2013 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Assessing the applicability of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approaches for curriculum development in Japanese universities
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25370671
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Research Institution | Hannan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ラリー ウオーカー 京都府立大学, 文学部, 准教授 (70381928)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | CLIL / University / Language education / Japan |
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| Research Abstract |
The year 2013 was spent in reviewing much of the literature regarding CLIL approaches to foreign language learning and teaching; attending professional conferences; visiting institutions of higher education engaged in innovative approaches to English language teaching; and interviewing professors and other persons involved in foreign language education..
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
A great deal of the literature on CLIL approaches to foreign language teaching and learning was reviewed in order to try to gain a greater understanding of the challenges and possibilities surrounding it. Additionally, the researchers attended several conferences and seminars seeking to gain more insight into the current state of foreign language education in Japan and the wider world. Interviews were conducted with leading practitioners of CLIL in Japan and discussions were held, both formally and informally with many people working, both as academic staff and in administrative roles, in universities in Japan, and with business people in the private sector. An academic paper outlining some of the issues surrounding the possible adoption of CLIL in Japan was published in the Hannan Ronshu, the journal of Hannan University.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The researchers intend to continue reviewing the relevant literature on CLIL and other forms of content based foreign language education in the second year of the project, April, 2014 to March, 2015. They also plan to attend and possibly present their research at international conferences on the topic. They intend to meet with researchers and teachers at institutes of higher education in Europe, which is the part of the world showing the greatest uptake and degree of investigation into CLIL approaches. It is also expected that the results of these investigations will be published in Japan. The principle researcher is based in Spain during this time and will engage an in-depth investigation of CLIL course and research there.
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| Expenditure Plans for the Next FY Research Funding |
Scheduling difficulties meant that funds intended for travelling to universities in Japan were left unused. Additionally, fewer expenses than anticipated were encountered for books and miscellaneous items such as postage and printing.
Travel and conference fees will be incurred in pursuing the research. It is expected that the main researcher, Parsons, will travel to different universities in Spain to attend conferences and meet experts and practitioners, and that researcher Walker will travel to Finland for similar purposes. There will also be funds used to purchase books, journals and articles related to the research. It is also likely that some remuneration for conducting interviews with experts in the field in Europe will be required. It is intended that throughout 2015 and 2016 materials which may be of use to practitioners will be developed and made available through a web site devoted to the dissemination of ideas and the results of research into CLIL approaches to foreign language teaching and learning.
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Research Products
(1 results)
