2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Teacher training curriculum development of the English education of the elementary school and junior high school cooperation which utilized critical thinking
| Project/Area Number |
22520560
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Aichi University of Education |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YANAGI Yoshikazu 名古屋学院大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (40220181)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 外国語教師養成 / ICT / クリティカルシンキング |
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| Research Abstract |
The central tenet of this study is the belief that because learnersdevelop meta-cognition and critical thinking skills of their own at theirown pace, it is critical that the training of elementary school and junior high teachers includes the development of curriculum, teaching methodologies, and actual educational practices that strive to stretch the autonomous learning capabilities of learners, while at the same time emphasizing the individuality of each learner. This research outlines the development of a teacher-training curriculum for English educators that emphasizes these key features of young learners of English. Moreover, the curriculum that was built connects current Foreign Language Activities for elementary school with junior high school English education.
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