feedback-giving support system in learning Japanese writing

This paper describes the development and evaluation of an online handwritten feedback-giving support system in learning Japanese writing . First, twelve Japanese language teachers were asked to evaluate the usability of the system . Then the study examined students’ perceptions on the handwritten feedback in writing practice . The results show that the system is helpful for teachers to give handwritten feedback, and the students said the handwritten feedback was easy to understand which might lead to a positive effect on teacher’s presence . Although it is a small-scale study, we look forward to create awareness among language teachers on the importance of such paper-like handwritten feedback to students in Japanese writing instruction and the importance of learning to give feedback innovatively and efficiently using new media .