Yackpack for global cooperation

Yack Pack can facilitate global cooperation in learning. One of the merits of Yackpack is that we can send person(s) voices: it can enhance speaking skills. The other merit is that students can have interaction with others in English during the process of their learning.

For example, a teacher invites another class from other place where their first language is not Japanese so that they have to use English and both teachers create a pack (group) for a project or the same topic. Here I will use global warming as a topic to explain for my idea about global cooperation. The students in the pack share the lesson plan about global warming to make sure they share the minimum requirements, such as necessary vocabulary or terms and discussion questions. They will send their pack mates their thoughts about the topic; why global warming is a serious issue, in what way it will affect their life, what measures are currently taken for it, and what they can do for it.

In exchanging their ideas through Yackpack, students will gain the knowledge about more than just the fact: They will learn how similarly they are thinking about global warming and how differently they are thinking about it: They will find cultural differences relating to it: They will be aware of and try to apply good things which are done in each country, etc. Therefore, it is expected that students will not only improve their speaking skills, but they will also increase knowledge about the topic and cultural differences and similarities.

I think any topics can provide students with benefits above; boosting their speaking skills, learning topics, and raising cultural awareness. In addition, their learning will be meaningful through interaction due to the authenticity.