| Project/Area Number |
24K04150
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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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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
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| Research Institution | Shikoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
フェネリー マーク 四国大学, 文学部, 教授 (90368829)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
カイザー メイガン・レネー 徳島大学, 大学院社会産業理工学研究部(社会総合科学域), 准教授 (10808950)
ラックストン ロバート 四国大学, 文学部, 准教授 (30310874)
福田 スティーブ利久 文教大学, 教育学部, 教授 (90536129)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2024-04-01 – 2028-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2027: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2026: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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| Keywords | Foreign Language / Teacher Training / Homeroom Teacher / Senka Teacher / Communication / Elementary School / Senka Teachers |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
Through observation, interviews and surveys we hope to outline training needs for homeroom and senka teachers. Based on teacher needs we hope to develop and pilot online teacher training materials for in-service training, in the hope of suggesting possible platforms for co-operative learning.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Building on prior research into self-reported anxieties and strengths of HRTs and Senka, we observed and analyzed the transcripted classes of HRT and Senka teachers. Analysis confirmed a tendency with Senka to use more instructional English rather than communication-focused interactions and a tendency for HRTs to be more authentically communicative with students in general, but to switch back to Japanese rapidly during interactions. Results from the analysis were presented at the JALT International Conference in November. In February we observed the three-day teacher training seminar at NITS and surveyed participants in attendance in order to ascertain whether our previous research, conducted locally, was relevant nationally and to consider areas to support in-school in-service training.
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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
We have been moving forward with classroom observation, analysis and preparation for future research. We are expecting some future delay with the production of on-line materials due the ethics issues related to the use of video material from 'real' classrooms but are at present progressing smoothly.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
During this calendar year we shall be analyzing the survey results from the NITS training seminar to confirm national trends. We hope to present the results of this analysis at the JALT International Conference in November. We shall be analyzing online material for teacher training already available online, comparing training with South Korea and visiting Seoul National University of Education in March. Following background research, we hope to interview teachers and teacher trainers to assess possible ways to improve in-school in-service teacher training for teachers at the elementary school level in Japan. It is hoped that we will be able to identify suitable content for online in-school in-service teacher training materials.
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