Professor
Machiko KOBORI
Our seminar explores the study of worldwide educational concerns in the context of second language (L2) education, addressing educational inequality through language education on a global scale. It focuses on studying Second Language Learning (SLL) and enhancing conditions to foster its appropriate facilitation in various contexts worldwide. The seminar provides insights into a broad spectrum of perspectives and strategies for managing SLL pedagogical issues for examining and discussing successfully implementing L2 educational concepts in diverse learning environments.
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Seminar activities
1. We have been involved in activities to support primary and secondary pupils learning English in different educational organisations.
2. Teaching English online: we teach English seasonally to young learners in our seminar online English school.
Seminar papers
Seminar students are mainly focusing on different themes within the context of second language education:
1. The influence of early childhood English education on motivation to learn English
2. A study of motivational strategies in the English classroom of Japanese high school students
3. English in English?: Major concerns of English teachers in Japan.