고등학교 제2외국어 교육의 방향성 탐색에 관한 고찰

A Study on Exploring the Direction of Second Foreign Language Education in High School

This paper aims to explore the direction of second foreign language education in high schools. A questionnaire regarding Japanese language selection was conducted among 110 students out of 171 second-year students at H High School who chose Japanese as their second foreign language. The survey consisted of 30 questions and was analyzed across five categories. The results, summarized based on answers with high proportions, are as follows: The main reasons for choosing Japanese as a second foreign language in high school were that it is relatively easier to learn compared to other languages, students had high interest in learning Japanese, and they held a positive image of Japan. It was also found that students intend to study Japanese in depth if given the opportunity in the future, and have high expectations for improving their Japanese proficiency through their high school Japanese selection. Furthermore, beyond Japanese classes, students most frequently utilize Japanese dramas, animation, and movies for their Japanese learning, and through these, they are working to improve their Japanese proficiency. Moreover, the ability that the students most wish to improve in Japanese class is conversational (speaking) skill. They prefer a teaching style centered on real-life practical conversations and listening practice, and they most desire performance assessments focused on speaking and listening. In class, students also wish to learn more about various Japanese cultures such as animation, manga, J-pop, and video games. They hope for the provision of individualized, customized teaching materials that match their learning level and seek motivation for Japanese learning through engaging and interesting lesson content. It was also found that their goal is to learn practical conversations useful for travel to Japan in class and to raise their language proficiency to a level where basic communication in Japanese is possible.

本稿は、高校の第二外国語教育の方向性を模索する目的で、H高校2年生171名の中から第二外国語として日本語を選択した110名の学生を対象に、日本語選択に関するアンケートを実施した。アンケートは全30問で、5つの項目に分けて分析した結果、高い割合を示した回答を基準に整理すると以下の通りである。高校の第二外国語として日本語を選択した主な理由は、他の言語よりも比較的学びやすいからであり、日本語を学ぶことへの興味が高く、日本に対しては肯定的なイメージを持っていることが分かった。また、日本語の授業以外にも、日本のドラマやアニメ、映画などを日本語学習で最も多く活用していて、これを通じて日本語能力の向上を図っていることも調査で明らかになった。さらに、日本語の授業で最も向上させたい能力は会話能力であり、実生活中心の会話やリスニング練習が中心となる授業方式を好み、話す、聞くを中心とした遂行評価を最も望んでいることが分かった。授業においても日本の多様な文化(アニメ、漫画、J-pop、ゲームなど)をより深く知りたいと願っていて、学習者のレベルに合った個別カスタマイズされた教材の提供を希望し、興味を引く面白い授業内容の構成を通じて日本語学習の動機付けを求めていた。また、授業で日本旅行時に役立つ実用的な会話を学び、日本語で基本的な意思疎通が可能なレベルまで語学力を高めることを目標としていることも調査された。