Abstract

This is a report on a videoconference conducted by a Japanese university seminar, the topic of which is language learning with online language exchange partners. The Japanese students are studying English and their partners are English speakers studying Japanese at American universities. While the technology used in the videoconference was limited to on-hand hardware and free software, it was staged as an interactive television show informed by the author’s past experience in distance learning programming. The reactions to the videoconference, from seminar and remote students, are discussed and suggestions for further exploration are offered. これは、日本の大学のゼミで行われた「オンラインによる言語交換パートナーとの言語学習」をテーマにしたビデオ会議のレポートである。日本の大学生は英語を学んでおり、言語交換相手はアメリカの大学で日本語を学ぶ大学生たちだ。ビデオ会議に使用された技術は、手持ちのハードウェアと無料のソフトというごく限られたものだったが、筆者が過去に経験した遠隔教育番組の経験を生かし、インタラクティブなテレビ番組のように演出がされている。日本のゼミ生や相手側の学生によるビデオ会議への反応を考察し、さらなる調査のための提案が薦められる。

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