A Survey-Based Fact-Finding Study of Japanese Supplementary Schools: Facilities and Systems in Each School and Actual Conditions of Japanese-Language Lessons

アンケート　チョウサ　ニ　モトヅク　ホシュウ　ジュギョウコウ　ノ　ジッタイ　ニ　カンスル　イチコウサツ　カクコウ　ノ　セツビ　ト　セイド　オヨビ　コクゴ　ノ　シュギョウ　ノ　ジッタイ

カネコ, コウイチ

Kaneko, Kouichi

Mother Tongue, Heritage Language, and Bilingual Education Research Association

アンケート調査

留年制度

授業研究

授業時間

Investigation Report

This paper considers the results of a questionnaire survey conducted in FY2017 for Japanese Supplementary Schools. Questions about operational aspects were directed to the management committee and school principals, while questions about educational aspects were directed to the Japanese-language teachers (Number of valid responses: Operational aspect: 54, Educational aspect: 194). Although lesson research is important for appropriate lesson practices, approximately half of the schools (26 schools) did not conduct this research even once a year. When the schools were classified based on the total number of children/students, the larger schools were found to be significantly more active in conducting research. Twenty-four of the schools have a repeat grade system, and in 12 of these schools, students are expelled if they repeat grades in elementary school. In terms of the educational aspect, when the questionnaire checked the time spent on homework per week of Japanese-language classes, the average time was 124.1 minutes for grades 1 to 3 of elementary school, 114.4 minutes for grades 4 to 6 of elementary school, and 100.2 minutes for grades 1 to 3 of junior secondary school, indicating that the time spent on homework does not increase as children advance in grade. Essentially, a substantial amount of homework is needed, raising possible