JALT2025 - Tokyo

Training and support for elementary school English teachers

Nov 1, 2025, 6:45 PM

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes) Teaching Younger Learners Room 406

Speakers

Mr Mark Graham Fennelly (四国大学) Meagan Renee Kaiser (Tokushima University) Robert Luxton (Shikoku University) Steve Fukuda (Bunkyo University)

Description

Japan’s 2020 elementary school Course of Study reforms have introduced goals for English education requiring teachers to focus on authentic communication, an endeavor requiring additional training support for current primary instructors; HRT and Senka teachers. Achieving this goal requires differentiation as teachers vary in their language proficiency and experience. This presentation focuses on further clarifying training needs for elementary school foreign language teachers and exploring the potential of online content for collaborative in-school teacher training.

Summary

Japan’s 2020 elementary school Course of Study reforms have introduced goals for English education requiring teachers to focus on authentic communication, an endeavor requiring additional training support for current primary instructors; HRT and Senka teachers. Achieving this goal requires differentiation as teachers vary in their language proficiency and experience. This presentation focuses on further clarifying training needs for elementary school foreign language teachers and exploring the potential of online content for collaborative in-school teacher training.

Presentation materials

Training-and-Support-for-Elementary-School-English-Teachers (JALT2025）.pdf