Participants: Fukiai HS: 3rd year 17 students of one English class
Facilitator: Fukiai HS: Mr. Shinji Masui, Ms. Kristin Hanson ,FENIX: Ms Johanna Lundin, Mr. Henrik Ader

* Fenix Students　

Please select the appropriate answer and fill in the circle completely .
In places where parentheses are provided, please specify.

1. High School -24　(Fenix Students)、　　　　Male - 3 , Female - 6

2. Year: 1st -24, Standard course - 16

3. Have you ever lived or studied abroad? No- 9,　less than 1 year - 14,　
　　If "yes" to above, what language was primarily used in course instruction? English-2,

4.Including today, how many times have you participated in TV conferencing? Once - 24

5.What is your overall evaluation? Interesting - 17, Average - 7, Uninteresting - 0

6. What resources did you use in order to prepare for today? 　(Mark all applicable answers)

	Library - 6, Newspapers, Books -32 , Interviews , Videos, Internet (Web) - 13,
	Email - 2, Visit location, Others (pamphlets, friends )

　　
7. Which topics would you like to discuss via Teleclass Conferencing?　(Mark all applicable answers)

	Music - 17, Sports - 20, Education - 7, Bullying - 2, Human rights - 8, Volunteer activities- 1
	Environment-3, Dietary, habits, Health, Aging, Others (culture,economics,science,spare time)

8. After the conference, how do you feel about each of the following?

	Feel strongly A	<----> B	Does C	not apply D
*Need to improve Japanese	3	7	4	6
*Would like to learn the other's language	3	4	6	9
*Would like to conduct joint research activity	4	10	8	0
*Would like to participate in art projects /games with other school	8	10	4	0
*Would like to continue friendship with other school	13	9	1	0
*Would like to develop more awareness of other school's culture and national events	5	11	7	0
*Would like to develop more awareness of world events and cultures	4	9	7	1
*Would like to develop more awareness of other school's daily lifestyle	1	10	9	1
*Would like to develop more awarness of books, newspapers, magazines, etc.	1	5	12	3
*Would like to develop more awareness of the Internet and other electronic information	11	8	1	1

9. What other countries would you like to have exchanges with?

	Southeast Asia - 4 , West / Mid east Asia - 2 , Europe - 7 ,
	North America -13, South America -8, Australia -9, Africa -7,

10.In what areas of language study would you like to strengthen?

	Listening - 7 , Writing - 6, Grammar - 8 , Speed reading - 4 , Extensive reading - 2
	Conversation - 12 , Speech - 5 , Debate - 7, Typing - 1, Others ( all of them-2,internet chat-1,none-1)

11. How many hours of Japanese study do you have each week? / 3 hours - 14 , 3.5 hours - 1, 4 hours - 8, 5 hours -1

12. How important do you feel interacting with foreign high school students via Teleclass is to you personally?

	a. For improving language ability / Very important - 17 , Not so important - 5, Unimportant - 2
	b. For increasing international understanding/ Very important - 20 , Not so important - 3, Unimportant - 1

13. Would you like to participate in Teleclass again? Yes - 22 , maybe - 1, No - 1

１4. Conference environment (change seat, desk, etc.) /　
Yes - 6, No- 1, None - 1, Don't know - 2, Good - 2, Ok - 1, doesn't matter - 1

15.What part of the conference left you with the strongest impression?
* everything - 5
* don't know - 2
* The question - 2
* The live music performance - 2
* When they play a song and then starred headbanging - 2
* Their music
* The shows
* When they played red hot chilipeppers
* The live music from Japan
* When the Jaoanes played on the guitar - 2
* All around the world
* I was very impressed of all of it

16.How do you feel about your presentation today?
* I 'm satisfied and it went well - 2
* Good - 14
* A bit nerves
* average
* It was quite good
* It was fun,and I learned a lot
* Great
* I'm satisfied.We had a good time

17.What topic would you like to discuss if provided with another opportunity?
* sports - 6
* don't know - 2
* sience
* It doesn't watter
* computing
* sex
* computer -3
* What we do on our spare time - 2
* Nothing special , everything - 2
* culture and hobbies
* computer games
* internet
* music
* Everything important…I'd like to know what their opinions about social questions are like.

Please answer frankly and honestly. 　　　　　Thank you for your time

*For teachers

School Name: Fukiai High School
Your Name: Kristin Hanson

1. What is your overall evaluation?
This was a great experirnce for students, both educationally and personally.

2. Please provide your comments on the preparations and steps involved in making the conference possible.
This was the last class after 1/2 a year of exchanging e-mail / news / questions etc…
Students problem,their speeches last term(2nd) as their final project for the course and then just practiced in this VERY short
term.

3. What specific problems, if any, did you encounter?
Not really a problem, but a difficulty is that students couldn't imagine what the conference was like before hard.

4. How long was the class and how was the time used?
This has been a year-long exchange with sweden.
The conference was a finale. * see report for class content.

5. How were the students supported in their preparations for the conference?
I gave them formats,time limits,and corrected their speeches giving advice to improve the presentation of them,Helped them
practice.

6. How was email used in coordinating efforts with the teachers from the other school?
E-mail was used as the main source of communication between the teachers on both sides.

7. What is your evaluation of the way in which the meeting was conducted and what impressions did you have about the other
school's students?
I thought it was very fun for students and thus,well conducted.

8. Please provide your comments on how you feel the TV conference should be used.
This finale worked very well. It provides incentive to work hard during the term and after much correspondence,allows students
to feel like what they were doing and the person(s)' they were connecting with all term,are real.
It is a wonderful multi-discriplinary tool.

9. What do you think about future exchanges with the other school?
I hope this can go on year after year. The more expenence we have,the better the conferences will be.

10. In what way(s) do you feel the conference affected the students regarding:
a. language/communications study?
It give "life"and weaning to English. Also,it is good for students to meet other non-native English speakers and see how well
they can speak the language.

b. cross-cultural understanding?
It teaches us much and sparks an interest that lasts long after the conference is over.

11. In order to conduct Teleclass (i.e. International conferencing) more effectively,　what are your views regarding preparations,
methods, etc. Please be specific.
1. Show video of former teleclass experience to students so they can get an idea of what this is like.
2. Use BGM
3. Move Slowly / speak Slowly and clearly.(practice using video camera)
4. Only prepare about a one hour schedule and leave the vest for Q+A.
5. Do introductions from student on one side to partner student on the otherside,so they really feel involved and as if they know
someone on the other side.
6. Use lots of varied visuala and include dances or performances of some kind.

12. In order to obtain greater participation from students within your school, country and other countries, what steps can be
taken to create a greater wareness of Teleclass?
Publish in educatinal journals.
Put a "how to get started (technically) page on the net.

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