Julia Mika KAWAMOTO
Ehime University
About
Julia Kawamoto is an associate professor at Ehime University. She received her Bachelor's at the University of Utah, Master's at the University of Sheffield, and Ph.D. at Hiroshima City University. Her interests are focus-on-form, use of L1 in the L2, and teacher training.Sessions
Language Classroom Content & Pedagogy What We Know About Teachers’ Medium of Instruction in Remote Learning more
Sat, Nov 13, 12:45-13:10 Asia/Tokyo
English instructors in Japanese universities hold differing principles regarding the amount of Japanese and English that they use in the classroom. In 2020, these principles were tested for many teachers when classes shifted online. The present study aimed to learn how distance learning affects teachers’ medium of instruction through interviews and observations of Zoom lessons. Findings indicate that technology poses problems as well as offers new opportunities to English instructors.
