A Study on the Implementation of Pluri-lingualism/culturalism in the Compulsory Foreign Language Education

• Project/Area Number: 16K02963
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Nara University of Education
• Principal Investigator: Yoshimura Masahito 奈良教育大学, 教職開発講座, 教授 (20201064)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
• Keywords: 複言語主義 / 外国語教育 / 義務教育 / 教員の資質能力 / 複言語能力 / 複言語教育 / 複言語・複文化能力 / 複文化能力 / 能力指標 / 外国語教師養成 / 言語意識

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aims of this research were to inquire how to implement language lessons based on multi-lingualism/culturalism, which is a basic principle of CEFR, in compulsory education in Japan, to develop an appropriate framework of reference for the practices and to clarify the standards of teachers who were able to practice plurilingual education.
It was found out that multilingual activities were possible and effective in elementary schools, English classes dealing with diverse cultures in junior high, and CLIL classes to learn multiple languages in English in high schools. The appropriate frameworks of reference for plurilingual education in Japan would be FREPA from Europe or a list of objectives for language awareness which was combined with plurilingualism. As for the standards of teachers, the awareness of their own plurilingual competence and the ability to develop teaching materials for learners’ multi-lingual/cultural experiences were considered to be important.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ほぼ英語に限定される日本の義務教育における外国語教育は、社会の多言語・多文化化に充分対応できないだけでなく、日本人の英語習得にも必ずしも効果が期待できるわけではない。欧州の複言語・複文化主義あるいは複言語能力の概念の言語教育への導入は、日本の文脈においても多様な言語・文化への意識や寛容性を育み、メタ言語能力を発達させ、結果的に英語習得にも良い影響を与える可能性がある。
本研究は、義務教育における外国語教育への複言語・複文化主義の効果的な導入方法を提案し、目標設定の参照枠の例を示し、その教育実践に必要な教員の資質能力を探究した。その成果は、日本での複言語教育実践を可能にする重要な視点を提供できる。

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] エジンバラ大学モレーハウス教育学部(英国)
• [Journal Article] A Study on Multilingual Activities Originated by a Primary School Teacher in Japan: From a Viewpoint of Plurilingualism and Language Awareness (2020)
  • Author(s): Yoshimura, M. and Kishishita, T.
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of School of Professional Development in Education (SPDE), Nara University of Education Volume: 12 Pages: 31-42
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Teachers’ Career Education for an Inclusive Society: Focusing on the Issues of Sexual Diversity. (2020)
  • Author(s): Kawasaki, T. and Yoshimura, M.
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of School of Professional Development in Education (SPDE), Nara University of Education Volume: 12 Pages: 55-60
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] スコットランドにおける言語教育と教員に求められる資質能力－教員としての専門職基準と言語のための枠組みを中心に－ (2019)
  • Author(s): 吉村雅仁，アンディ・ハンコック
  • Journal Title: 『奈良教育大学次世代教員養成センター紀要』 Volume: 5 Pages: 11-150
  • NAID: 120006630754
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] 多言語を扱う英語授業の試み：日本の中等教育における言語意識教育と期待される効果 (2018)
  • Author(s): 吉村雅仁, 南美佐江
  • Journal Title: 奈良教育大学教職大学院紀要『学校教育実践研究』 Volume: 10 Pages: 11-20
  • NAID: 120006466572
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] フランス語圏スイスの教育大学における多様性への取組－ヴォー州教育大学の事例を中心に－ (2018)
  • Author(s): 河﨑智恵, 吉村雅仁
  • Journal Title: 奈良教育大学教職大学院紀要『学校教育実践研究』 Volume: 10 Pages: 97-104
  • NAID: 120006466581
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] Multilingual Activities in a Primary School Negotiating the Monolingual Foreign Language Education in Japan: Teacher’s Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes. (2019)
  • Author(s): Yoshimura, M. & Kishishita, T.
  • Organizer: 8th International Congress of Association EDiLiC (Education et Diversite Linguistique et Culturelle)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Career Education for Teachers toward an Inclusive Society: Focusing on the Issues of Sexual Diversity. (2019)
  • Author(s): Kawasaki, T. & Yoshimura, M.
  • Organizer: 43rd IAEVG International Conference
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Introducing a Variety of Languages in Foreign Language Classes in Primary and Secondary Education in Japan. (2018)
  • Author(s): Yoshimura, M.
  • Organizer: CERES (Center for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland) Away Day Meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Pluralistic Approaches in the Japanese Foreign Language Teaching: An Appropriate Methodology for the Intermediate Stages in the Curriculum from Primary to Secondary Education. (2018)
  • Author(s): Yoshimura, M. and Minami, M.
  • Organizer: Des langues etrangeres pour tous: didactique et methodologie (HEP Vaud ADLES 2018), Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 「英語授業で多言語?」―中等教育における複言語教育 (2017)
  • Author(s): 吉村雅仁・南美佐江
  • Organizer: 第27回日本国際理解教育学会筑波大会
• [Presentation] Dealing with a Variety of Languages in English Classes in Japanese Secondary Education (2017)
  • Author(s): Yoshimura, M. and Minami, M.
  • Organizer: The 7th International EDiLiC Conference, Warsaw, Poland
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Book] International Perspectives on Critical Pedagogies in ELT (2019)
  • Author(s): Lopez-Gopar, M. (ed.)
  • Total Pages: 287
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 9783319956213
• [Book] 多言語主義社会に向けて (2017)
  • Author(s): 平高史也・木村護郎クリストフ（編）
  • Total Pages: 240
  • Publisher: くろしお出版
  • ISBN: 4874247407
• [Funded Workshop] International Workshop & Mini-symposium for Primary & Secondary Language Education (2017)
  • Place of Presentation: 東京（目白大学）