Approach to foster students' competitiveness in global society - A teaching model for developing proficiency in English for international communication-

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520690
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: National Institute of Technology, Toyama College
• Principal Investigator: SHIMIZU Yoshihiko 富山高等専門学校, 一般教養科, 教授 (90548322)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OKAZAKI Hiroyuki 富山大学, 人間発達科学部, 教授 (20436801) ; OGIHARA Hiroshi 富山大学, 人間発達科学部, 教授 (40152409)
• Research Collaborator: SITHIAMNUAI Eiko ; RIGGS Hidemi ; FRANZ Judi ; SWENDSON Laura ; SWENDSON Laura ; HATAKEYAMA Kokei ; TAKAHASHI Miki ; SUMA Ayuko ; ANKYU Yui ; EDA Toru ; YOKOGOSHI Keiko ; TACHIBANA Namiko ; YUGUCHI Chizuko
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 国際協働学習 / 授業デザイン / 5つの提言の具体的施策 / ICT活用 / 若者の国際競争力 / 英語コミュニケーション力 / アメリカ合衆国 / タイ王国

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this project is to create a collaborative learning model between students and students at schools in foreign countries to develop awareness for their skills, and English competence to survive in global society. This research was conducted according to “Survey on the Five Proposals and Specific Measures for Developing Proficiency in English for International Communication” announced by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology In this research, some before-and-after surveys were conducted and the results concerning awareness of students’ skills show that students were well-motivated for English learning through their research activities. As for English competence, data in this research suggests that the students’ English competence developed considerably.

Free Research Field

英語教育