A study on the support of local government on primary school English language activities

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K13213
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: OHMORI Ai 立教大学, 異文化コミュニケーション学部, 特任准教授 (20440258)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 小学校英語 / 自治体 / 支援体制 / 教員研修 / ALT / 指導主事

Outline of Final Research Achievements

By making primary school English language activities mandatory for grades five and six, it created more equal opportunity for pupils to receive the education. However, with regards to its content and teaching methodology, there still remained huge discrepancies among schools and local governments. After analysing and examining quantitatively the causes of the discrepancies in relation to economic, social, and political situations of local governments, it was necessary to adopt qualitative approach in order to understand the situation of local governments more in detail. As a result of the qualitative research, it was confirmed that a wide variety of approaches existed in the ways to support the implementation of English language activities. Furthermore, issues to be considered and resolved for the future enhancement of the supporting system were pointed out in the areas of teacher training, assistant language teachers, and supervisors.

Free Research Field

小学校英語、英語教育、教員研修