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Assessing Foreign Language Activity Assistants' perspectives on primary Foreign Language Activities

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02952
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionFukushima University

Principal Investigator

Mahoney Sean  福島大学, 行政政策学類, 准教授 (50292454)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 猪井 新一  茨城大学, 教育学部, 教授 (80254887)
Project Period (FY) 2016-10-21 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords小学校外国語活動 / 外国語活動協力者 / ノン・ネイティブ・スピーカー / 教科 / 英語の非母語話者 / 外国語活動支援者 / EAA / 英語教育 / EAA / 予備調査 / English Education / Non Native Speaker / Primary school / Language Activities / Assistant
Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is a well-known fact that over 90% of Japan’s public primary school teachers have not been trained in teaching English, nor do most have any English-related qualifications. For this reason, in addition to hiring so-called native English-speakers as assistants, as has been done for several decades, schools have recently begun hiring more and more non-native English speaking assistants, both Japanese and non-Japanese. The focus of this project was to procure information and opinions from this particular target group, based on their experiences in English classes. The main findings from 14 in-depth interviews and a subsequent online survey of 277 such assistants shed light on issues such as 1) team-teaching team compositions and frequencies, 2) what respondents feel is still missing from English classes at their primary schools, and 3) in whom or what they have found most support in their English teaching experiences.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本人、外国人を問わず、英語を母国語としないアシスタントは、日本の小学校英語の少なくとも10%に貢献しているにもかかわらず、これまでの研究では、彼らの声に焦点が当てられていなかった。英語を母国語としない人の数が世界で最も多いことを考えると、これは残念なことである。本研究を通して、英語教育が日本の教室の現実をよりよく反映したものになり、ティームティーチングにおける彼らの存在を認識することで、今後の英語教材や英語教育政策の作成に反映されることが期待される。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 小学校英語授業におけるHRTのT1化を目指して― ELFの観点から―2020

    • Author(s)
      猪井新一&真歩仁しょうん
    • Journal Title

      茨城大学教育学部紀要

      Volume: 69 Pages: 197-207

    • NAID

      120006848880

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] A new era: Non-native English-speaking assistants2020

    • Author(s)
      Mahoney, S.
    • Journal Title

      JES Journal 20

      Volume: - Pages: 210-225

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Primary School English Classes: Japan’s Non-native English-Speaking Assistants2019

    • Author(s)
      Mahoney, S.
    • Journal Title

      Korea TESOL Journal 15

      Volume: 1 Pages: 227-233

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] New assistant types for English Activities in Japan's Primary Schools2018

    • Author(s)
      Mahoney, S.
    • Journal Title

      KOTESOL Proceedings 2017

      Volume: - Pages: 97-108

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] New assistant types for English Activities in Japan's Primary Schools2018

    • Author(s)
      Sean Mahoney
    • Journal Title

      KOTESOL 2017 Proceedings

      Volume: 25

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Determining a Relationship Between HRT and Student Attitudes Toward Primary School English Lessons in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Inoi, Shin'ichi
    • Journal Title

      茨城大学教育学部紀要. 教育科学

      Volume: 67 Pages: 373-384

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 小学校英語における読み書き導入および中学校英語科との連結2017

    • Author(s)
      猪井, 新一
    • Journal Title

      茨城大学教育実践研究

      Volume: 36 Pages: 159-171

    • NAID

      120006365746

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Japanese teacher and assistant teacher accounts of primary-secondary links in English education2016

    • Author(s)
      Sean Mahoney
    • Journal Title

      JACET 言語教師認知研究会:研究集録

      Volume: - Pages: 40-64

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Locating the Non-native English-speaking Assistant2020

    • Author(s)
      Sean Mahoney
    • Organizer
      Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Conference 2020 (Online )
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Help from experienced non-native English-speakers at primary schools in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Mahoney, S.
    • Organizer
      Asia TEFL
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Bilingual and multilingual ALTs: A new era2019

    • Author(s)
      Mahoney, S.
    • Organizer
      JES (小学校英語教育学会)2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 外国語指導協力員とのインタビューから見える小学校英語授業の実情―HRT のT1 化を目指して―2019

    • Author(s)
      猪井新一、Mahoney, S.
    • Organizer
      全国英語教育学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Non-native English-speaking assistants at Shogakko2019

    • Author(s)
      Mahoney, S.
    • Organizer
      Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Non-native English-speaking ALTs2018

    • Author(s)
      Mahoney, S.
    • Organizer
      JASELE 44(回全国英語教育学会)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Turning to non-native English-speaking assistants in primary schools2018

    • Author(s)
      Mahoney, S.
    • Organizer
      KOTESOL 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 望ましい小学校英語授業とはどのような特徴をもつのか2018

    • Author(s)
      Shin'ichi Inoi
    • Organizer
      言語教育エキスポ2018
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Japan’s primary school English: 'Successful classes' for non-native English speaking assistants2017

    • Author(s)
      Sean Mahoney
    • Organizer
      KOTESOL 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2016-10-24   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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