PBI ni yoru Nihongo kyōiku no jissen [Proficiency-Based Instruction: Practical Applications in Japanese Language Education]

This volume, PBI ni yoru Nihongo kyiku no jissen, serves as a comprehensive and practical guide for Japanese language educators aiming to align instruction with proficiency targets grounded in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (hereafter the Guidelines).Edited by Miura and Watanabe, the volume provides a detailed account of how to apply the Guidelines in real-world instructional contexts by adopting Proficiency-Based Instruction (hereafter PBI).PBI emphasizes functional language use and task-based learning situated in meaningful communicative contexts.Its pedagogical objective is to develop learners' ability to do things with the language in real-life situations, rather than focusing solely on what learners know about the language in terms of grammar or vocabulary.Unlike theoretical works that critique or conceptualize instructional paradigms, this volume places a strong emphasis on practice-specifically, on how to teach toward proficiency through goal-oriented, performance-based tasks.In this respect, the review begins with a panoramic overview of the volume's structure and content to highlight its practical scope and instructional utility, followed by a reflection on its pedagogical significance and suggestions for further exploration.The volume consists of fourteen chapters divided into five parts.Part 1 lays the theoretical foundations by explaining the Guidelines and core principles of PBI.Parts 2 through 4 present classroom-based applications