小学校での英語教育に関する研究 : 東アジア諸国の事例と比較して

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  • ショウガッコウ デ ノ エイゴ キョウイク ニ カンスル ケンキュウ : ヒガシアジア ショコク ノ ジレイ ト ヒカク シテ
  • Teaching English in Elementary Schools: Comparison among East Asian Countries

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This paper focuses on English teaching in elementary schools in East Asian countries, especially comparing that of South Korea and Japan, by analyzing the current situation and considering the future directions.South Korea started English teaching in elementary schools 14 years earlier than Japan. The results of the analysis showed that the current educational goals are the same in terms of fostering basic communication skills and promoting cross-cultural understanding. The instructors are mainly homeroom teachers in both countries, but there are also teachers who specialize in English. The percentage of teachers who specialize in English is about 30% in South Korea and about 10% in Japan. Regarding teacher training, the universities in South Korea offer a considerable number of subjects related to English teaching in elementary schools, which can be used as a reference for teacher training when Japan needs to increase the number of specialized teachers in the future.Furthermore, a survey on the attitudes of children in the two countries was conducted and the results were compared to that of the same survey conducted 20 years earlier (Maeda, 2001). In the current survey, the item that showed a similar trend between Japan and South Korea was “positive attitude toward English,” while the items that showed a difference were “enjoyment of the class,” “difficulty of the class,” and “usefulness of learning English.” The differences between the old and new surveys were that the percentage of children who found the classes difficult increased in both Japan and South Korea, and the percentage of Japanese children who answered that they disliked English also increased.

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