Developing EMI Teacher Training Program for Japanese Context

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K18630
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Kansai University (2018-2019); Osaka University (2017)
• Principal Investigator: BYSOUTH DON 関西大学, 教育開発支援センター, 研究員 (20603129)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 池田 佳子 関西大学, 国際部, 教授 (90447847)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-06-30 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: EMI（英語での開講科目） / ファカルティ・ディべロップメント / グローバルFD

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research investigated on faculty training for the EMI curriculum courses at higher educational institutions in Japan. We explored various overseas training programs in different regions (East Asia and Nordic countries). The major providers of EMI teacher training are UK, US, and Australia. The research team has investigated on the mainstream program contents and examined how suitable they are to the context for Japan. In 2018, the project launched a series of EMI faculty development seminars specifically designed for the Japanese EMI teachers. We started offering them to the teachers at our affiliated university first, then in 2019, we have begun making them available to other institutions through a network called JPN-COIL Association. We were able to hold a workshop in December 2019 in person, however, due to the coronavirus influence, we alternated our activities completely online. The webinar-based training program is still on-going.

Free Research Field

社会心理学、国際教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

英語で開講される科目は、高等教育機関においてさらに拡充される傾向にあるが、その担当者である講師に対する研修プログラムについては、国外提供型のものに依存してしまっているのが現状であった。本研究では、日本の状況に最も適した研修設計を提供するための調査を行い、所属大学において採用し実施を継続している。