From "learning English" to "Learning through English": Developing localized CLIL models

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02687
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: J. F. Oberlin University
• Principal Investigator: Kusumoto Yoko 桜美林大学, 言語学系, 講師 (10749310)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HAMCIUC MONICA 鹿児島大学, 学内共同利用施設等, 准教授 (70721124)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 内容言語統合型学習 / CLIL / 批判的思考態度 / 批判的思考力 / アクティブラーニング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the possibility of implementation of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) methodology into English as a Foreign Language context in Japanese higher education. The results of the interview of CLIL teachers and students at San Jorge University in Spain suggested that there is no one CLIL methodology that fits all contexts and thus the methodology should be adapted to each teaching environment. This study also investigated Japanese university students’ critical thinking abilities in CLIL courses. The results show that students improved their critical thinking abilities with various activities, scaffolding, and training.

Free Research Field

言語プログラム開発・評価、第二言語習得