Dissemination of Japanese Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages and Demonstative Study on Standards for Competencies in Conducting Classes in English

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25284109
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Jimbo Hisatake 早稲田大学, 商学学術院, 名誉教授 (60063781)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HISAMURA Ken 田園調布学園大学, こども未来学部, 名誉教授 (30300007) ; SAKAI Shien 千葉商科大学, 商経学部, 教授 (30289780)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KIYOTA Yoichi 明星大学, 教育学部, 教授 (60513843) ; TAKAGI Akiko 青山学院大学, 教育人間科学部, 准教授 (50343629) ; KURIHARA Fumiko 中央大学, 商学部, 教授 (60318920) ; NAKAYAMA Natsue 文教大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (50406287) ; YAMAGUCHI Takane 早稲田大学, 社会科学総合学術院, 講師 (60386555) ; HORI Shinya 早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 助手 (00737546) ; ISHIDA Masachika 清泉女子大学, 文学部, 名誉教授 (70146942) ; YOFFE Leonid 早稲田大学, 商学学術院, 准教授 (80434265)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 英語教師養成 / 教師の成長 / 授業力 / 英語科教育 / 英語力 / 省察 / 自律的学習者 / 複言語能力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In 2014 we completed the adaptation of the European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOSTL) and published three variants of Japanese Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (J-POSTL).There are mainly four reasons for the creation of J-POSTL: to induce paradigm shift in language teaching, to enhance didactic as well as language competencies of teachers, to encourage collaborative learning and teaching, and to highlight the importance of establishing standards for teacher education. The J-POSTL was used in methodology classes at many universities and in workshops and seminars for in-service training for the past few years. The J-POSTL was found to be very effective as a reflection tool to help prepare them for their future and present profession in a variety of teaching contexts.

Free Research Field

言語学・外国語教育