奈良教育大学英語教育研究会 2018年10月の会

Date and time: October 27th, 2018, 14:00～
Location: Nara University of Education Room 201 The room might be changed depending on the situation.
Program:
　14:00 Opening

　14:05～14:45 Tadashi IZUMITANI (Kindai University Senior & Junior High School)
　　 Workshop 1 “How can we motivate students to speak English in the Japanese EFL context?”

This workshop addresses the issue of students’ motivation to speak in English in Japan. According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan, English language teachers are supposed to conduct lessons in English in Japanese secondary schools in 2021. This national policy aims at providing students with opportunities to speak English in the classroom. However, there is a wonder if Japanese students are so highly motivated to speak English. In the Japanese English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) context, students are expected to accomplish dual goals: tests and communication skills. Since Japanese students do not have opportunities to speak English in daily life, it may be true that getting high scores on tests is a more realistic and concrete goal for them than fostering communication skills. Willingness to Communicate (WTC) is now gaining attention in research of students’ motivation on L2 use. The presenter talks about his practices and suggests how to improve students’ WTC, taking the characteristics of the Japanese EFL context into consideration.

　14:50～15:20 Shun TANIGUCHI (Kindai University Senior & Junior High School)
　　 Practice report “Lessons focused on reading-aloud activities in a private junior high school”

The importance of reading aloud in English education is taken up by many foreign language education researchers. My definition of reading aloud is to read a large amount of English sentences and texts. I believe that reading aloud is one of the effective ways to learn speaking, and is crucial to acquire English in some situations. Moreover, training is necessary to acquire correct pronunciation.
I am in charge of 1st-year junior high school students now, and I put my focus on losing my students’ resistance towards reading aloud through reading-aloud activities. In addition, providing pairs and group work and both self-evaluations and evaluation by others, I prepare an environment where students learn and enjoy. Through the lessons, most students show a very strong interest in speaking English and pronunciation, and positively participate in activities in the class.
In this presentation, I will describe my lessons focused on reading aloud this school year, and talk about the future prospects.

　15:30～16:45 Kiwamu KASAHARA (Hokkaido University of Education)
　　 Workshop 2 “Conducting English Lessons in English at JHS”

In the school year of 2021, all JHS English teachers are required to conduct English lessons basically in English. I would like to share some basic ideas and activities in order to increase teachers’ English input and students’ English output. The point is that teachers should enjoy using English in class!

　16:50 Closing

*Each presentation has Q&A or discussion time. Let’s share your impressions or opinions freely!
We are going to have a friendly party around Kintetsu Nara Station from 17:30.

Application: https://goo.gl/forms/PvXTF2qjmKlnYpZu2
Contact:
nueeltsg@gmail.com (Bureau: Tadashi IZUMITANI, Kindai University Senior & Junior High School)
sato.rintaro@nara-edu.ac.jp (Rintaro SATO, Nara University of Education）

日時：２０１８年１０月２７日（土） １４時００分～
場所：奈良教育大学 ２０１教室（〒630-8528奈良県奈良市高畑町）※人数により当日変更の場合があります
内容：
　14:00 開式

　14:05～14:45 泉谷　忠至（近畿大学附属高等学校・中学校）
　　 ワークショップ１ "How can we motivate students to speak English in the Japanese EFL context?"

　14:50～15:20 谷口　舜（近畿大学附属高等学校・中学校）
　　 実践報告 “Lessons focused on reading-aloud activities in a private junior high school”

　15:30～16:45 笠原　究（北海道教育大学）
　　 ワークショップ２ “Conducting English Lessons in English at JHS”

　16:50 閉式

※各発表時間は質疑応答・内容討議を含みます。（発表後、自由に感想、意見交換を行う予定です）
研究会の後には17:30より近鉄奈良駅界隈にて情報交換会を予定しております。
申し込み：https://goo.gl/forms/PvXTF2qjmKlnYpZu2
問い合わせ：
nueeltsg@gmail.com（事務局： 近畿大学附属高等学校・中学校　泉谷忠至）
sato.rintaro@nara-edu.ac.jp（奈良教育大学　佐藤臨太郎）