Nara University of Education ELT Study Group -January 2024- (the Chubu English Language Education Society Nara Chapter) 奈良教育大学英語教育研究会2024年1月の会 （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: 14:30～, January 20th, 2024
Location: Nara University of Education and Online (Hybrid style)
Program:
14:30 Opening

14:35～15:25 Presentation 1
Enhancing Learners' Engagement through a Cross-Curricular Project
Naoki TACHIBANA (Tennoji Senior High School Attached to Osaka Kyoiku University)

Cross-curricular learning has been drawing attention recently and MEXT encourages high schools all over Japan to implement it. Research has revealed a positive relation between project-based learning and learners’ motivation and found out factors that enhance learners’ engagement. When it comes to putting all of these into practice, however, teachers may face various challenges, such as a lack of time and curriculum management. The question is how teachers can enhance learners’ engagement without a heavy burden on them. To answer this question, this presentation will outline a cross-curricular learning in an ordinary school setting. In this learning, called “Enjoy Sports Project,” the big question learners tackled was “How can everyone enjoy sports?” They arranged rules of a sport that they were doing in PE class so that no one would be left behind, and made a presentation about it in English class. The features of this cross-curricular learning can be summarized as matters related to learners, learning by experience, communication among teachers, and performance assessment. This presentation will also discuss benefits and limitations of the above practice.

15:30〜16:30 Presentation 2
Revisiting learner motivation in EFL classrooms
Katsuyuki KONNO (Ryukoku University)

Most educators and researchers widely acknowledge that motivation is a vital role in determining successful language learning. However, while various motivational models have been introduced to the field, they have posed certain challenges. One challenge is the abundance of motivational variables, despite subtle differences among them. This complexity makes it challenging for practitioners to determine which aspects to prioritize in motivating their students. Another issue is that there has been a scarce number of research on how to motivate English learners. This problem stems from different interests of researchers and practitioners in learner motivation. As a first step in addressing these challenges, this presentation explores two pivotal motivational theories, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and willingness to communicate (WTC), since these are highly relevant to classroom practice. Understanding the concept of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation becomes advantageous when we recognize our learners’ motivational profiles. At the same time, fostering English learners’ WTC, or their psychological readiness to initiate communication in English, is the ultimate goal of English learning and teaching because they must talk to learn (Khajavy et al., 2018). Both motivational concepts play indispensable roles in successful language learning. The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of these theories, highlight the previous findings, and facilitate a discussion on practical strategies for motivating learners based on these insights.

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 January 17th, 2024 https://forms.gle/EhScJJ5zorxRUPqo9

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：2024年１月20日（土） 14時30分～
場所：奈良教育大学・オンライン（ハイブリッド開催）
内容：
14:30 開式

14:35～15:25 発表１
Enhancing Learners' Engagement through a Cross-Curricular Project
立花直樹（大阪教育大学附属高等学校天王寺校舎）

15:45～16:30 発表２
Revisiting learner motivation in EFL classrooms
今野勝幸（龍谷大学）

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2024年１月17日（水）までにお願いします。 https://forms.gle/EhScJJ5zorxRUPqo9

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）