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Paper short abstract:

The author's research group has been developing a downloadable textbook for Japanese and international students to interact with each other. In this presentation, I will introduce various ways to use the textbook in face-to-face and online situations.

Paper long abstract:

Online collaborative international learning (COIL) is not only an opportunity to improve students’ language proficiency, but it is also a valuable opportunity to learn about each other's countries and cultures, and to discuss global social issues such as the SDGs. However, simply creating a forum for discussion tends to end up with superficial exchanges(Helm 2013, Kramsch 2014, O'Dowd & Lewis 2016, O'Dowd 2019, Murata 2022), thus it is important to develop educational resources that provide various ways to collaborate using language and technology, and to deepen students’ discussions.

The author's research group has been developing a downloadable textbook for Japanese and international students to interact with each other outside the classroom (both face-to-face and online). In this presentation, I will report on the background and purpose of the textbook, and how it has been revised based on the analysis of students’ exchanges. I will also introduce various ways to use the textbook in face-to-face and online situations.

This report is unique in two respects: as a report on the development of teaching materials based on empirical analysis of collaboration, and in promoting collaborative learning through the dissemination of teaching materials.