{"id":261,"date":"2016-10-03T07:12:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T07:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jameslab.edublogs.org\/?p=261"},"modified":"2016-10-03T07:12:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T07:12:50","slug":"special-seminar-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/logos.edu.iwate-u.ac.jp\/jhoffice\/special-seminar-103\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Seminar 10\/3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rocky: Comparison of English Teaching Curricula in Asian Countries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She wants to research primary school curricula in Korea, China, and Japan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to compare:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>number of classes<\/li>\n<li>class size<\/li>\n<li>goal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Outline for Rocky (Proposal)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Introduction\n<ul>\n<li>English language education in the world<\/li>\n<li>Reason for doing research about Korea, China, and Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Background\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/\">Society<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibe.unesco.org\/en\/document\/world-data-education-seventh-edition-2010-11\">education system<\/a>: China, Japan, Korea<\/li>\n<li>Present your research questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Methodology\n<ul>\n<li>What will you compare and how will you compare them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Findings<\/li>\n<li>Discussion\n<ul>\n<li>What can we conclude about the similarities and differences between the countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>To do: <\/strong>By 10\/26,<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Give an overview of each country&#8217;s education system.<\/li>\n<li>Find curricula or education materials for the countries<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Superwoman: <\/strong>The relationship between pronunciation and anxiety<\/p>\n<p>Research questions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What are the differences between students who try to use standard English pronunciation and those who speak with a Japanese accent?\n<ul>\n<li>Potential differences: Background, motivation, identity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Should teachers aim for intelligible English or native-like English?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To answer question number 1, she can give questionnaires to students.<\/p>\n<p>By the 19th, decide what the differences are and HOW to evaluate pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cindy: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Title: Using English diaries in JHS as a means to understand students and improve their writing skills<\/p>\n<p>Research questions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In what way can teachers get to know their students through English diaries?<\/li>\n<li>Will writing diaries improve students&#8217; writing fluency, accuracy, or complexity?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>By 10\/19, finish the data AND show an outline of your paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocky: Comparison of English Teaching Curricula in Asian Countries She wants to research primary school curric 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