2020 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Creating a Professional Learning Network (PLN) for Japanese English Teachers
| Project/Area Number |
19K02986
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| Research Institution | Nanzan University |
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Principal Investigator |
TOLAND Sean 南山大学, 外国語学部, 助教授 (60803864)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
CRIPPS Anthony 南山大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (20352437)
SAKAMOTO Fern 名古屋外国語大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (30803887)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | PLN / online support / teacher training / workshops |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The researchers have completed the following: 1. Developed face-to-face and virtual workshops. 2. Conducted online interviews. 3. Ongoing literature review of professional learning networks. 4. Created a 2nd survey on the PLN usage. 5. Revised the PLN guidebook. 6. Wrote a book chapter.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The COVID pandemic has created a few ongoing challenges for the research team. The face-to-face training sessions and online workshops had to be rescheduled to July and August due to the research participants' busy schedules.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
During the next stage of the project, online and face-to-face workshops will be conducted. The teachers' online interactions will be monitored and materials will be regularly be uploaded to the PLN website. The second online questionnaire will be distributed towards the end of the year. Semi-structured interviews will also be conducted once the online questionnaire is completed.
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| Causes of Carryover |
As noted previously, the COVID pandemic has created a few ongoing challenges for the researchers. The items we planned on purchasing last year will be purchased this year.
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Research Products
(5 results)
