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6.Integrating the Four Skills for the Next Generation of Japanese Teachers of English
Get PDFThis article outlines the approach to teaching two related courses: Speaking & Listening, and Reading & Writing. It explains first the importance of integrating these courses into a four-skills curriculum, and then how this is achieved in practice by means of a combination of Content- Based Instruction and Task-Based Instruction. Finally it describes how this integrated skills course achieves the parallel function of preparing teacherlicense students to conduct similar courses themselves in Japanese school contexts.departmental bulletin pape
5.Cross-cultural Communication:Future Teachers and the Roots of a Liberal Arts Education
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A 6-step News Summarizing Activity to Tackle Deficiencies in Japanese First-year University Studentsʼ English Language Skills
Get PDFThe primary intent of this short work is to unveil a news reporting activity that evolved from a necessity to improve rudimentary English writing skills among first year Japanese university students in mandatory English classes. After a sketch of the origins of the activity, some of the most pronounced language skill deficiencies exhibited by students entering Japanese university will be identified and listed, along with a dabble into some probable causes for their enduring prevalence. After which, the news-reporting activity will be introduced and outlined in its entirety, followed by a specific breakdown of the objectives and justifications offered for each of the 6 main steps in the activity. In the conclusion, the activityʼs most discernible advantages will be highlighted.研究ノートResearch Notesdepartmental bulletin pape
発達障害者におけるバランス能力の検討─ Functional Balance Scale と三次元加速度センサによって ─
Get PDF発達障害者における対人的コミュニケーションと社会的相互作用の障害の基盤を検討す るため、自閉スペクトラム症（ASD）と注意欠如多動症（ADHD）、年齢と性別を一致さ せた定型発達（以下TD）を対象に、バランス能力をFunctional Balance Scale と加速度 センサによって評価した。その結果、Functional Balance Scale の片足立ち課題ができな い者がASD 群とADHD 群にいたが、その他の課題で通過できない項目はなかった。また、 歩行時の加速度を分析した結果、前後方向では差がなかったが、左右方向ではASD 群が TD 群よりも加速度が小さく、上下方向ではADHD 群がTD 群よりも加速度が大きかった。 これらから、発達障害者は片足立ちのバランス能力が悪いとともに、三軸加速度センサに よって、歩行動作時の特異的加速度のずれも示唆された。departmental bulletin pape