KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Jack Ryan, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture
The Learner's Perspective: English-Medium Instruction
Edward Sarich, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture
Abstract
Content courses at the university level in both Korea and Japan are increasingly being taught in English. Research indicates that content-based instruction and English-medium Instruction is effective (Grabe, W. & Stoller, F. L. 1997). Research also suggests scaffolding of activities and varying techniques and activity types is good practice in English-medium Instruction classrooms (Peregoy, S. F. & Boyle O. F. 2012). This is a report on research into the efficacy of methodology used to teach two content courses in English to students at a small university in Shizuoka, Japan.
Pre and post-course surveys were administered to compare students' responses on a number of questions. Preliminary results suggest that activity types that scaffold course content may be particularly effective for students in EFL contexts.
Biographicals
Jack Ryan is an associate professor at Shizuoka University of Art and Culture. He teaches courses such as Survey of English Literature, Global Issues, English Composition as well as English communication courses. His research interests include content-based instruction, vocabulary acquisition and the future of English education in Japan.
Edward Sarich is an associate professor at Shizuoka University of Art and Culture. He is interested in all issues concerning English education in Japan, particularly standardized testing and evaluation, communicative language teaching and second language vocabulary acquisition.
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