Nakasendo 2009: Paths to Learning
JUNE 28th, 2009
10:00 – 17:00
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Kensaku Yoshida
吉田研作
“Mext’s New Path to Learning and its Impact on Japan’s English Education”
新学習指導要領と今後の日本の英語教育への影響
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has announced its new course of study for primary and secondary school education. In this talk I will go over the essential goals and objectives mentioned in these documents and make some practical suggestions about teaching English in accordance with them.
文部科学省は小・中・高等学校の新学習指導要領を発表した。本講演では、そのポイントとなる目的や目標について解説を試みる。また、新学習指導要領に沿った、新しい英語の教え方等について考える。
Kensaku Yoshida is Professor of the Faculty of Foreign Studies at Sophia University. He is also the Director of the Sophia Linguistics Institute for International Communication.
吉田 研作(よしだ・けんさく)上智大学外国語学部教授。専門は、応用言語学。
He has worked on a number of committees for MEXT, including the Committee for the Revision of the Course of Studies, Panel to Promote Revisions in Language Teaching, Super English Language High School Assessment Committee, Task Force to Educate Japanese with English abilities and the Central Council for Education Foreign Language Sub-committee.
スーパー・イングリッシュ・ランゲージ・ハイスクールの研究開発に関する企画評価会議協力者、中央教育審議会外国語専門部会委員、TIRF (The International Research Foundation for English Language Education) 理事、NPO小学校英語指導者認定協議会理事、日本英語検定協会理事、他。
He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of The International Research Foundation (TIRF) for English Language Education and a former Executive Director of Asia TEFL. He has given plenary and featured talks at numerous domestic conferences, as well as several international conferences, including TESOL, JALT, KOTESOL, PAC 2, KAFLE, Asia TEFL, etc. He has also written many books, textbooks , research reports, and articles in the areas of TEFL, foreign language policy, and bilingualism.
著書:「21年度から取り組む小学校英語―全面実施までにこれだけは」(編著、教育開発研究所) 「起きてから寝るまで表現」シリーズ監修(アルク)、Heart to Heart(共著、MacMillan Languagehouse)、J-Talk(共著、Oxford University Press)、「英語教育へのチャレンジ」(公文)、「日本語を活かした英語授業のすすめ」(共著、大修館)、「はじめての英語日記」 (共著、コスモピア)、「どうなる小学校英語-『必修化』のゆくえ」(共著、アルク)、他多数。
