- 著者
- 内山 八郎 テイラー マーク 井上 弘樹
- 出版者
- The Japan Association of International Liberal Arts
- 雑誌
- 日本国際教養学会誌 (ISSN:21894183)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.7, pp.2-13, 2021 (Released:2022-09-06)
- 参考文献数
- 15
This study commences with statistical data analysis of Japanese adults’ self-assessment of their English reading comprehension and various explanatory variables. Data from the Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS) were analyzed in two stages. In the first stage, a series of bivariate analyses were conducted with demographic, socio-economic, and lifestyle-related indicators as independent variables and self-assessed reading comprehension in English as the dependent variable. In the second stage, several multivariate models were constructed to determine which model best accounts for the effects on the dependent variable. The variables in the category of lifestyle-related factors—which includes the degree of information technology (IT) utilization—surfaced as predictive of the variable on self-assessed reading comprehension in English for Japanese adults. Subsequent to the analyses, implications and possibilities of IT as a reading resource for Japanese adult learners of English are discussed.
- 著者
- 長谷川 裕 坂本 南美
- 出版者
- The Japan Association of International Liberal Arts
- 雑誌
- 日本国際教養学会誌 (ISSN:21894183)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.9, pp.32-43, 2023 (Released:2023-03-17)
- 参考文献数
- 25
In the stream of educational reforms in Japan, collaborative teaching with English-speaking Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) will consequently play an important role in foreign language classrooms. While the quality and impact of the ALTs on their lessons tend to be argued by many, there is still a possibility existing that the manner in which ALTs enrich their lives in Japan will exert a synergistic effect on their collaborative English teaching skills. This project focused on the life stories of ALTs, utilized the narrative approach to analyze and conduct interviews, and explored how they engage and commit to Japanese foreign language education. Utilizing thematic analysis, the study conducted semi-structured interviews with six ALTs under the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme for 2021. As the starting point of being ALTs, this study investigated their perspective before and after their arrival to Japan and revealed two major themes that emerged from their psychological states, and each theme has divided further into the following sub-concepts (1) self-awareness: sense of anticipation and expectation, and (2) cognitive dissonance: concerns and discomfort and contemplation.