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An investigation of students’ preferences in Japanese teaching and learning
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posted on 2023-06-09, 20:52 authored by Junko WinchThe teachers in the individualist country usually teach students using individualist approach while teachers in the collectivist countries teach students using collectivist approach. However, teachers and students do not usually share the same educational culture in language classrooms. The purpose of this study has two: first, to examine individualist and collectivist characteristics; second, to ascertain the students’ teaching preference whether it is individualist or collectivist approach in a British university. Participants were 19 students who study Japanese language through institution wide language program at a British university in the South of England. The collected data consist of two: questionnaire and an informal interview, both of which were conducted at the end of spring term 2019. The data were analysed using mixed methods. The quantitative results showed that students preferred a mixture of both educational cultures. The ratio of individualist: collectivist: neutral position was 74:11:16 in spite of the fact that this study was conducted in an individualist education culture.
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Global Journal of Foreign Language TeachingISSN
2301-2595Publisher
Centre of Innovation Research and PublicationExternal DOI
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1Volume
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72-84Department affiliated with
- Sussex Centre for Language Studies Publications
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2020-03-18First Open Access (FOA) Date
2020-03-18First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2020-03-17Usage metrics
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