This book examines a wide range of innovations in language learning and teaching in Japan. Each of the chapters describes the impetus for a change or new development in a particular context, from early childhood to adult learning, details its implementation and provides an evaluation of its success. In doing so, they provide a comprehensive overview of best practice in innovating language education from teaching practice in formal classroom settings, to self-directed learning beyond the classroom, and offer recommendations to enhance language education in Japan and beyond. The book will be of interest to scholars of applied linguistics and language development, and in particular to those involved in managing change in language education that attempts to mediate between global trends and local needs.
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This timely collection showcases the many ways in which innovation happens in Japan, often spurred by global and national demographic and social transformations. (John Bankier, JALT Journal, Vol. 43 (1), May, 2021)
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The Scope of Innovation in Japanese Language Education |
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English in Japan in an Era of Global Uncertainty |
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CLIL in Comparison with PPP: A Revolution in ELT by Competency-Based Language Education |
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23 | (24) |
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Innovation in Elementary Classrooms: Integrating the Teaching of English, History and Peace Linguistics |
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47 | (24) |
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Inviting Children's Views for Designing Digital Game Tasks |
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Learning Across Generations: A Small-Scale Initiative |
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It's Your Turn: EFL Teaching and Learning with Tabletop Games |
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117 | (24) |
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What Does `Teaching English as a Lingua Franca' Mean? Insights from University ELF Instructors |
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141 | (20) |
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Developing a Foreign Language Geragogy: Teaching Innovations for Older Learners |
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161 | (24) |
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Self-Access Learning and Advising: Promoting Language Learner Autonomy Beyond the Classroom |
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185 | (26) |
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An Insider's View: Launching a University Program |
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211 | (22) |
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Innovating with the `The Collaborative Social' in Japan |
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An Innovative Approach to In-Service Teacher Training for Teaching English at Japanese Public Elementary Schools |
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257 | (26) |
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Innovation in Japan: Looking to the Future |
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Hayo Reinders is TESOL Professor and Director of the doctoral programme at Anaheim University, USA and Senior Research Advisor to Kanda University in Tokyo, Japan. He is founder of the global Institute for Teacher Leadership. Stephen Ryan is a professor in the School of Culture, Media and Society at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. He has been involved in English language education for over 25 years, mostly based in Japan. Sachiko Nakamura is a doctoral candidate in Applied Linguistics at King Mongkuts University, Thailand. Her research areas include the psychology of language learning and self-regulated learning, and her current research focuses on emotions of language learners and emotion regulation strategy instruction.
