楽しさに気付かせることができた。その結果、想像力を発揮した個性的な作文が可能となり、読み手の意欲を掻き立て能動的な授業参加を促した。また、学習者は経験したことのあるテーマやなじみのあるテーマでの作文に、より興味を持って取り組むことがわかった。 JIKU式メソッドは中·上級学習者向けの指導案とされたが、本稿のように初級日本語作文授業においても導入可能であることがわかった。