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Practice of solar observation and its evaluation in the earth-science experiment lesson
Get PDF大学の地学実験の授業で太陽表面を観察する実験・実習を行い、新たに工夫した方法を試み、学生へのアンケートにより有効性の調査を行なった。太陽観測は失明の危険があり、配慮すべき事項が多く、高度な安全対策が必要である。中高の理科教員免許取得を希望する大学生達が天体観察とその記録、考察を実習を通して経験することで、将来教員として、地学実験での指導を行う基礎技術を身につけた。本実験実習で行なった太陽観察では、従来の天体望遠鏡を用いる方法に加えてソーラースコープを使用する方法を試みた。国立天文台太陽観測所やひので衛星のデータを利用する方法も提案した。これらの試みは深い考察につながり、たいへん有効であることが示された。また、安全面の対策と教育効果を高めることができた。本授業での経験は将来彼らが教育現場に立った時に役立つと思われる
Student guidance and counseling aimed at self-realization of students― Aiming to be a trusted school teacher ―
Get PDF学校の教師の役割は学習指導にあるが、これは知識の伝授を意味することだけではない。それは、日本の教育基本法の教育の目的にもあるように「人格の完成」に向けたものでなければならない。そして、「人格の完成」は「自由」で「平等」な社会の実現に向け積極的に参画する人材の育成であるとも考えられる。海外の教育制度に目を向けてみると、それぞれの国ごとに、独自の制度が確立されている。しかし、これは今後もその国の情勢によって変わっていくと思われる。それは、教育が「国民の幸せ」を願って行われる行為であるからであろう。「幸せ」の感じ方は個々に異なるが故に「自己実現」という言葉に集約されている。そのことは、一人一人が自身の環境の中で「存在意義」を見出すことなのであろう。そのようなことから、学校の教師には生徒指導というもう一つの大きな役割があるといえる。また、生徒の「自己実現」を考えると「進路指導」を抜きにしては考えられない。そこで、「進路指導と生徒指導」「授業実践と生徒指導」について、その関係と方向性について情報を整理し、教師を目指す学生に対する教職指導の一助にしたい
An analysis of Lapanese university students' English language learning beliefs
Get PDFThrough administration of an English/Japanese 45-item multiple choice survey, this project seeks to collect data on current SILC students’; (a) beliefs about a contemporary (communicative) orientation to learning English, (b) beliefs about a traditional orientation to learning English, (c) beliefs about the quality and sufficiency of classroom instruction for learning English, and (d) beliefs about foreign language learning aptitude and difficulty (see Sakui and Gaies, 1999)
Enhancing Learner Engagement in a Communicative Curriculum
Get PDFThroughout the field of English language education, communication skills are increasingly being emphasized. Within the Japanese university context this is particularly the case. There are however many challenges to fostering a communicative classroom. These challenges include learners accustomed to teacher-centered approaches and passive behavior in the classroom. Additional complications inherent to compulsory study include variations in learners’ motivation, interest, and proficiency. This paper presents an attempt to improve learner engagement in speaking activities as part of a project of ongoing curriculum renewal
Reflections on designing and implementing a task-based unit using gamebooks
Get PDFA small scale action-research project was designed to explore the effectiveness of using interactive narratives to facilitate L2 output in a communicative English class. A four-week unit of instruction was implemented across five classes comprised of non-English major students at a university in Japan. Using graded reader gamebooks from the Atama-ii series, activities were designed to simultaneously engage students in English reading while also promoting active discussion in English. Data was collected in the form of instructor field logs and student surveys. Researchers concluded that although the activities did not facilitate in-class L2 communicative output, the gamebooks did serve to increase students’ willingness to engage in English activities
The Development of the Lourdes Grottoes in Japan ― Based on the Analysis of Various Examples of Construction in the Archdiocese of Nagasaki ―
Get PDFThere are many reproductions of the Grotto of Lourdes, but so far almost no research has been conducted to clarify the religious, cultural or historical position of such models from the point of view of examples of construction or representation images.
In Japan, as far as I know, there are many such examples in the Diocese of Nagasaki and it is not an exaggeration to say that they embody the process of development of the reproductions of the Lourdes Grotto in Japan. Therefore, in this simple paper, based on the investigation of documents and field as well as written survey results, I have introduced and analysed some examples of construction of replicas, specifically those erected in the churches of the Diocese of Nagasaki. Through this procedure I think I have been able to shed light on the construction of the models of the Lourdes grotto that appeared after the primordial Lourdes-like grottoes erected in Japan－which I had considered in a previous paper of mine－. At the same time, I have tried to classify the models of the sacred grotto of Lourdes.
In Chapter 1, I outlined the current situation of various Roman Catholic dioceses of Japan, beginning with the diocese of Nagasaki. In Chapter 2, I have introduced my surveys and investigations. In Chapter 3, after mentioning the focus points in the overview, I outlined the general characteristics and forms of the reproductions of the sacred cave in each church on the basis of my surveys. Finally, in the fourth chapter, trying to classify such models, I summarized the development and expansion of the reproductions of the sacred grotto of Lourdes
The Selection Criteria of Greetings Used by College Students -Consideration of Greetings Presented in the Japanese Education-
Get PDF大学生が非日常的な挨拶をする場面で、どのような挨拶語を使用しているのか。また、その選択基準について調査した。大学1年生を対象に、11の場面を設定し、それぞれの場面において、同輩や年下、年上の場合、どのような挨拶語を使用するのかを調査した。同じ調査を日本語の学習をしている留学生にも行った。大学生は、相手が年上の場合は、形式的な挨拶語を使用しているが、相手が同輩や年下の場合は、親近感から気軽に話せるくだけた表現を使用している。大学生の実態を踏まえて、日本語学習者、日本語教育における挨拶語の提示のあり方を考察する
Analysis of an Extensive Reading Program
Get PDFThis paper seeks to expand on findings from a SILC project undertaken in the 2011/12 academic year, which examined the implementation of an Extensive Reading (ER) program into the EC4 curriculum. Since that time, extensive reading has become an integral element of both the EC3 and EC4 curricula. The expansion of the program since its inception in 2011 has created new challenges and also necessitated continued research to assess its on-going effectiveness. Thin study will analyse how well the expanded program is supporting established extensive reading principles, and also look at student performance within the program, with a particular focus on data gathered from Moodle Reader
Preceding Studies and Problems about Ceramic Sculptor Shinichi Terauchi
Get PDFShinichi Terauchi(1863-1945)was a sculptor who used earthenware as his main material. Additionally, he was an art(craftsmanship) educator most of his life at ceramics production studio. However, very few papers and books reference him. Furthermore, most of the descriptions in those papers and books are only a simple introduction to him. As an early stage in research on Terauchi, the purpose of this paper is to resolve the present circumstances and problems by analising preceding studies. First, in Chapter 1, I survey the life of Terauchi and confirm a his achievements. Next, in Chapter 2 Section 1, I present records and references about him and his works in local history research books, then, in Section 2, I present papers aimed at Terauchi or papers wich feature comparisons of him. Finally, in Chapter 3, I clearly present the issue of how a researcher of modern Japanese sculpture and ceramic sculpture should work by analysing the preceding studies referenced in Chapter 2, in on effort to survey problems and indicate resolved and unresolved points related to the subject matter