An Explorative Study on Specifying Teachers’ English Language Competence

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  • 「教師の英語力」特定のための探索的研究
  • 「教師の英語力」特定のための探索的研究 : 日本の中高英語科教員に焦点をあてて
  • 「 キョウシ ノ エイゴリョク 」 トクテイ ノ タメ ノ タンサクテキ ケンキュウ : ニホン ノ ナカダカ エイゴカ キョウイン ニ ショウテン オ アテテ
  • 日本の中高英語科教員に焦点をあてて
  • Focusing on Secondary School English Teachers in Japan

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Abstract

This study aimed to (a) identify necessary elements for promoting English language competence for secondary school English teachers in Japan, and to (b) verify through statistical analysis whether each element is essential for teaching. In the first phase, teachers’ English language competence was defined, and 108 descriptions which satisfied the definition were collected from reference materials. Then, for each description, in-service teachers and students who were taking the teacher training course at universities were asked how much they thought the competence was necessary for teachers, and how well they thought they were equipped with them. The respondents answered these questions using the seven-scale Likert technique. The results showed that both teachers and students thought Grammatical Knowledge, Skills for Spoken Interaction and Spoken Production were important for teaching at schools. However, the respondents also felt that they were not sufficiently equipped with Spoken Interaction Skills.

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  • KATE Journal

    KATE Journal 31 (0), 57-70, 2017

    Kantokoshinetsu Association of Teachers of English

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