研究課題/領域番号 |
16K02952
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研究機関 | 福島大学 |
研究代表者 |
Mahoney Sean 福島大学, 行政政策学類, 准教授 (50292454)
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研究分担者 |
猪井 新一 茨城大学, 教育学部, 教授 (80254887)
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研究期間 (年度) |
2016-10-21 – 2020-03-31
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キーワード | 小学校外国語活動 / 外国語活動協力者 / ノン・ネイティブ・スピーカー / 教科 / 予備調査 / 英語の非母語話者 / EAA / 外国語活動支援者 |
研究実績の概要 |
We are in the process of analysing data from a pilot questionnaire conducted with 33 non-native English speaking assistants at public primary schools. Fifteen questionnaires were in Japanese, with 18 in English, representing English activity assistants (EAAs) drawn mainly from Fukushima, Tochigi, and Miyagi Prefectures. We have attended forums in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Fukushima on the future of primary school English education, gaining the latest insights and making new contacts. The Principle Investigator has since interviewed two EAAs in Fukushima, and plans to see visit more EAAs elsewhere in the coming months. He has begun a paper based on findings from the pilot questionnaire. The Principle Investigator will deliver an oral summary of project background and findings to his Faculty in June. He and his associate are currently looking for appropriate conferences at which to present findings from the pilot survey of 2016.
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現在までの達成度 (区分) |
現在までの達成度 (区分)
2: おおむね順調に進展している
理由
While the announcement and distribution of Grant-in-aid funds was not received until late October/early November 2017, the Chief Investigator had already begun a review of the literature regarding non-native English speaking teachers of English and their assistants. He had also established contact in early FY 2016 with several regional groups of non-native assistant teacher groups and had thereby executed a pilot study of n=33 participants. It has been difficult and time-consuming to find out which schools utilise EAAs, either Japanese or non-Japanese, as such information is not public. Moreover, since many EAAs are employed only temporarily or for just a few months of the year, surveying has progressed a little less quickly than planned. Still, we have met most of our goals so far.
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今後の研究の推進方策 |
The Principle Investigator plans to publish a paper based on the EAA pilot survey results in FY 2017. We plan to submit a presentation proposal to the annual International Korean TESOL Conference (Seoul), in order to share results obtained so far while establishing contacts with local primary school teachers. Visits to the National Assembly Library and the Korean National University of Education should also yield information on the early stages of Korea's experiences with a sudden, turbulent implementation of English as a core (evaluated) subject in primary schools in the late 1990s. We hope to assist Japan in its preparations for a similar step in 2020, and will focus efforts on how it can possibly curtail similar struggles.
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次年度使用額が生じた理由 |
Official notice of the grant-in-aid was received in late October (as opposed to April in general), and all paperwork was completed in November. I was told that mine was a special case, and that I need not rush to spend the year's budget in just five months.
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次年度使用額の使用計画 |
I plan to adhere to the original plan as closely as possible, and will be 1) visiting various schools to interview non-native English speaking assistants and record classes, 2) purchasing data-storage equipment, 3) presenting on our pilot survey, and 4) travelling to Korea to get information on their transition to establishing a Core-English programme at primary schools in the late 1990s.
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