Examining Japanese Teachers' Use of L1 in English Classes: Frequency, Function and Reasons behind them 
- 泉谷 忠至 奈良教育大学大学院生
会場・時間
- 516室
- 14:00-14:30
発表種別
- 修士論文発表
発表概要
Senior high school teachers are supposed to conduct English classes mainly in English, and junior high school English classes will be also taught mainly in English (MEXT, 2013). However, Japanese should not be excluded in lessons (Sato, 2015). This study researched Japanese English teachers’ use of L1. In the study, lessons by one senior high school teacher and two junior high school teachers were recorded and transcribed to calculate the frequency and function of their L1 use. After the lessons, stimulated recall interviews and questionnaire surveys were conducted to examine the reasons of their L1 use. The result showed that there was a difference in their L2 use in lessons among the teachers whose language proficiency levels were almost the same, and that the most frequently used function of L1 use in the three lessons was activity instruction, followed by explanation and translation. In the presentation, more detailed analysis of the result will be reported.
