Development of Evaluation Methods for Alphabet teaching in Elementary School English Language Education.

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K04592
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Bukkyo University (2020-2021); Osaka Seikei University (2017-2019)
• Principal Investigator: AKAZAWA Masayo 佛教大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (60508430)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 小学校外国語 / 文字指導 / 評価 / フォニックス / 音韻認識 / 教育課程

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop and examine an evaluation method to specifically observe children's learning process and to apply it to instruction in the teaching of the letters of the alphabet in elementary school English education. As there is a large disparity in the ability in understanding the alphabet, phonemic awareness and phonics, and learning to spell the letters of the English alphabet, careful instruction is required. Therefore, based on the theory and practice of Miscue Analysis in Whole Language approach and Reading Recovery, which carefully assesses children's language development, this study was designed to evaluate the development of language development in children. The study materials (booklets) were prepared and proposed as systematical teaching and support in elementary school foreign language activities and foreign language studies in Japan.

Free Research Field

小学校外国語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

小学校外国語科・外国語活動におけるアルファベット指導から読み書きの指導は、音韻認識を高める指導（Phonics）については一定位置づいているものの、意味を求める読むことの指導の重要性や個々の子どもをどのように評価するのかについては議論が深まっていない。活動をするなかで個々の児童の実態が浮き彫りになる活動例や、意味を求めて読もうとする子どもを個々に評価する指針として提案した本研究の成果物（小冊子）は、学校現場で多くの時間がかけられない読み書きの指導と評価において具体的で簡易な指針となる。