著者

Pederson Stan ピダーソン スタン

出版者

熊本大学教育学部附属教育実践総合センター

雑誌

熊本大学教育実践研究

巻号頁・発行日

vol.34, pp.47-51, 2017-02-28

---

As is well known, the government has finally approved English as an elementary school subject, with a transition period beginning in 2018 and full implementation in 2020 in time for the Tokyo Olympics. The present speaking and listening focused Hi Friends materials will be adapted and used for the first time with grade threes and fours in English Activity classes, and new four-skills materials will be developed for grades five and six. The upper grades will receive two regular English lessons a week with one more lesson hour provided via three, shorter module lessons. Reading and writing materials are already being piloted in MEXT-designated research schools under the title Hi Friends +. These consist of CDROM exercises for use in whole class instruction and printable handouts for student use. At present, guidelines on methodology, sequencing of instruction and lesson plans are not provided, leaving teachers and schools to create their own lessons and syllabuses willy-nilly. This paper aims to address some of these gaps so teachers can design their own instruction in a more consistent and logical fashion using the designated materials.