Abstract
This study reports the result of a practical activity in Advanced Japanese Conversation Class. The activity consists of practicing abstract thinking ability at the same time as learning Japanese. Language acquisition starts from concrete concepts and evolves to a higher cognitive level. As well as language learning, to develop the ability of abstract thinking is very useful and can, of course, be applied in a variety of contexts. However, learning to engage in abstract thinking is much more difficult than learning concrete thinking. Although traditional language teaching tends to emphasize practicing grammar or sentence patterns of the target language, this practical activity (TAE Crossing) incorporates the practicing of enhancing the development of abstract thinking. This study used the ”crossing” method from TAE (Think At the Edge). ”Crossing” is a method used to develop a higher cognitive ability which deepens different elements and integrates them with each other. This study then analyzed the results from using TAE and not using TAE in conversation where the topic is comparing Japan to Taiwan. The following effects were observed when TAE was used: (1) conversation topics changed from a concrete level to a higher abstract level, (2) the conversation description changed from the surface to focusing on one particular point, and (3) the description became greater in detail.
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