2018 IIME REPORTCountry/Region [ Taiwan ]School[ Hsin Chya Elementary School ] Teacher [ Sandy Yang ] Grade ( 6 )JP school [ Tomigaya Elementary School ] Teacher [ Kensuke Kato ]# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
Learning basic information about Japan
Englishand practicing self-introduction in English

Member ( 54 )

Hours
4

EnglishUnderstanding Taiwanese and Japanese cultures5

EnglishUnderstanding the cultural differences between Taiwan and Japan

4# Theme and Message of the mural
Theme

Sharing of Culture and Peace

Message

Sharing similarities and differences between Taiwaneseand Japanese cultures and promoting world peace

United thoughts toshare with the world

# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gained
Points for further improvement
The students learned how to work together to If the students can be paired and they can exchange
complete a project. They gained a lot of knowledge of cards or messages with each other, there would be
Taiwanese and Japanese cultures. They learned to more interactions.
embrace cultural differences and this helped themdevelop a global perspective. They also become moreconfident in themselves.
# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
The students knew better about Japanese culture. The teachers learned about Japanese culture andThey also learned what Japanese students’ lives are the Japanese educational system. We learned
like. They developed a global aspect. They realized different ideas about teaching through exchanging
the importance of teamwork and international teaching experiences. We realized the importance ofcooperation.
cooperation among the teachers from all over theworld.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

SHARE
Research onthe theme

UNITE
United message/

AugSeptOct
Nov

Nov

Mural design

CREATE
Mural painting

APPRECIATE
Reflection/Appreciation

DectoFebFeb

What you did
We posted our school
introduction on the forum
and the students introduced
themselves through videoconference.
Students did some research
about Taiwanese culture andlearned about the similarities
and differences between
Taiwanese and Japanesecultures by videoconference.
We discussed what we would
like to put on the mural andexchanged our ideas with
the Japanese students.
Students worked in groups
to design the mural. They
drew the mural ideas andpainted the images.

We hung the mural on theschool bulletin board forstudents and teachers toview it.

Your students attitude/reflection
Students learned the importance ofEnglish and they also learned about
Japanese students’ school lives.

Students learned about our culture andJapanese culture. They found thesimilarities and differences between twocultures. They learned how to appreciate
other culture and embraced thedifferences.
Students learned how to cope with theJapanese students and respect other’s
opinions.
Students were excited when they saw
the picture drawn by the Japanesestudents. They drew our part very
carefully. They felt very proud ofthemselves when the mural wasaccomplished.
Students felt very good about
themselves because they did a great job
not only for our school but also for ourcountry.

Subject

EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglish

# Effect and evaluation gained through the collaborative learning
Evaluation: Rank 5 to 1 (5: very effective / 4: effective / 3: so- so / 2: not so effective / 1: not effective at all)EvaluaExpected effectScenes / points teachers felt the effects
tion
Students understood more about Taiwanese culture such as festivals,
Understanding yourcustoms, and traditions, etc.
5own cultures
Understanding yourpartner's cultures

Information literacy(research, share)

55Communication ability(interactive exchange)

5

Critical thinking(objective, logical views)

5

Active learningand action
Collaboration(in the class, withpartners)

Expression ability(in words, in pictures)

Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

55

55

Students learned about Japanese culture through video conference
and they also did some research online.

Students worked in groups and each group focused on one topic to findthe similarities and differences between Japanese and our cultures.
They shared with the Japanese students on the forum and also via
video conference.
Students learned to share their ideas through video conference andthey also communicated with Japanese students by posting questions
and answers on the forum.
Students learned to embrace the differences in different cultures.
This helped them develop a global perspective.
Students actively participated in this project. They did a lot of researchand they also discussed with the Japanese students.
They showed the mural to the whole school and explained their ideas.
Students finished their tasks in groups, so they realized the importanceof teamwork. They also learned collaboration when they discussed thetheme of the mural with the Japanese partners.
Students learned how to present their ideas through videoconferences. They were very satisfied with the mural they panted withthe Japanese students.
They become very confident in themselves.
Students appreciated the chance to work with the Japanese students
and they were proud of the mural they completed with Japanesestudents.