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This study examines the benefits of hybrid and HyFlex classes through a comprehensive literature review. The study is motivated by the tendency for these instructional formats to be perceived negatively by educators, often as unavoidable or temporary measures rather than as pedagogically meaningful options. It explores whether hybrid and HyFlex classes offer educational benefits beyond their role as emergency responses and considers their potential to enhance instructional effectiveness. This study builds on Ishizuka (2023), which combined a literature review with a questionnaire survey. Although that study identified advantages such as flexibility, freedom, selectivity in instructional formats, as well as convenience and efficiency, it did not capture learners’ perspectives on benefits related to instructional quality beyond environmental factors. To address this gap, the present study focuses on benefits observed in actual classroom practices, in addition to environmental advantages. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has largely subsided, hybrid and live-streamed instructional formats continue to be implemented, and future public health circumstances may again necessitate a shift toward online-centered education. A review of previous studies suggests that the combination of face-to-face and live-streamed instruction cannot be adequately understood under the single label of “hybrid.” In Japan, research on hybrid and HyFlex classes has yet to be systematically reviewed in a comprehensive and cross-sectional manner. Accordingly, this study analyzes research on hybrid and HyFlex classes published in Japan across multiple disciplines. Given the breadth of practical research, particular emphasis is placed on language education and Japanese language education, where interactive and bidirectional instruction is central. The findings indicate that the most frequently reported benefits across disciplines are environmental in nature, including flexibility in learning, the ability to choose participation modes, convenience, efficiency, expanded learning opportunities, and responsiveness to diverse learner needs. Additional advantages associated with online instruction, such as access to learning materials, individualization, and accessibility, are also commonly identified. Economic benefits, including reduced transportation costs and more efficient use of time, are likewise noted. The analysis reveals limited evidence of benefits beyond environmental and economic factors in the existing literature. Overall, the findings suggest that environmental advantages constitute the most consistent and salient strength of hybrid and HyFlex classes. While these instructional formats present ongoing challenges, effectively leveraging their environmental benefits?particularly through instructional strategies such as flipped classrooms and external collaboration?may offer meaningful pedagogical value. In educational contexts where interaction with native speakers of the target language is limited, hybrid and HyFlex classes may provide especially valuable learning opportunities.

저자

• 石塚健

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  동북아 문화연구 [Journal of North-east Asian Cultures]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1598-3692

• 수록기간

  2001~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 910 DDC 950