A Study of the Process of Teaching Speaking in Japan


  A study of the process of teaching speaking in Japan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A Comparative study British and Thai undergraduates in Torrance Test of Creative Thinking.
Fisik Sean Buakanok, Paisan Suwannoi, Amanda Jefferies, Neil Davey, Wanida Kanarkard & Wiroj Taweepworadej (pp. 18-25)

The Asian Conference on Language Learning Official Conference Proceedings 2011

ISSN: 2186-4691 Proceedings URL: http://iafor.org/acll_proceedings.html

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Osaka, Japan

USING ACTION RESEARCH IN THE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CLASSROOM

By Marc Waterfield

MATESOL Kumamoto University Oral Communications Buntoku SHS 860-0082 Kumamoto-Ken, Kumamoto City Ikeda Machi 4-22-2 (096) 354-6416 (230) mizuno_marc@hotmail.com ACLL: Language Education

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Osaka, Japan

Using Action Research in the Oral Communications Classroom Marc Waterfield MATESOL Kumamoto University Oral Communications Buntoku SHS Abstract Action research helped the author identify his students' confidence problem to use English as being related to their unrealistic study goals and performance expectations. Furthermore, it assisted the author greatly in designing a course syllabus that met the curriculum specifications outlined by the Ministry of Education. In this framework, providing specific information and helping to set more realistic study goals increased students’ appreciation of English communicative skills. Action research is presented here as an appropriate framework for teacher-researchers to conduct classroom-based research in the aim of effecting positive change. The process by which the outcomes were reached is...