2014 IIME REPORTCountry [ China]
School[ Binhong Primary school ] Teacher [ Zhao Xia ] grade ( 6 )JP School [ 東浦町立緒川小学校 ] Teacher [ Shuichi Tanemura ]# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson

student number ( 50 )

Times

IT

Use the online forum and Emails

6

fine art

Draw a mural

3

fine art

Appreciation and reflection of the mural.

1# Theme and Message of the mural
Theme

Local culture- we introduce the local culture

Message

We did a research
We have learned a lot from this activity and have promoted the mutual understanding ofculture.

# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
It was the first time that students participate in aninternational activity. They spent quite a lot time todo it. They are very enthusiastic about the activity
and they are very happy to know more about ourtraditional culture and at the same time, it provides
an opportunity to know more about Japanese culture.

Points for further improvement
It was our first time to join this international projectand it was also students’ first time to make friends
abroad. It was quite an exciting experience for us.
Besides, under the limited condition, it was difficult
for us to have face-to-face video conference andusing whole English to discuss the topic would be anchallenge for our students.

# How has your impression toward your partner country and/or the world changed?
Change in student’s impression
Change in teacher’s impression
From this project, the students has learned more Our students show a lot interest in this project, andabout Japanese culture and they are very eager to they begin to learn more about culture voluntarily.
know more. They have learned that culture has no Our partner school are very patient and shows aboundaries and it is very meaningful to exchange great fond of learning mutual culture, it’s very nicecultural ideas.
to cooperate with our partner.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthIntroduction

ResearchComposition

Painting

What you did
We wrote poster cards toAust.
our partners and introduce
the basic information.
Students had a lot research
Sep &towards the mural topic andOct.
discuss about arrangements.
Students
holdseveral
meeting
togetherandNov. &change the ideas, it helps
Dec.
them to have a clear idea topresent on the mural.
Students did the other halfof the mural and they haveJan.
done a great job.

Appreciation
Reflection

Feb.

We hang the mural in ourschool and students of all
grades can appreciate theart works.

Your students attitude/reflection
They were very curious and happy about
the after-coming things.
They start to have a clear idea of theproject and do some preparation on theproject.
In the process of composition, we havechanged ideas and thoughts with ourpartners through forum and emails. We
were inspired and could compose it.
Thanks goes to our partners.
Our students worked together andcooperated very well, though they spent
a lot of their spare time to do it, they did
not complain.
Our students were very satisfied and feelproud of what they did. They have
improved themselves in the process andgained a lot experience.

Subject
EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglish& FineArt

English# Aim of the Lessons and Result
Aim: Rank A to C in order you put emphasis on (A: very much/ B: much / C: not so much)
Result: Rank 5 to 1 (5: very effective / 4: effective / 3: so- so / 2: not so effective / 1: not effective at all)

Expected Effect

Aim

ResultUnderstanding our owncultures

A5

How your students have reached it
We did a research on the internet and we changed ideas in themeeting.

Understanding theother’s cultures

B

4

We have communicated with our partners through the forum andemails, if we can have more ways, we can learn more.

B

4

Our students are a little bit shy to talk a lot, I think they can bebetter next time.

B4

A

5

Our students developed good friendship with partners throughthe communication, such as emails and forums.

B

4

They cooperate well and worked like a real team. However,sometimes they had different voices, but they can solve it.

Attitude in learningA

5Expression ability

B4

At first, they talked very little and were a little bit shy, but they
were much more active and were able to express themselves.

Appreciation ability

A

5They introduced the art works quite well and other students
showed a great admiration.

Communication ability
in the class/with partners

IT skills
Creating friendshipin the class/with partners

Collaborationin the class/with partners

We still need more practice on this area.

They were active and enthusiastic in the process.