kuramitsu shiho
About
Shiho Kuramitsu went to 3 different universities to learn about elementary English education. She has kindergarten, elementary school, and junior high school teacher licenses. Also she has J-SHINE (Japan Shogakko Instructors of English) license too. She has been working as an English teacher at the elementary school level for 4 years. She wants to learn about English education more and she is interested in many things.Sessions
Teaching Younger Learners A Collaborative Approach to Teaching Elementary English more
Sat, Nov 13, 18:40-19:05 Asia/Tokyo
With the recent change of English as a primary subject in elementary schools, Japanese homeroom teachers have faced difficulties. This presentation will describe the teaching circumstances between a Japanese English teacher and an assistant language teacher. With two experienced teachers who understand the curriculum goals, lesson planning and delivery appear to be more efficient than with a homeroom teacher. Compared to class feedback from another school, students overall enjoyed classes and learnt more English.
