About Talkpoint

TALKPOINT.org is a website for foreign language learners (English and Japanese) to improve pragmatic skills and to increase cultural awareness. This website provides a place where students of Japanese in English-speaking countries and students of English in Japan can post solutions to a given situation (Talkpoint) and discuss the results online.

Researchers and teachers can access anonymous student postings as data to improve Japanese curriculum.

This website is funded by The National Institute for Japanese Language under the e-Japan project.

Help

The following documents describe the terminology used on this site, common usage steps for teachers and students and frequently asked questions. If you have questions or suggestions please refer to the contact page.

Download English Help (PDF)

Download Japanese Help (PDF)

Resources for Teachers

Talkpoint Guide for Teachers

Sample Talkpoint Usage Instructions for Students

Studies Releated to the Talkpoint Project

• Emi Yamanaka (2004). Web-based Learning Material for Pragmatic Competence: Talkpoint Project
• Emi Yamanaka (2003). Integrating Language and Content for Acquisition of Stress-Handling Factors of Intercultural Communication Competence-A Case of WWW Use in Speech Acts-

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