Dear Readers,

I am back here to continue with the interview of my teams and today is Asia’s turn: let’s find out how it is going with her team and her role of responsible!

What did you expect from taking part in this project? What do you like about your present mission? What do you dis-like and how would you like to make it better?

When I applied for this project, I hoped I would have the opportunity to experience of learning the Japanese language from another perspective.
What I like the most about my current mission is, the fact that we are creating a useful tool for students: I think that watching videos and being able to learn Japanese grammar at the same time is a method I wish I could use during my first two years of my bachelor’s degree program. 
I do not really have anything to complain about. 

How do you deal with your role? What perspectives are you offering to your team? And which steps are you taking to pursue it?

Sometimes it is difficult to coordinate and lead a group of people; especially if all members are almost the same age as you. I am trying to be as reliable and trustworthy as much possible, so that my group members would feel encouraged to talk to me and ask for advice every time they have doubts about something. I am trying to be available and ready to listen whenever they need me.

Do you think that the Collaborative Creativity Project will have an impact on Japanese language courses at Ca’ Foscari University? If yes how?

Yes, I do. If students and teachers start to use all the tools we are currently creating or improving on JaLea, they will find new methods to learn respectively and teach Japanese language in a new and interactive way. As a student myself, I can say that studying using only textbooks can sometimes make you feel a bit disconnected from reality: using a platform like JaLea would give students the opportunity to learn on the field.

Finally: what is your “final vision” of the e-learning platform you are contributing? How do you see their very-near future (e-g- will they be ready for May exams?)? How will you use them to study (or to teach) Japanese?

I think JaLea will be ready for the exams at the end of this semester and teachers may be able to start using it alongside their textbooks starting this September.
While studying for my exams, I would like to use the videos and the exercises available on JaLea to improve my listening and reading comprehension skills.

See you on the next chapter to discover all the other members!

Federica