고등학교 일본어 문법교육에 대한 실태조사

Abstract

This study is a basic survey conducted to grasp and understand the actual situation of Japanese grammar education in high schools. For the study, a survey was organized and conducted on Japanese language teachers. According to the results from the largest number of respondents, Japanese language classes have been executed focused on listening and speaking using audio-visual materials because of the trend for strengthening communication-oriented education and many respondents pointed out problems with regard to writing ability. In the case of Japanese grammar teaching, a large portion of teachers thought that it was necessary to teach grammar to improve the accuracy of the Japanese language. Grammar was adopted and taught mostly while dealing with contents related to reading or writing and an emphasis was placed on teaching grammar rules. As a teaching method, to help students be aware of grammar rules through examples or other materials containing grammar but there were no significant differences compared to explicit methods. About 20-30% of the entire classes were devoted to grammar, and grammar lessons learned during classes were assessed only when necessary and teaching was conducted using textbooks and guidebooks for teachers. Regarding Japanese grammar evaluation, questions were mostly about the language format itself, such as usage, and the proportion occupied by grammar questions for paper tests was about 20-40%. In many cases, questions were asked in the multiple-alternative type way using textbooks and guidebooks for teachers. The above-mentioned results show that grammar education occupies an important position in high school classes, but more research should be carried out to discuss how to integrate actual grammar education with the communication context.