2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research toward Establishing a Comprehensive Educational Program in order to Enhance Japanese Elementary School Children's English Proficiency
| Project/Area Number |
15K02803
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Tamagawa University (2017)
Hokuriku Gakuin University (2015-2016) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
西村 洋一 北陸学院大学, 人間総合学部(社会学科), 教授(移行) (70406809)
宮浦 国江 北陸学院大学, 人間総合学部(子ども教育学科), 教授(移行) (50275111)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 小学校英語 / 包括的英語教育プログラム / 4技能の統合 / 話すこと[やり取り] / CEFR / スカイプ(web会議) / 国際的評価 / 英語運用能力 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The test results (Cambridge Young Learners English Test) and video observation indicated that a comprehensive program enhanced Japanese children’s English proficiency at a private elementary school. This program integrated the following elements: (1) more class hours than public schools, i.e. 1-3 hours a week from grade 1 to 6, (2) four-skills-based curriculum, (3) team-teaching by a certified Japanese teacher and an assistant language teacher in all the classes, (4) reading-aloud assignment using Oxford Reading Tree with audio material, and the children’s parents were expected to monitor their children’s work five times a week, and (5) exchanges with Australian peers via Skype and in person on a regular basis. The main feature of this research project was an attempt to integrate the elements above in a single program. This school's educational program could be a role model in the near future in Japanese elementary schools.
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| Free Research Field |
言語学、外国語教育（小学校英語）
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