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Online Test System for Japanese Particles

Soysuda NA RANONG

Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Introduction

Japanese Language Centre, JF, Bangkok Japanese Language Centre, JF, Bangkok (2008)(2008)

Japanese courses : 89 of a total of 112 higher education institutes

Thai students learning Japanese has risen to 71,083 persons

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Introduction

Na Ranong, S. (2003)Na Ranong, S. (2003)

Thai students majoring in Japanese, even those studying at the intermediate level or at the advanced level, have trouble concerning with the usage of the six Japanese particles: “wa”, “ga”, “ni”, “de”, “o”. “wa”, “ga”, “ni”, “de”, “o”. and “no”and “no”

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Introduction

National Institute for Japanese Language National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (2003) and Linguistics (2003)

Thai Japanese-language teachers recognized the necessity of the computer

More than 80% of a total of 111 subjects lack the ability to create homepages or websites themselves

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Introduction

There is still much to be done in order to achieve progress in this area and to help solving the Japanese particle-learning problems

The development of online test system for Japanese online test system for Japanese particlesparticles is considered necessary for the benefit of Thai students 

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To construct a systemsystem for students to learn Japanese particles (focused on “wa”, “ga”, “ni”,

“de”, “o” and “no”) through a self-access online online test test and review lessonslessons provided in the website

by themselves any time and anywhere they want

Objective

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Research question and Hypothesis

How can (advanced level) Thai students improve their ability of using Japanese particlesJapanese particles?

Hypothesis: An online test system can help solving the problems

 

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Participants

◘ target group: the fourth-yearfourth-year students majoring in Japanese. Six senior students Six senior students were selected to participate in this research

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Procedures

Two parts:

◘ Constructing the systemsystem by applying the NetBeans IDE 6.8 program and the My SQL Server 5.1 program

◘ Creating the text contents text contents of the website: pre-test, post-test, exercises and lessons :(8 questions for each particle, 48 questions 48 questions for both pre-test and post-test, the score is 48)

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Procedures

◘ Log in Log in using a code provided by the system first and then registerregister on line by filling their profiles with personal data◘ Do the pre-test Do the pre-test within the time limit ◘ ReviewReview the lessons and the exercises◘ Do the post-test Do the post-test of which difficulty was on a par with that of the pre-test

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Results

    Components of the website

The website is composed of registration, exercises, lessons, a pre-test , a post-test and the results of the tests.

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Results

    Components of the website

Faculty of Humanities KU 今日は : 14/1/2011 Japanese Particles Online Testing

 •By Dr. Soysuda Na Ranong. An application program for analyzing the effectiveness of Japanese Grammar Study  助詞の問題   このテストは主に「は、が、に、で、を、の」という、６つの日本語の助詞を中心に作られてい

ます。 Pre test も Post test もそれぞれ 48 問あります。 Pre testを終えたら、自分で勉強し、それから Post testをやるようにして下さい。時間は 15 分ずつです。頑張ってくださいね。Department of Foreign Language : Japanese SectionUsername :        Password : 

Figure 1: Rregistration part at the first page of the website

2:28:29 PMaj_soysudLogin

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Results

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Results

an experiment of system by 27 students taking “Reading and Oral Reports” course in the fiscal year 2009 by using local host url: http://158.108.54.90:8080/WebApplication1/

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Results of an experiment of system

ลั��ด�บท�� รห�สิน�สิ�ต ช้��อ น�มสิก ลั wa ga ni o no de   total1 51112530 สิ พิ�ช้ด� อน ร�กษ์#กมลัก ลั 8 8 7 8 7 8 46.02 51112522 soraya sathitnimankan 7 8 4 7 7 5 38.03 50111921 ami ungaram 8 8 5 5 6 5 37.04 51112480 wipada sakornsatit 6 6 4 6 7 4 33.05 51112506 ศิ�ร�ร�ตน# เร�ยงทอง 7 5 4 5 6 4 31.06 51112415 Niranee Sakchaisitkun 6 6 4 5 6 4 31.07 51112399 Nopawan Ratanamart 8 4 5 4 6 3 30.08 51112324 Kaewta Nilsodsai 7 6 4 3 6 4 30.09 51112332 Jutamas Sennan 6 4 4 4 7 4 29.010 51112373 Natnapin Thamsuthon 6 4 4 5 6 4 29.011 51112365 Natthacha Poyoo 5 5 4 2 7 5 28.012 51112431 pimchanok choosin 4 6 4 4 6 4 28.013 51112548 Apinat Kempechara 6 5 2 4 8 3 28.014 51112464 Rattana Phakdeephasook 5 5 3 5 6 3 27.015 51112340 chanakan tuntrakul 5 4 6 1 6 5 27.016 51112498 Sasitorn Seesangaum 4 6 5 2 6 4 27.017 51112357 Chutimon Dumrak 4 5 3 4 4 6 26.018 51112555 อ�จ�ร�น สิ�งขปร�ช้� 5 4 4 2 5 5 25.019 51112407 Nantiya Kachachai 6 3 3 2 7 4 25.020 51112472 Rungtip Srirattanametin 4 6 1 3 7 3 24.021 51112514 supachoke termpiyakul 3 5 4 3 5 3 23.022 51112423 Panjanee Mirchandani 4 3 2 3 6 4 22.023 50112531 Nathinee Somvadee 6 5 2 0 6 2 21.024 51112456 ร�ตต� บ ญประกอบ 3 4 2 1 6 1 17.0

average       5.5 5.2 3.8 3.7 6.2 4.0 28.4

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Results of the pre-test

Table 1: results of the pre –test of the target group

IDScore(48)

IDStudent    48111801: 39

IDStudent    48111827 : 36IDStudent    48111934 :  36IDStudent    48111942 :  38IDStudent    48111959 :  27IDStudent    48112734 :  30

average 34.33

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Results of the post-test

Table 2: results of the post–test of the target group

IDScore(48)

IDStudent    48111801: 43

IDStudent    48111827 :  39IDStudent    48111934 : 39IDStudent    48111942 : 36IDStudent    48111959 :  31IDStudent    48112734 :  34

average 37

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Results

Table 3: comparative results of the pre-test and the post-test

ID Pre-test Post -test

IDStudent    48111801: 39 : 43

 

IDStudent    48111827 : 36 :  39  

IDStudent    48111934 :  36 : 39  

IDStudent    48111942 :  38 : 36  

IDStudent    48111959 :  27 :  31  

IDStudent    48112734 :  30 :  34  

average 34.33

37

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Discussion

As for the results of the tests as expected the post-test average score of 37 is higher than that of the pre-test of 34.33. Although the increase is not high, it proves that a self study through online test a self study through online test system is very useful.system is very useful.

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Discussion

The format of the website, consisted of various components, is beneficialbeneficial to the users because they can do the study any time and anywhere they wish out of class. They can repeatrepeat all the parts, except the tests, several times or choose only the parts they are interested in for more practice.

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Discussion

Unlike the exercises or the tests in a textbook which cannot be changed because they are in sequence, the questions for the exercises and the tests in this online system are not always in the not always in the same ordersame order. Since the order is randomly set by the system every time the users access to the website.

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Discussion

The proficiency of using Japanese particles was related to other aspects such as the scope of vocabulary and expressions.vocabulary and expressions. Since Japanese particles follow part of speech such as the modified noun, pronoun, adjective, if the student does not know the context and the correlation of the sentence they cannot use particles correctly.

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Conclusion

The online test system, which focuses on six Japanese particles: : “wa”, “ga”, “ni”, “de”, “o” and “no”, has shown that it is beneficial and it can help support Japanese learning. The results of the post-test average the post-test average score which is higher than that of the pre-test score which is higher than that of the pre-test indicates that the online test system, consisting of various components, can solve the problem of using particles.

 

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Suggestion

Therefore, it can be applied to solve problems of teaching or learning Japanese in other grammatical subjects and it can also be developed to use with other foreign language learning.

 

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Kanittapongrat, S. (2003) Internet and foreign language education: a case study of German. Journal of Humanities, 4(1), pp.83-93.(in Thai)

National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL) (2003) . Nihongo kyooiku no gakushuu kankyoo to gakushuu shudan ni kansuru choosa kenkyuu. Tai (Bankoku) ankeeto

choosa shuukei kekka hookokusho. (in Japanese)

Naranong, S (2003). A study on grammatical errors in elementary and intermediate Japanese composition writing of Thai students: Problems in using particles.Proceedings of the 41th Kasetsart University Annual Conference ,448-455. (in Thai)

  

References

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AcknowledgementAcknowledgement

Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute

(KURDI)

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Thank you

Online Test System for Japanese Particles