Teaching Japanese with Content-Based Instruction (CBI) : Addressing critical thinking, learner autonomy, and motivation

ISBN-13: 9783639101904 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 88 str.

Akemi Morioka

Opis

Content-Based Instruction (CBI) is considered to beone of the most prominent teaching approaches in thefield of foreign language education. The proponentsof CBI claim that CBI integrates the learning ofcontent and language, allowing students to use thelanguage as a vehicle for acquiring the content ofthe lecture. It is also argued that CBI fostersstudents critical thinking and autonomous learningskills, while developing their motivation. Despitethese claims that appear in a number of articles andbooks, very few reports are supported by substantialqualitative or quantitative data. Furthermore,empirical study of CBI in Fundamental or Intermediatelevel Asian language courses is lacking. The currentstudy explored foreign language instruction withregard to the aforementioned claims about CBI. Theresearch questions were whether CBI fosters students critical thinking skills, autonomous learning skills,and learning motivation more than a hybrid-CBI ortraditional teaching approach. Qualitative data werecollected through surveys, and a written and oralassessment. Quantitative data were collected throughinterviews and class observations.

O autorze

Doctor in Education. Academic Coordinator/Lecturer of the
Japanese Language Program at the University of California,Irvine.
Primary research interests include fostering critical thinking
skills, autonomy, and motivation for learning in students through
Content-Based Instruction.