(1)目標・計画

英語コミュニケーションⅣ A　and 英語コミュニケーションⅢE

 ・ A task based approach to develop communicative practical language skills

 ・ Conduct communicative testing, focusing on rater reliability and construct validity

 ・ Introduce debate and discussion using topics from Junior and Senior high school English text books to prepare for teaching practice

初等英語科教育論

 ・ Teach teachers how to adopt a task based approach in class

 ・ Have teachers analyzing and critiquing tasks which have been done in elementary school

 ・ Have teachers designing their own tasks for elementary school students

実践英語研究Ⅰ　and　実践英語演習Ⅱ

 ・ Focus on practical language skills such as classroom English

 ・ Discuss case studies on international issues

英語教育演習　(Graduate level)

 ・ Have teachers analyzing and critiquing tasks which have been done in elementary school

 ・ Have teachers designing their own tasks for elementary school students

 In contrast to 初等英語科教育論 there will be a more practical focus to this class, including observation of actual English classes at Fuzoku elementary school.

 Additional goals include:

 ・ Conducting a voluntary English communication meeting once a week for graduate and undergraduate students.

 ・ Providing advice and assistance for students who would like to teach English at elementary schools.

 ・ Help with English E.S.S. club such as proofreading a guidebook for international students

 ・ Help with international students. An international student was accepted in the current academic year from Western Carolina University, with whom I have been working with and supporting at Fuzoku elementary school. I have also assisted with communication with Western Carolina University and facilitation of the exchange program. Our goal is to continue the exchange program through next year, circumstances permitting.

(2)点検・評価

英語コミュニケーションⅣ A　and 英語コミュニケーションⅢE

　I have adopted a task-based and theme-based approach with these classes. Communicative interview tests have also been conducted and students have debated issues in English education arising at various levels in Japan.

初等英語科教育論

　This class has focused on practice (rather than theory). Students were introduced to many tasks for elementary school students and they were asked to analyze these tasks. Students then designed and presented their own task. This was a graded assignment.

実践英語研究Ⅰ　and　実践英語演習Ⅱ

　This class focused on practical English skills. Various international issues were also discussed during class. Students were exposed to a variety of world views about many central world issues.

小学校英語教育演習　(Graduate level)

　Teachers analyzed various elementary school activities and presented their own ideas, as outlined above. This class focused first on theory, then on practice. Students were introduced to many key concepts in English education such as ‘content based instruction’ and ‘task-based language teaching’. Then a connection was drawn between these concepts as students were shown activities from fuzoku elementary school (on video) or I presented activities directly to the students. Then students designed their own activities for elementary school considering the theory which had been discussed earlier.

　In addition to these classes, I also conducted a voluntary English club, provided assistance to students involved in English education at elementary schools and helped with graduate students research and so on.

(1)目標・計画

• I am currently assisting a Doctoral student with research on pronunciation and intelligibility which will continue through April of 2009.

• Communicative testing is currently being conducted in my Oral communication classes and that process will be further documented. Last academic year, results were presented. This research will continue through the next academic year and be submitted for consideration in academic journals

• Communicative interview tests were recently conducted at Fuzoku Shogakko and the results will be analyzed from a number of perspectives in the coming year. Some aspects which will be studied include:

 ◊ Inter-rater reliability

 ◊ Correlation between communicative ability and other academic or affective factors

(2)点検・評価

　• Research on pronunciation specified above was published in the 全国英語教育学会寄与 in March, 2009.

　• Oral testing has continued in my English communication classes and student response has been very positive. (IE. Students feel that the test is a ‘real’ ‘communicative test’ unlike tests they have taken in the past)

　• Communicative testing research has continued at Fuzoku elementary school. Results of the 2009 test were presented at the 全国英語教育学会 in Tottori in August of 2009. Subsequent tests were conducted in January 2010 and the results will be presented in next academic year.

(1)目標・計画

 ・ 小学校英語教育センター運営委員会

(2)点検・評価

　 I have continued to work for the center for English at elementary schools, striving to connect my work at the elementary school with my research and University level classes.

2－4．附属学校・社会との連携、国際交流等

3．本学への総合的貢献（特記事項）