An examination into heritage language education through CLIL within Japan and the UK

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K00863
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Barry Kavanagh 東北大学, 高度教養教育・学生支援機構, 准教授 (80404820)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: CLIL / Heritage

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The number of mixed marriages within Japan and the UK with one parent being Japanese has continued to increase over the last decade along with the number of children born within these international marriages. This phenomenon has enormous educational implications on how the bicultural children within these families learn and maintain their minority or heritage language. this longitudinal study will attempt to examine how CLIL can be adopted as an appropriate educational framework within Japan and the UK for the teaching of the heritage language and culture in the context of supplementary education.

Free Research Field

CLIL, heritage language education

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Incorporating CLIL can benefit how heritage language learners can develop an affinity with their heritage language and culture, increase their motivation and develop both their heritage cultural identity as well as their ability in their L2.