「他者との関わり」を意識させたライティング指導の工夫 ～中学校英語科 1 学年での取り組みの一考察～

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The purpose of this study is to investigate an effective approach to teaching writing to first year junior high school students to enhance their motivation. The Course of Study for Foreign Language emphasizes the importance of relationships and interactions among learners in English lessons. Cooperating with a local public school, inventive writing instruction focusing on collaborative learning and purpose driven writing was practiced throughout the school year. In this paper, three case studies will be discussed to illustrate the effects of this inventive writing instruction. Class observation and the students’ writing portfolios were used to assess the students’ progress. This paper concludes that inventive writing instruction would be effective to motivate students in writing. However, the results in the writing portfolios show that further concrete teacher support would be imperative for continued improvement in the students’ individual writing skills.