Teaching Plan for International Exchange in 2011
Kurayoshi-West High School
Ⅰ. Date and Time:First day; February 15th (Wed) 13:00 – 16:00 (3 hours)
Second day; March 8th (Thu) 13:00 – 16:00 (3 hours)
Last day; March 14th (Thu) 14:30 – 17:30 (3 hours)

Ⅱ. Place:

Kurayoshi-West High School

Ⅲ. Class:

2C (Age 16-17)

Number of Students: 40 students (17 boys and 23 girls) divided into 8 groups
Academic Background: Pre-intermediate
Motivation:

All the students have the will to go on to university and want to improvetheir English skills

Ⅳ. Teaching Materials:

PC, Projector, Power Point and CD player can be used

Ⅴ. Aims of this project:(1) To help the students to expand their view to the international community throughthe exchange of different cultures(2) To help the students to improve their English presentation skills
Ⅵ. Teaching Procedure:① February 15th (Wed)・・・The 1st Day
Activities: A. Opening
B. Introduction of Univ. students and Warm-up(Form 8 groups and move to each classroom)
C. Group activity (In this project, 1 Univ. student and 5 H.S. students form 1 group)
D. 40-minute Presentation from a Univ. student (in each group)
E. 5 Questions from Univ. students to high school students (in each group)
F. Closing & Conclusions※ Each Univ. student is requested to prepare for the 40-minute presentation and 10questions to high school students in advance
Aims of this Lesson:(1) To help the students to understand their Univ. student guest and his or her country
through the presentation(2) To foster the students‟ interest in communicating with Univ. students

Time Allotment

Univ. Student(Univ. S)

Japanese HighSchool Students(JHS)

Japanese
Teacher・Welcome Speech

A. Opening(5min.)from Principal

B. Introduction of・A brief self-introduction; only・Warm-up exercise

・Instructions as

Univ. students

name and countrya facilitatorand Warm-up

・Warm-up Exercise

・Explain the(10 min.)rules of Warm-upexercise
・Form the 8 groups

C. Self-Introduction
in a Group(10 min.)・Listen to Students‟

・Instructions

・Self-Introduction

self-introduction and ask easyquestions(5 min.)(Move to each classroom)

D. 40-minute・Presentation using slide

・Listen and

Presentation

show(PowerPoint)understand the(45 min.) ・For example, topics are as follows;
About Country and culture of Univ. S
Language
Letters or characters
Greetings
Numbers
Proverbs
Food and manners
Clothing
Geographical features
Architectures
Traditional events
Historic Spots and Sightseeing spotsAnimals
School Systems
SportsHolidays
Religion
Cars and traffic systems
Industry
Art and music
Famous people
President
National History
Calendarand so on Univ. S himself or herself
Purpose to visit
FamilyHobby
Favorite things
Schooldays
What is surprising in Japanand so on

Univ.S‟spresentation

・Ask questions
about thePresentation

・Answer the JHSs‟ questions(10 min.)(10-minute break)・Help Students

E. 5 Questions from・Ask 5 Questions to students

・Dictate theUniv. student to・Topic are as follows: About Japanese Cultures(eg.
“What dose „Shimenawa‟means?”) About Japanese High SchoolStudents and young cultures(eg.
“Can JHS recognize membersof AKB48?”)

Questions fromhigh school students(25 min.)・Help students

Univ. S・Think about andanswer theQuestions※ Any kind of question ispossible, but please be sure toinclude a question:
 about how to contribute to theinternational community※ Through this question,students are motivated to think
about problems of international
community and relationshipbetween foreign countries andJapan.
F. Closing and・Instructions asConclusions (5 min.)a facilitator② March 8th (Thu)・・・The 2nd Day
Activities: A. Opening (10 min.)B. Brief Discussion about the 5 Questions shown on February 15th (in group)(30 min.)
JHS: Answer the 5 questions
Univ. S: Listen to their answers and give them some comments
C. Preparation for the next presentation on March 14th (60 min.)
JHS: Rehearse their English presentation and ask for suggestions for improvementfrom the Univ. S in charge
Univ. S: Help JHS to complete their script, and give them some useful ideas
F. Closing & Conclusions (5min.)Aims of this Lesson:(1) To help the students to complete their English Script and Slides(2) To have the students grasp the format of Presentation;
For example, rules of “conclusion comes first”, where to put discourse marker, andso on③ March 14th (Wed)・・・The last Day
Activities: A. Opening (10 min.)B. Contest of English Presentation on the country from which Univ. S in charge comesfrom (80 min.)C. Evaluate the presentations and choose the best group
F. Closing (5min.)