フィンランドの小学生を対象とした英語学習意識調査 : 教科としての指導は英語嫌いを生み出すのか

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The paper mainly reports the results of the questionnaire study conducted in Finland in 2008 in order to capture perceptions Finnish primary school pupils have about English language learning. In all, 277 Finnish pupils (180 5th graders and 97 3rd graders) at two different primary schools participated in the study. The questionnaire was also administered to 284 Japanese pupils (145 9th graders and 139 7th graders) in order to situate the responses from the Finnish pupils in an international comparison. The questionnaire consisted of four sections with 32 questions in all. The two questions in Section A were sensitising questions to familiarize pupils with a five-point Likert scale, the 12 questions in Section B asked the pupils reasons for studying English, another 12 questions in Section C asked the pupils how they were enjoying their English lessons, and the six questions in Section D inquired the pupils' attitudes toward English language learning in general. The results obtained from the questionnaire have disclosed that teaching English as a school subject does not necessarily induce disinterest in English.
全国英語教育学会の論文