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Exchanging and Developing Teaching Ideas Between Thailand and Japan 
Suchada Nimmannit
Chulalongkorn University Thailand

A meeting at PAC1 in Bangkok, Thailand in January, 1997, was the beginning of a collaborative on-going action research project between two university teachers in Thailand and Japan. There are three goals: (1 ) Find out what Thai and Japanese students share in common when trying to speak English. (2) Revitalize their teaching by sharing, comparing, trying what teachers and students in another Asian country are doing. (3) Develop teaching practices and class activities which engage students and encourage them to speak in English. 
This presentation will provide teachers with an example of how to begin and build a collaborative study cross-culturally. The topics will include an account of communicating by e-mail, a look at students speaking on video, a report of what was learned by exchanging videos and comments, and some suggestions on how to motivate students and teachers through meaningful and challenging tasks.