2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
A qualitative investigation of English teachers' strategies for implementing 2020 Reform Plan objectives in Japan's secondary schools
| Project/Area Number |
19K00848
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
Nuske Kyle 名古屋大学, 教養教育院, 特任准教授 (10795074)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | English Education Policy / Globalization / Discourse analysis |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
As mentioned in previous reports, difficulties with accessing research sites and securing participants resulted in a shift to the analysis of high school-level English textbooks, focusing on how the phenomenon of globalization is depicted to impact Japan and what roles the English language plays in facilitating this process.
An initial analysis was completed, but the researcher decided to perform the analysis once again based on an updated list of the most commonly used high school-level English textbooks in Japan.
This analysis is nearly complete and will be used as the basis for forthcoming submissions to academic conferences and journals.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
Having completed an initial analysis, the researcher decided to perform the analysis once again based on an updated list of the most commonly used textbooks in Japanese high schools for the most recent academic year (2022). This analysis is nearly complete and will be used as the basis for forthcoming submissions to academic conferences and journals (see further information below).
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Results of the updated analysis will be submitted as an individual paper presentation at the 2023 Conference of the American Association of Applied Linguistics (submissions open from June 1). Concurrently, the research is preparing a publication manuscript.
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| Causes of Carryover |
No usage of research funds was necessary during the past year due to the researcher's decision to perform the textbook analysis once again, but the remaining funds are intended to be used to cover the cost of traveling to, and presenting at, international conferences in the fields of Applied Linguistics and TESOL.
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