Japanese Language Education Booklet 1：

Evaluation of children’s linguistic ability under polyglot environment

• Forward－Evaluation of children’s linguistic ability under polyglot environment－／Eriko Ishii(The National Institute for Japanese Language)
• How to deal with evaluation of children’s linguistic ability／Gun'ei Satou(TokyoGakugeiUniversity)
• Perspective on evaluation of bilingual children’s linguistic ability－On the theme of development of OBC, a conversation ability test－／Kazuko Nakajima(University of Toronto)
• How to evaluate abilities on language learning－Development of TOAM： From perspective of language acquisition and preservation－／Toshio Okazai(Universityof Tsukuba)

Japanese Language Education Booklet 2：

Japanese Teaching Materials and Copyrights

Learn about copyright

• Infringement of copyright？－Case studies
• Copyright in the internet age／Kaoru Okamoto(Copyright Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs)

To manage the copyright

• From the position of commercial texts makers／Hiromi Kakumoto, Manabu Nishimura(Bunka Institute of language)
• From the position of independent texts makers－How to take advantage of realia in classes－／Ami Kurosaki(Labo Japanese Language Institute)
• From the position of volunteers－Creation of ‘Daily use Chinese characters’ for the Hangul users／Kyoko Igarashi（International Volunteer center of Yamagata）
• Queries on Copyright

Japanese Language Education Booklet 3：

Introduction to Contrastive Studies for Japanese Language Teachers

Introduction：Does the contrastive studies work?

Chapter 1：What is a contrastive study?

• To redefine the meaning of contrastive studies
• The purpose of contrastive studies
• Contrastive studies in linguistics

Chapter 2：Varieties of contrastive studies

• Three types of contrastive studies
• Contrastive studies with analytic description
• Contrastive studies with typological description
• Contrastive studies with correlation

Chapter 3：Roles and meanings of contrastive studies

Relevant literature

Japanese Language Education Booklet 4：

Psychological research method for the second language acquisition

• Forward／Akiko Sugimoto(The National Institute for Japanese Language)
• Study methodology of language acquisition－Experimental method－／Nobuko Uchida(OchanomizuUniversity)
• Study method for the second language acquisition and psychological factors－Questionnaire method／Akiko Sugimoto(The National Institute for Japanese Language)
• A method of ethnography as a study technique of the second language acquisition－The possibility and limitation／Makoto Shibayama(Kamakura Women’s University)
• Queries
• Glossary
• Readingguide

Japanese Language Education Booklet 5：

How to improve students’ ability to write logically

• What is “being logical”?／Yasushi Michita(Universityof Ryukyus)
• Three reports on writing education
  • Report１：Toward foreign students／Mitsuko Kido(Universityof Tsukuba)
  • Report２：Toward Japanese University or college students／Chiharu Kogo(Waseda University)
  • Report３：Toward Japanese juveniles／Kaori Okuizumi(Sugino Fashion Collage)
• Relevant literature & texts

Japanese Language Education Booklet 6：

Local support for learning Japanese language

• Japanese education responding to diversification－What you learn in Japanese study supports in local areas－／Tomoko Kaneda(The National Institute for Japanese Language)
• Japanese education and Linguistic minority issues in local communities／Izumi Yamada(HoseiUniversity)
• Use of audio-visual aids in foreign language education－In consideration of the theory and experimental proof／Osamu Takeuchi(KansaiUniversity)

Japanese Language Education Booklet 7：

Learning in colloquialism education

• Forward－The flow and challenge in preparing a syllabus of colloquialism－／Fusako Sugimoto(The National Institute for Japanese Language)
• Learning for the teachers in colloquialism education／Yoko Nakai(WasedaUniversity)
• The construction and education of conversation／Sayo Tsutsui(OsakaUniversityof foreign Studies)
• Phonetic learning in colloquialism education／Hiroshi Matsuzaki(HiroshimaUniversity)

Japanese Language Education Booklet 8：

For the cooperation between ordinal Japanese teachers and university academic teachers in composition coaching

• The view points of ordinal Japanese teachers and university academic teachers in composition coaching／Nozomi Fukasawa(ToyamaUniversity)
• How to teach essay writing or preparation of presentation materials／Ryuji Takaki(KobeDesignUniversity)
• Trial of team teaching in composition writing by ordinal Japanese teachers and university academic teachers／Yayoi Oshima(TokyoUniversityof Marine Science and Technology)

Japanese Language Education Booklet 9：

Collaborative Learning in the Classroom

• Forward／Tomoko Kaneda(The National Institute for Japanese Language)
• What the Learners Do in the Classroom／Mineko Bunno(University of Human Environments)
• Peer Response as a Method of Collaborative Learning／Reiko Ikeda(Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
• Peer Reading as a Method of Collaborative Learning／Yoko Tateoka(Waseda University)