2019 Volume 30 Pages 287-302
This paper reports on a pilot implementation of the “Hiroshima University English Can-Do List”in a liberal arts course for 1st-year university students at Hiroshima University. The school’s Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education developed an original plugin to implement the can-do list in an open source e-portfolio system called Mahara. In this system, students input their latest TOEIC scores and select can-do statement items that they want to achieve in the future in the following six categories: reading, writing, speaking, listening, interaction, and function. The system then shows the TOEIC scores to achieve the selected can-do statements, and suggests learning materials to achieve the scores. Our previous practice revealed that students perceived this system useful, but they were reluctant to study English through the suggested learning materials. In the present practice, students had opportunities to use the suggested learning materials in the classroom and experienced their effectiveness. As a result, they perceived the system useful, and showed positive attitudes toward studying English using these suggested learning materials.
