Journal of the Japan Association for Developmental Education
Online ISSN : 2423-8252
Print ISSN : 1881-0470
ISSN-L : 1881-0470
[Research Paper]
A Study on Awareness of University Japanese Foreign Language Educators Who Teach in Language Classes for Globalization Programs
Shien SAKAI
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2014 Volume 9 Issue 1 Pages 57-68

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Four questions about language education programs for globalization were asked to university Japanese foreign language teachers, 1) What do you think of the differences between internationalization and globalization? 2) What features of your teaching program help students improve their awareness toward globalization? 3) What do you think of teaching liberal arts in your language programs? 4) If you teach only English in your foreign language education programs to your students, they may have only English values. What do you think of this opinion? Fifty-one teachers responded. The answers were analyzed qualitatively. As for # 1 many teachers answered they felt a wider sense when they saw globalization than internationalization. As for #2, sending students to foreign countries to study a language was a popular way. As for #3, many teachers thought teaching liberal arts was important. As for #4, many answered that English was an international communication tool.
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