Pursuing what is a curriculum, a program that is extremely kind to students
Kyoto Tachibana University will establish the 50th Faculty of International English (under notification of establishment) in 2017, which marks the 6th anniversary of its opening.ANGUS, Norman James, who is scheduled to become the Dean of the Faculty and currently teaches at the Department of English Communication, Faculty of Human Development, will come to Japan shortly after graduating from a university in the United Kingdom.I have been involved in English education at various universities.What is the Faculty of International English, led by a teacher who is familiar with Japanese university English education?He spoke fluently and enthusiastically in Japanese.
Two episodes that made me serious
I am involved in the establishment of a new faculty with the idea that "in the coming era of globalization, we must help young Japanese people to live without anxiety with their professional skills and self-confidence." However, there are two reasons to think this way.
One is a class that teaches international students from Sri Lanka, Paraguay, Estonia, etc., and I was very surprised by their high level of English proficiency from non-English speaking countries.They use the same level of vocabulary that they teach to native speaker students at a university in the UK, and they all understand it properly without changing the speed.I was shocked by the difference between the English proficiency of Japanese university students and the English proficiency of university students around the world, and realized that the Japanese educational field was left behind from the world.Moreover, I thought that the low awareness of being left behind was also a problem.
The other was in the first grade class when I asked a question.Japanese students do not usually speak positively or raise their hands, but only at this time, all boys and girls raised their hands without hesitation.My question was, "Are you worried about the future?"As an educator, I strongly felt that this was not the case when I was laid back, and that I must urgently establish a way to connect their sense of crisis in the right direction.Since the university has a high tuition fee, it cannot be said that the university is fulfilling its mission unless it is sure to acquire the ability and qualities to adapt to modern society in four years, not limited to English. is.
