Online Classroom English Course for Elementary School Teachers

2018 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02809
• Research Institution: Sojo University
• Principal Investigator: ハーシェル ロバート 崇城大学, SILC, 准教授 (60458651)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): LaClare Elton 崇城大学, SILC, 准教授 (20720593) ; ローベリー ジョナサン 崇城大学, SILC, 教授 (90751727)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: Teacher Talk / Teacher Training / Elementary English / Communicative English / CALL

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

During Fiscal Year 2018 our team succeeded in completing both the EIGO website and smartphone app, both of which are fully functional and available for use. We have given presentations at a grassroots teachers' group, PIGATE, as well as to the Japan Association for Self-Access Learning (JASAL). We have made one website posting and have had a paper accepted for publication.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Teacher Talk in Japanese Elementary School English Classes: Making Connections (2019)
  • Author(s): Jon Rowberry, Rob Hirschel
  • Journal Title: Selected Papers from the Japan Association of Self-Access Learning 2018 x Sojo University Teaching and Learning Forum 5: Making Connections Volume: 5 Pages: -
• [Presentation] Introducing the EIGO app (2019)
  • Author(s): Rob Hirschel
  • Organizer: PIGATE
• [Presentation] Teacher Talk in Japanese Elementary School English Classes: Making Connections (2018)
  • Author(s): Jon Rowberry, Rob Hirschel
  • Organizer: Japan Association of Self-Access Learning 2018 x Sojo University Teaching and Learning Forum 5: Making Connections
• [Remarks] EIGO website and App
  • URL: https://elemenglish.org