英文摘要 |
In the beginning stage of Japanese language learning, students primarily practice vocabulary and sentence patterns on a cumulative basis before learning progresses to a ”conversation model.” However, as learning progresses to an intermediate or advanced level, the more learners want to express their complex feelings, the more they will feel the limitations of a ”conversation model”. To be able to expand and engage in conversation freely, it is important to have a grasp of one's feelings first. This study reports the result of applying TAE theory to conversation class and explores how to draw out complex feelings from learners and how to use limited vocabularies to express the feeling of ”when he/she dumped me”.TAE theory was developed by philosopher and psychologist Dr. Eugene T. Gendlin. TAE theory is based on focusing on one's bodily sense and then verbalizing it. This study introduces the concept of TAE to an intermediate Japanese conversation class and observes how learners grasp their complex feelings and learn to verbalize them into Japanese while possessing only a limited Japanese vocabulary.By comparing the situation before and after applying TAE theory, the conversations which TAE theory enables in accordance with bodily feeling were observed. The results of this study suggest that applying TAE theory at the intermediate level of Japanese conversation class is both possible and effective. |