Methodology for learning ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) in EMI (English-Medium Instruction) classes in higher education

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02678
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Hino Nobuyuki 大阪大学, 言語文化研究科(言語文化専攻), 教授 (80165125)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ODA Setsuko 金城学院大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (30364665)
• Research Collaborator: KIRKPATRICK Andy Griffith University, School of Humanities, Languages, and Social Science, Professor
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: EMI / ELF / EIL / WE / CELFIL / OSGD / CLIL

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on action research in, and the analysis of, actual EMI (English-Medium Instruction) classes in higher education, this study developed a methodology called CELFIL (Content and ELF Integrated Learning). The method is aimed at the simultaneous learning of content and ELF (English as a Lingua Franca), the latter of which goes beyond the linguacultural frame of reference of native speakers. CELFIL includes an activity called OSGD (Observed Small Group Discussion), intended for the training of interactive skills in ELF.

Free Research Field

「国際英語」教育