2018 IIME REPORTCountry/Region [ Malawi ]School [ Patsankhondo Full Primary School ] Teacher [ Chatha George / Kazuki Takahashi ] Grade ( 6 ) Member ( 80 )JP school [ Ogawa Elementary School ] Teacher [ Azusa Narita ]# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson

Hours

Geography

Identification of Japan location on the earth

4

Art

Singing famous song with partner’s language

5

Language

Writing, decorating and sending letter

4

EnglishInternational communication with Japanese learners

5

History

Understanding own country we were born.

2# Theme and Message of the mural
ThemeMessage
United thoughts toshare with the world

Our Past, Present, and Future (Making artmile, understanding partner culture)
We would like to present our country, Malawi, to you. This art is our work by ourselvesthat we thought and studied about our country. Our past, present and also future is very
different to Japan. Can you identify our messages from artmile? But because we arrangedsome parts colors, please don’t believe all completely as they are alive. We somewhat
tried to do with this artmile by our art sence. Please enjoy it.

# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gained
Points for further improvement
They started getting interest about foreign countries English skill (writing spells). Voluntary action.
especially Japan. Our students have gained more Spontaneously action. How to use each materials.
knowledge about how to expressive own as a subject.
Each our skill have been improved thanks to thisproject. Drawing skill of course, discuss skill, English
skill (Speaking, writing especially), etc.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
They have improved their impression to other Their curiosity was changed. It means it wascountry. Until they do this program, they haven’t expanded more than before. Japanese culture wasalmost that opportunities to know otherwise to showed for them as a attraction.
mingle with other foreign countries. They finally got
stimulus to study foreign countries.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

SHARE
Research onthe theme

UNITE
United message/SeptOct

Nov

What you did
Self-introduction
School Introduction
Culture Introduction

Your students attitude/reflection
They looked like being interested inJapanese learners. They maintained theirmotivation and concentration .

School Introduction
Culture Introduction
Exchanging Cards

Their attitude was very fine. But when
they try to do making exchange cards,
they had a too many mistakes in theirgreeting sentences.

Exchanging Cards
Singing Song in different
language
Discussion about theme

In November, they had some chances topractice singing a song in Japanese. But
yet they did well. They had enjoyed.

Making Artmile

After our discussion about contents ofour parts to draw artmile, immediately
they had started their works. During
carrying forward our scheme, we had aopportunities to learn how to makecolours, how to use brushes, etc.

Mural design

CREATE
Mural painting

JanFebMaking Artmile

APPRECIATE
Reflection/
Appreciation

Feb

From a view of teacher, it seems they
have gotten a passion for more learning.
Their motivation was promoted morethan before entering project.

Subject
EnglishGeography
Art

EnglishLanguage
Art

EnglishGeography
Language
ArtArtGeography
History
Language
EnglishArt
Geography
History
Language
English

# 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)

Expected effect
Understanding yourown cultures
Understanding yourpartner's cultures
Information literacy(research, share)

Communication ability(interactive exchange)

Critical thinking(objective, logical views)

Active learningand action
Collaboration(in the class, with partners)

Expression ability(in words, in pictures)

Evaluation

5We had leant our country culture in our process to mingle with Japanese
primary. It means more objective than before we entry this project.

2

We could check partner’s school picture and culture through online
forum. Sometimes we tried to understand meaning of partner’culture,but it was impossible or very hard because of its complex reasons.
Learner’ information literacy was not bad. But they had not attitude of
their own free will. It means they didn’t have positiveness concerning toproject.
Communication ability was not bad. They had to study international
language more spontaneously to mingle. They have good sense for music
like singing with international language.
As a evaluation, we must evaluate it as low mark. It is because somewhat
they had gotton advices from teachers. They have passive attitude.

3Their action didn’t lack aggressiveness. It was evaluated properly. It wasGood try for them.

4

3

3

4

4

Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

Scenes / points teachers felt the effects

4Learners have tried to sing Walt Disney Song “it’s a small world” inJapanese. Learners have enjoyed singing it. We have enjoyed allactiveties.
From the view of writing, singing, and drawing, they did well as a ownexpression. What they usually image their own expression wereevaluated.
It was great experiences for us to learn the others.