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Interviewing Tourists to Motivate Use of English
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Sun, Nov 22, 11:55-12:20 JST
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Motivation
College & University Education
Research-Oriented Short Presentation
Using English in real-life situations can motivate students. Some Japanese tourism-major students conducted simple interviews with inbound visitors, and I compared their attitudes using pre- and post-questionnaires. Although many students said they were anxious about speaking English before conducting the interviews, they found the experience encouraging and motivating. In a mock-interview activity, where students played tourists and interviewers in turn, the participants showed similar increases in motivation for language learning.
Komazawa Women's University