「日語能力測驗」與應用日語系的課程及教學

Abstract

本文先針對「日語能力測驗」即「日本語能力試驗(Japanese Language Proficiency Test)」對台灣各界的影響做一說明，進而站在日語主修之應用日語系的觀點，分析探討「日語能力測驗」對應用日語系的課程與教學所帶來之影響，並對兩者之間的相互關係提出建言。\\r 分析結果得知：\\r （1） 有70％以上的應用日語系開設「日語能力測驗」相關課程，可見其對應用日語系課程之影響。\\r （2） 「日語能力測驗」提供了台灣日語教育界一項檢測日語能力的明確基準，對提升學習動機及教學內涵的改進亦有助益，是一項被社會大眾接受且信賴的考試。\\r （3） 但是，「日語能力測驗」風潮也使得多元的日語教育傾向一元化，考試領導教學的現象，容易忽略學習外語的樂趣與異文化的學習。此外，說寫技能不在檢測範圍內、一年只考一次使得其功能受限制，也是值得注意的現象。 （4） 了解了「日語能力測驗」的能與不能之後，應用日語系的教育者應重新省思自己的系目標以及各課程目標，將「能力」與「學力」的評量融合應用，以達到重視「日語能力測驗」的同時，又能兼顧自己目標的理想狀態。而「日語能力測驗」檢測不到的說、寫、譯的技能也不容忽視。

The research illustrates influences from Japanese Language Proficiency Test to every walk of life in Taiwan. It goes further to explode and analyze impacts from Japanese Language Proficiency Test to curriculum and teaching design in Applied Japanese departments from the applied Japanese major viewpoint, then makes suggestions to its interaction. Followings are the analysis results. (1) Over 70% Applied Japanese departments have courses relate to Japanese Language Proficiency Test, this indicates how influential it is to the curriculum design. (2) Japanese Language Proficiency Test not only provides the accurate Japanese language test criterion for Japanese language education in Taiwan, but also helps to promote learning motivation and increase teaching qualities. It is a highly reliable and acceptable language test. (3) However, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test fever turns the multiple Japanese language education to a single test-oriented track. Learners tend to ignore pleasure and cross-culture from learning a new language. In addition, speaking and writing abilities are not included in the test and the annual test limits its other functions are both worthy of further study. (4) Once what Japanese Language Proficiency Test can and can not do is clearly understood, educators in Japanese language departments should deliberate what their own departments and each curriculum wish to accomplish. To combine assessment of ability and learning ability to gain certain emphasis on Japanese Language Proficiency Test while maintaining its department ideal goal. Abilities are excluded in Japanese Language Proficiency Test, such as; speaking, writing and translating shall not be overlooked either. Keywords: Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Applied Japanese Department, curriculum and teaching, assessment, can and can not do.