日本語学習の促進 : 理系学生の日本語学習観に対するショートステイプログラムの効果

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Japanese is perceived as a difficult language to learn which has created a challenge for universities that wish to attract international students. The Faculty of Agriculture of Kagawa University offers a Master of Science for international students taught in Japanese. It held a 35-day Short Stay Program on food safety internship for potential applicants to the master's program. This pilot study investigated the impact of this program on the perceptions of learning Japanese of international science majors. Students were surveyed and student presentations were examined to investigate these perceptions. We found that by participating in this internship program, student perceptions about the difficulty of and utility of Japanese language improved, as did their perceptions of Japan and Japanese culture in general.

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