1. Masahito Watanabe Yokohama National Univ. Japan
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APVEA 2017
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Project Ibunka – Pursuing an ideal writing leaning environment for students
Masahito Watanabe
Yokohama National Univ. Japan
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Project Ibunka - Pursuing an ideal writing learning environment for students

2. Contents Overview Progress Conclusion
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Contents
Overview
Progress
Conclusion
Necessities for global communication
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3. Overview Saturday, March 25, 2017
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4. Project Ibunka an attempt to make writing more real
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Project Ibunka
an attempt to make writing more real
“Ibunka” (異文化) means "different cultures" in Japanese.
a web-based bulletin board (WBB) discussion among ESL/EFL learners
Since 2000, more than 6,000 students from 20 different countries
Three months (Sept. 26 – Dec. 20, 2016)
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5. Ibunka partners year countries 2000
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year
countries
2000
4: Germany, Australia, UK, and Japan
2001
6: Germany, Finland, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan
2002
5: Mexico, U.S., Taiwan, Korea, and Japan
2003
5: U.S, Taiwan, Korea, China, Burkina Faso, and Japan
2004
7: Mexico, Taiwan, Korea, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Indonesia, and Japan
2005
9: Mexico, Indonesia, Namibia, UAE, Burkina Faso, Taiwan, Korea, Brazil, and Japan
2006
9: Indonesia, USA, UAE, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, China, Burkina Faso, Korea, and Japan
2007
8: Indonesia, USA, Taiwan, Argentina, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Korea, and Japan
2008
8: Indonesia, USA, Taiwan, Denmark, UAE, Burkina Faso, Korea, and Japan
2009
7: Russia, Indonesia, USA, Taiwan, Denmark, Burkina Faso, and Japan
2010
4: Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan
2011
6: Russia, Poland, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan
2012
7: Russia, Poland, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea, Denmark and Japan
2013
5: Russia, Poland, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Japan
2014
7: Russia, Poland, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea, Italy, and Japan
2015
4: Indonesia, Taiwan, Italy, and Japan
2016
8: Brazil, Indonesia, Taiwan, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, and Japan
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6. Ibunka partners year participants postings 2000 109 777 2001 240 835
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year
participants
postings
2000
109
777
2001
240
835
2002
252
1,317
2003
392
1,405
2004
344
1,582
2005
386
1,778
2006
301
1,367
2007
459
2,100
2008
730
3,662
2009
1,058
5,073
2010
242
1,272
2011
367
1,958
2012
255
1,651
2013
140
906
2014
377
1970
2015
229
1200
2016
275
1333
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7. Project activities, 2016 Bulletin board discussion Chat sessions
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Project activities, 2016
Bulletin board discussion
School life (Sept. 26 – Oct. 23)
Cultures (Oct. 24 – Nov. 20)
Social issues – World peace (Nov. 21 – Dec. 20)
Chat sessions
Video letter exchange (Nov. 21 – Dec. 20)
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9. Progress Saturday, March 25, 2017
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10. Necessities for global communication
Conclusion
Necessities for global communication
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11. ELF teaching and learning
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ELF teaching and learning
McKay (2002)
the teaching and learning of an international language must be based on an entirely different set of assumptions than the teaching and learning of any other second and foreign language
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12. 1. Multimodality skills article postings video letter exchange text
text + static image
motion image and sound
reading ✔
writing
listening
speking
viewing
visually presenting
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13. From 4 skills to 6 skills Farris, P. J. and D. E. Werderich (2011),
Listening
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Viewing
Visually Presenting
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15. multimodality Rhizome Metaphor Saturday, March 25, 2017
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16. 2. Multi-discussion modes
topics
goals
writing
impromptu
light, daily
fluency
single paragraph
prompt
heavy, content based
accuracy, critical thinking
essay with multiple paragraphs
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17. 3. Instructions Academic instructions for writing skills
Process writing
Paragraph and essay writing
Communicative writing
Reader consideration
Write articles that interests readers
Ethical instruction for global communication
Cultural difference, diversities, unattained prejudices and stereotypes
Challenges for difficult cross-national issues
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18. 4. Teacher collaboration
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19. Pedagogical decisions and practices in the classroom
Matsuda & Friedrich (2011)
Selection of the instructional model(s)
Awareness of and exposure to other Englishes
Three kinds of culture(s)
Students’ own culture
Cultures of others
Global issues
Communicative strategies
The politics of English and the responsibilities of EIL users
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20. References
Farris, P. J. and D. E. Werderich (2011), Language arts: process, product, and assessment for diverse classrooms (5th ed.). Long Grove, IL. Waveland Press, Inc. Flower, Linda (1979), Writer-Based Prose: A Cognitive Basis for Problems in Writing, College English, Vol. 41. National Council of Teachers of English. Matsuda, A. and Friedrich, P. (2011), English as an international language: A curriculum blueprint, World Englishes 30 (3), McKay, S.L. (2002), Teaching English as an International Language: Rethinking Goals and Approaches. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Morgan, Brian and Clarke, Matthew (2011), Identity in second language teaching and learning. In: Hinkel, Eli, (ed.) Handbook of research in second language teaching and learning. New York, Routledge, pp Spack, Ruth (1984), Invention Strategies and the ESL College Composition Student, TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 18. TESOL.
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21. Any questions? Why don’t you join the Project Ibunka 2017?
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