Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning The Case of Japan

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....

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Other Authors: Reinders, Hayo (Editor), Ryan, Stephen (Editor), Nakamura, Sachiko (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:New Language Learning and Teaching Environments
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The Scope of Innovation in Japanese Language Education; Hayo Reinders, Sachiko Nakamura, and Stephen Ryan
  • Chapter 2. English in Japan in an era of global uncertainty; Philip Seargeant
  • Chapter 3. CLIL in comparison with PPP: A ‘revolution’ in ELT by competency-based language education; Makoto Ikeda
  • Chapter 4. Innovations in elementary classrooms: Integrating the teaching of English, history, and peace linguistics; Noriko Ishihara, Terumi Orihashi, and Zachary Clark
  • Chapter 5. Inviting children’s views for designing digital game tasks; Yuko Goto Butler
  • Chapter 6. Learning across generations: A small-scale initiative; Stephen Ryan and Kay Irie
  • Chapter 7. It’s Your Turn: EFL Teaching and Learning with Tabletop Games; James York, Jonathan deHaan, and Peter Hourdequin
  • Chapter 8. What Does “Teaching English as a Lingua Franca” Mean? Insights from University ELF Instructors’ Voices; Ayako Suzuki
  • Chapter 9. Developing a Foreign Language Geragogy: Teaching Innovations for Older Learners; Danya Ramírez-Gómez
  • Chapter 10. Self-Access Learning and Advising: Promoting Language Learner Autonomy Beyond the Classroom; Jo Mynard
  • Chapter 11. An Insider’s View: Launching a University Program; Kay Irie
  • Chapter 12. Innovating with the “The Collaborative Social” in Japan; Tim Murphey
  • Chapter 13. An Innovative Approach to In-service Teacher Training for Teaching English at Japanese Public Elementary Schools; Maiko Ikeda, Hiroyuki Imai, and Osamu Takeuchi
  • Chapter 14. Innovation in Japan: Looking to the Future; Stephen Ryan, Sachiko Nakamura, and Hayo Reinders