Psychology & Language Learning Teaching Children Research-Oriented Short Presentation
Changes in International Posture of Japanese EFL Students From G5 to G12
In Japan the Ministry of Education (MEXT) has long focused on expanding English in order to prepare students for the realities of an increasingly globalized world, embarking on an extensive program that integrates native speakers of English into the school system as teachers while offering English lessons at progressively younger ages. To examine changes in international posture, the current study utilizes an extensive data set encompassing grades 5-12 of Japanese learners of English.
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Naoko Monoi, Ed.D., has taught English at elementary school and at the university level in Japan. She is a professor at Chiba University in Japan. Her research interests include elementary school students’ affective development in motivation and interests in English learning and Second Language Acquisition.
