Relationship between Higher-Order Thinking Skills and L2 Performance.

Autor/in	Toyoda, Etsuko
Titel	Relationship between Higher-Order Thinking Skills and L2 Performance.
Quelle	In: Electronic journal of foreign language teaching, 12 (2015) 2, S. 200-218 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anhang; Anmerkungen 1; Tabellen 2
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0219-9874
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Interkulturelles Lernen; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Japanischunterricht; Globalisierung; Australien
Abstract	This article details a study looking at learning outcomes in a foreign language course with a focus on intercultural learning. The main aim of this study is to examine the relationship between learners' L2 performance and their higher-thinking skills. In advanced Japanese language classes at an Australian university, students read articles regarding global issues written in Japanese, and engaged in discussions with peers from various cultural backgrounds. They then created videos on contemporary issues, and uploaded them to YouTube, where they were commented on by students in Japanese universities. This paper describes in detail L2 performance of six students with different backgrounds (two international students, two local students with an Asian background, and two local students with a relatively monocultural background). The findings suggest that there is no clear relationship between learners' L2 performance and the higher-order thinking skills exhibited in intercultural learning. The paper also discusses constructs of L2 performance required in intercultural communication. (Verlag).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2022/2