Internationalization of Higher Education in the Foreign Language Curriculum in Japan: A Teacher’s Perspective on Compulsory English Discussion Course

Bordilovskaya, Anna

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-8255-9_4

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“…His mind needs to spur and nourish. This is a systematic requirement for teachers as a mixture of multiple roles [2].…”

Section: Cultivate Students' Subjective Initiative and Creativitymentioning

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An Exploration of Curriculum Reform of English Higher Education from the Perspective of Internationalization

Beibei¹

2019

2019 International Conference on Arts, Management, Education and Innovation (ICAMEI 2019)

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As for the purpose of English higher education, people also have different understandings. The author thinks that first of all, it emphasizes the persistence and cultivation of the university spirit, applies to teaching and scientific research, and promotes independence, suspicion, rigor and innovation; secondly, it must pay attention to the integrity of personality training and people. To live in harmony, properly or even skillfully deal with various relationships, show a kind of ultimate humanistic care for nature, society, and self; at the same time, moderately serve the economy in which we are located, this service must be structured in different ways, and colleges and universities should take different forms of service.

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“…His mind needs to spur and nourish. This is a systematic requirement for teachers as a mixture of multiple roles [2].…”

Section: Cultivate Students' Subjective Initiative and Creativitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are various forms of internationalization of colleges and universities in various regions of the world. After combing, the following aspects are mainly included [2].…”

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An Exploration of Curriculum Reform of English Higher Education from the Perspective of Internationalization

Beibei¹

2019

2019 International Conference on Arts, Management, Education and Innovation (ICAMEI 2019)

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Transformative learning: Investigating perspective changes towards developing global human resources in a virtual exchange project

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Marchewka

2023

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

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“My resistance disappeared”: Japanese university learners’ feedback to a student-centered English discussion course

Schaefer

Reid

Bordilovskaya

2022

Language Learning in Higher Education

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Students leaving the Japanese secondary education system have typically spent hundreds of hours studying English grammatical structures and memorizing vocabulary lists but relatively little time putting that knowledge to communicative use. This lack of language practice can result in feelings of anxiety when faced with compulsory university courses that focus on speaking skills, such as participating in discussions and debates. This study examines first year Japanese student responses to an end-of-semester survey for a course employing a student-centered approach to developing academic Discussion Skills. The authors analyze students’ comments from an open-ended item on the questionnaire asking for feedback regarding any aspect of the course. The results show that many students reported a journey from initial resistance towards speaking English to feelings of confidence and enjoyment. The features of the course that students identified as lowering this resistance included: the enjoyment that came about through pair and group work with classmates; the cognitive discourse functions that provided scaffolding for taking part in discussion; and the consistent and coherent lesson structure that lowered the cognitive load to allow for more focus on communicating and co-constructing ideas. While this study focuses on the Japanese context, it contributes to knowledge across any language center seeking to help students transition to courses with a greater emphasis on spoken communication.

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Internationalization of Higher Education in the Foreign Language Curriculum in Japan: A Teacher’s Perspective on Compulsory English Discussion Course

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

An Exploration of Curriculum Reform of English Higher Education from the Perspective of Internationalization

An Exploration of Curriculum Reform of English Higher Education from the Perspective of Internationalization

Transformative learning: Investigating perspective changes towards developing global human resources in a virtual exchange project

“My resistance disappeared”: Japanese university learners’ feedback to a student-centered English discussion course

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