2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Assessing the applicability of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approaches for curriculum development in Japanese universities
| Project/Area Number |
25370671
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Hannan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Larry Walker 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 | Japan / Univerisity / English / Language education / CLIL / Spain |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project aimed at assessing applicability of the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach to foreign language education (in principal English language education) at universities in Japan. Reviews of current practice in Japan and in Spain and Finland in Europe were undertaken, which revealed that there were substantial differences between educational modes at the university level. In many cases, content through English classes can be classified more as EMI (English Medium Instruction) or ESP (English for Specific Purposes). Although this makes designing a single model suitable for use in a variety of scenarios problematic, the growing awareness of CLIL means that there is optimism to think that CLIL has a role to play in English language education at universities in Japan.
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| Free Research Field |
人文学
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