June 30, 2016 Rough Notes of the Graduate School Seminar

Ayano

She has made her research questions more objective. The new questions are:

1. To what extent does Crown include CLIL principles?
2. What kind of lesson plans are compatible for CLIL with Crown?

Method for Number 1:

• What portions of the book are related to the four skills?
• Cognition levels:What kinds of questions does the text have?
• Kind of content: (Criteria not determined)
• Communication: Opportunities for communication

Possibility for Comparisons

• To what extent do high school komyunike-shon eigo I textbooks include CLIL principles?
  • Significance: CLIL is a method which can meet the demands of the new English curriculum
    • We can answer is textbooks are compatible with a new approach for teaching English

Outline

• Literature review: James’ advise = flow, one section leads into the other, which leads into the other, etc…
  • History of English education in Japan (New entrance exam will evaluate four skills)
    • History of teaching methodology in Japan
    • Societal needs for English
    • Current and Next Course of Study
    • James’ advice: you will need to discuss high schools and textbooks (Wanda)
  • CLIL
    • Principles
    • CLIL in Japan

Teddy:

Next time, potential outline of paper

Wanda:

Next, tell us about observation