scholarly journals 「英語の授業は英語で」に関する高校教師の認知調査と授業実践 • High School Teachers’ Cognition of the Policy of “English Classes in English,” and Their Classroom Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukie Saito

2012年4月から実施の現行学習指導要領には高校の英語に関して、クラスを実際のコミュニケーションの場にするために、英語のクラスは英語で行われるべきであると明記されている。高校教師の「英語の授業は英語で」行う方針に対しての認知、授業実践、また教師の認知と授業実践に影響を与えている要因に関して調査をするために、2015年度に3人の高校英語教師へのインタビューとその教師が担当する授業見学を行った。Borg (2006)の言語教師の枠組みを参考に分析したインタビュー結果によると、教師のTEFLやTESOLコースへの参加経験、同僚との支援体制、また生徒の英語で行われる英語の授業への肯定的な反応などが、教師の認知と授業実践に影響を与えていることがわかった。授業見学データは教師がどれくらい英語と日本語を使っているか、またいつ英語と日本語を使っているかという視点で分析した。結果、英語と日本語使用の程度は、各教師によって異なっていることがわかった。インタビューと授業見学から、大学入試が教師の認知と授業実践に著しく影響を与えていることが浮き彫りとなった。 The MEXT Course of Study for senior high school, enacted in April 2012, states that English classes are to be conducted in English to transform classes into locations of real communication. To investigate teachers’ cognition of the policy of “English classes in English,” their classroom practice, and factors affecting their cognition and classroom practice, I interviewed and conducted classroom observations of three senior high school teachers during the 2015 academic year. Drawing on Borg’s 2006 framework of elements and processes in language teacher cognition, the analysis of interview data shows that teachers’ professional experience of taking part in TEFL or TESOL courses, support from co-teachers, and their students’ positive responses to the classes affected the teachers’ cognition and classroom practice. Classroom observation data were analyzed in terms of when and how much the teachers use English and Japanese. The findings show that the extent to which English and Japanese were used varied depending on each teacher. From both the interviews and the observations, it was found that the presence of entrance examinations affected the teachers’ cognition and classroom practices significantly.

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Yukie Saito

From 2020, four skills English tests administered by external testing companies will be introduced as university entrance examinations throughout Japan (MEXT, 2017a). It has been often claimed that the current state of the English entrance examinations has hindered senior high school teachers from conducting communicative language teaching (Nishino, 2008; O’Donnell, 2005; Taguchi, 2005). The objective of introducing four skills English tests is to bring about positive washback effects and change classroom practice by abolishing the Center Test, which currently evaluates only reading and listening skills, and introducing externally available English tests which can evaluate English four skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing and to cultivate senior high school students’ communication abilities in this global society as stated by MEXT’s 2009 Course of Study. This paper reviews the background of introducing four skills English tests, possible concerns of introducing four skills English tests, and proposals to resolve those concerns. 外部試験機関が実施する4技能英語試験が2020年から日本の大学入試に導入される(文科省、2017a)。現在の英語の入学試験は、高校教師がコミュニカティブな言語指導を行う妨げとなっている、と頻繁に言われている(Nishino, 2008; O’Donnell, 2005; Taguchi, 2005)。4技能英語試験導入の目的は、リーディングとリスニング技能のみを評価する現在のセンター試験を廃止し、リスニング、リーディング、スピーキング、ライティングといった英語の4技能を評価できる外部テストを導入することにより、肯定的なウオッシュバック効果をもたらし、授業実践を変えることである。また、2009年に文科省から発表された学習指導要領で述べられているように、グローバル化社会に対応して、高校生のコミュニケーション能力を育成することも導入の目的の一つである。本論では、4技能英語試験導入の背景、導入により考えられる懸念とその解決策について検討する。


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 181-185
Author(s):  
Ben Fermin Quitorio Abuda ◽  
Kareen Dionesia R Rivera ◽  
Jestoni C Orque

In-service training programs in any organization enable employees to carry out their responsibilities concerning the organizations' standard and effective delivery. In the pandemic, there is an uprising concern among educators on delivering instruction and their readiness to do so. Hence, a descriptive-comparative approach was conducted to investigate senior high school teachers' readiness on developmentally appropriate pedagogies and their training needs. The data was collected using a researcher-developed electronic-based survey instrument thru Google Form among 35 senior high school teachers in Dolores National High School. The data analyses include mean computation in assessing respondents' level of academic competence, the median for readiness on developmentally appropriate pedagogies and training needs, and non-parametric Mann Whitney U-test and Kruskal Wallis H-test on the significant difference of teacher readiness when compared according to their academic competence indicators. Findings revealed that the majority of the senior high school teachers possessed low academic competence, were exposed to developmentally appropriate pedagogies on teaching methods and modes of assessment and needed immediate training in managing learners with multiple intelligences and learning styles and provided instruction via electronic or distance learning mode. Also, results revealed a significant gap in the respondents' exposure to developmentally appropriate teaching methods compared to their training acquired (p = .002). Hence, the researcher recommends reviewing schools' in-service training and directing them in preparing senior high school teachers to deliver new-normal-based education.


2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Boateng ◽  
Michael Dzigbordi Dzandu ◽  
Franklin Gyamfi Agyemang

Purpose – This study aims to find the role of demographic variables in knowledge sharing among teachers in senior high schools. The relationship between demographic variables and knowledge sharing has not been clearly established in the existing literature. Design/methodology/approach – The survey research design was used as a methodology for the study. The participants of the study were senior high school teachers. These participants were selected using convenience sampling technique. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data were anaylsed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. Findings – The study found that male teachers share more of their knowledge than female teachers. Additionally, first degree holders were found to share their knowledge more than Higher National Diploma holders. Originality/value – This study has established the relationship between demographic variables and knowledge sharing among senior high school teachers in Ghana.


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