「ゆとり教育と学力低下問題」について英語で学ぶ : 英語授業におけるテーマ学習と言語習得の統合

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This paper is a report on theme-based language instruction which seeks to integrate language acquisition and the learning of the target theme (i.e., "yutori education and the decline in the academic abilities of Japanese students"). In five consecutive 90-minute lessons, the participants learned about relevant major issues currently discussed (e.g., PISA 2003 results, economic gaps and academic gaps, the five-day school week, the reduction of Integrated Study Hours), and also advanced their acquisition of English through a variety of language learning activities (e.g., Listen & Tell, Multi-round Debate). Important characteristics of the main activities and curriculum organizing principles are described in detail, and the results of actual implementation are discussed, based on data from lesson observations, teacher and students journals, and questionnaires.