Nara University of Education ELT Study Group -July 2023- (the Chubu English Language Education Society Nara Chapter) 奈良教育大学英語教育研究会2023年7月の会 （兼中部地区英語教育学会奈良支部研究会）

We would like to hold a study meeting on English education at Nara University of Education! Please join us if you are involved with English education or have an interest in it.

Date and time: 15:00～, July 29th, 2023
Location: Nara University of Education and Online (Hybrid style)
Program:

15:00 Opening

15:05～15:40 Presentation 1
Improvement of Lessons through CBCI (Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction)
Ryosuke Yoshida (Nara Prefectural Kokusai Senior High School)
Lynn Erickson suggests CBCI, which intends to develop students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Now, I am trying to improve my lessons by using this theory. There are some reasons behind this attempt. First, I do not usually plan my lessons ahead of time. Therefore, I felt the importance of having a vision to help improve my students’ English ability. Second, I focused on developing my students’ output skills by having them write their opinions or discuss with their classmates. However, I found that most students did not think deeply about the subjects. For example, they often used generic expressions such as “I think peace is important” or “I found that we should protect nature.” My goal is to have students practice their critical thinking skills and to reinforce their opinions with more reasons. These problems can be solved by using CBCI, so allow me to share my lesson methods.

15:45〜16:30 Presentation 2
Our Passion for Cambodia and Insights from "The Project for Establishing Foundations for Teacher Education College"
Koji MAEDA (Nara University of Education), Rintaro SATO (Nara University of Education)
We participated in the development of a teacher-training university in Cambodia, working closely with Cambodian teachers to create comprehensive curriculum plans and teaching materials. We had interviews with teachers and observed English lessons at elementary schools, junior and senior high schools, and colleges. We found out that teachers were concerned about the ways of teaching and the materials used for teaching. Now, the way of teaching focuses more on getting detailed knowledge, understanding important ideas, and learning how to teach in a practical way. The new way of teaching wants teachers and students to interact more actively to make learning better. We really love this beautiful country and the people. We learned a lot from this project. We will share our affection for Cambodia, the lessons we've learned, and also suggest improvements for English teaching in Japanese schools.

16:30 Closing

*Each presentation has Q&A or discussion time.
*We are going to hold the event on a hybrid style. If you join online, please prepare for using ZOOM. We will send Room ID and Password to your address you wrote in the application form by the day before the event.

Application: please apply from the following URL by July 27th, 2023 https://forms.gle/3QepL8ZdZUtxobFx8
Contact:
nueeltsg@gmail.com (Bureau: Tadashi IZUMITANI, Kindai University Senior & Junior High School)
sato.rintaro@cc.nara-edu.ac.jp (Rintaro SATO, Nara University of Education）

この度、奈良教育大学英語教育研究会を開催致します。英語教育に関わっている方、学生・院生、また、英語を学んでいる方で、関心のある方がおられましたら、お気軽に参加くださればと思います。

日時：2023年７月29日（土） 15時～
場所：奈良教育大学・オンライン（ハイブリッド開催）
内容：
15:00 開式

15:05～15:40 発表１
Improvement of Lessons through CBCI (Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction)
芳田亮介（奈良県立奈良国際高等学校）

15:45～16:30 発表２
Our Passion for Cambodia and Insights from "The Project for Establishing Foundations for Teacher Education College"
前田康二（奈良教育大学）・佐藤臨太郎（奈良教育大学）

16:30 閉式

※各発表時間は質疑応答・内容討議を含みます。
※今回はハイブリッドでの開催となります。オンラインでのご参加の場合は予めZOOMを使用できる環境をご準備ください。ZOOMのルームIDとパスワードは申し込み時にご記入頂いたメールアドレスに前日までにお送りします。

申し込み：右のURLより2023年７月27日（木）までにお願いします。 https://forms.gle/3QepL8ZdZUtxobFx8
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@cc.nara-edu.ac.jp（奈良教育大学 佐藤臨太郎）