Genghis and Ted, Preparation for Mid-term Progress Report

Genghis Outline

2. Literature review (Talk about what is known and what is not known or has not been fully investigated. Your RQs should be about what is not know or not been fully investigated)

• CLIL theory
• Implementation of CLIL in the world and Japan
• The role of the textbook in Japan
• Overview of research in Japanese English textbooks
• Your research questions

3. Methodology

1. Textbooks
   • Overview of each textbook.
     • Difficulty, etc.
   • Reasons for choosing them
2. Rubric
   • Development
     • How was each category developed?
     • How was the criteria for each category developed
   • Implementation
     • How was the textbook analyzed? (All section, one section, etc.)
     • Who did the analysis?
       • Rationale for choosing raters
       • How raters are trained
   • Analysis
     • How will the rubric rating results be analyzed?

Teddy

Literature Review

• Situation of English Education
• The Eiken Exam
• Textbooks
• HS entrance exam
• Reading ability
• Vocabulary
• Research questions
  • Central: Can JHS textbooks prepare students for Eiken reading and vocabulary?
    • Do the vocabulary levels of textbooks and exams match?
    • What type of reading ability do the textbook and exam require?

Teddy needs to find past research on the vocabulary, reading content of textbooks or tests, such as:
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~chujo/data/zituyousei.pdf

Wanda

For his methodology he needs to provide a rationale for his selection of minimal pairs and show how they can measure phonemic awareness.