Analyzing a practicum conducted by a JFL student-teacher, this paper discusses effective teaching processes for the explanation of phrases in intermediate-level JFL learning. The results demonstrate the following two aspects:1. In order to explain a phrase in the most comprehensible manner, explication of its meaning should precede description of its sentence structure.2. If it is necessary for information regarding the sentence structure to precede the meaning of the phrase, then the explanation can be made easy to understand if three conditions are in place: a) information regarding the sentence structure proceeds quickly to the meaning; b) the meaning is supported by appropriate examples in order to create a clear image in the students\u27 minds; c) the meaning of the phrase is presented in the form of a sentence.論文 (Article
