Teaching Japanese Elementary School Students Programming and Computational Thinking in a CLIL Environment

Impact ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
Yuka Kazahaya
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
First Language ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
School Students ◽  
Additional Problem

In Japan there is an effort to add programming and English language to the curriculum at an earlier age so children develop an easy familiarity with both. Most programming languages use scripts based on English which presents an additional problem in teaching programming in countries where English is not the first language. Associate Professor Yuka Kazahaya, based at Okayama Prefectural University, is developing and promoting different methods of teaching both programming and English language in Japan.

scholarly journals Teaching Japanese Elementary School Students Programming and Computational Thinking in a CLIL Environment

Impact ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-35
Author(s):  
Yuka Kazahaya
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
First Language ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
School Students ◽  
Additional Problem

In Japan there is an effort to add programming and English language to the curriculum at an earlier age so children develop an easy familiarity with both. Most programming languages use scripts based on English which presents an additional problem in teaching programming in countries where English is not the first language. Associate Professor Yuka Kazahaya, based at Okayama Prefectural University, is developing and promoting different methods of teaching both programming and English language in Japan.

scholarly journals ENGLISH SPEAKING TEACHING METHODS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT AT KAMPUNG INGGRIS PONTIANAK

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
Viqri Rahmad Satria
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
School Students ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Four Levels

This research aims to know speaking teaching methods used at Kampung Inggris Pontianak for elementary school students and tutor obstacles during teaching activity. The method applied in this research was qualitative approach with descriptive analysis. The data were collected from interview and observation with the owner of Kampung Inggris Pontianak, West Kalimantan. It was found that English speaking skill to elementary school students was separated into four levels; basic, intermediate 1, intermediate 2, and advanced. There are five methods applied by Kampung Inggris Pontianak to improve students English speaking skill. Flashcards, watching movies, listening, games, and singing. There were two kinds of obstacles that tutors face during the class. First, most of the tutors’ backgrounds were non-educational. So, they found it hard, sometimes, to control their elementary students who are very energetic. They might have English language competence. However, it is not adequate as their only competence to teach students compared to tutors with English educational background. Therefore, Kampung Inggris Pontianak holds micro-teaching practices to see tutor candidate performances before coming into class. Second, new students made many false answers on the placement test just to make them get into a lower level class than they are supposed to be. The researcher hopes this research will give knowledge to the reader of how tutors in Kampung Inggris Pontianak teaches speaking skills to their students.

scholarly journals Effect Of Execution Time Analysis Epl Program For Computational Thinking Of Elementary School Students ^

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-345
Author(s):  
Woojong Moon, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Execution Time ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Educational Programming ◽  
Time Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Statistical Tool

Software education has emerged as a hot topic around the world, with the goal to raise interests on computational thinking. However, assessments on the computational thinking have not been actively conducted thus far. According to a study by Lee (2019), which analyzed 138 papers on computational thinking published in Korean journals from 2015 to 2018, software education has been introduced and studies on computational thinking are being conducted, but studies on teaching methods that2 improve computational thinking are needed. In this study, we developed and applied a primary educational programming language(EPL) program focused on execution time analysis aimed at improving computational thinking. By using the “Bebras Challenge” as an assessment tool and SPSS as a statistical tool, educational effects were analyzed through the results of pre- and post-computational thinking assessments. The analysis outcomes showed that the EPL education focused on execution time analysis was effective in improving the computational thinking of elementary school students. Putting execution time analysis EPL into primary software education as an educational topic will be effective in improving computational thinking.

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