■ 改善への取り組み
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前年度の点検・評価項目
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●１．授業の方針や授業計画と実際の授業の内容及び授業目標の達成度
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My teaching policy, plan, and evaluation as laid out in my syllabi criteria mostly matched what I did in these 7 classes: 1.) In my Introduction to Public Speaking_01 and_02 classes, I was able to effectively develop my student’s ability to deliver basic presentations in English; 2.) Nearly 1/3 of my MCP Contemporary Issues_44 class consisted of international students. This greatly benefited the intermediate-high level Shudo students in terms of them successfully using English as a Lingua Franca in discussions and collaborative exchanges; 3.) As for my 英語リーディング III and IV_45 class, they developed and expanded upon their basic reading skills required for high beginner-low intermediate level students; 4.) The students in my 英語リスニング V and VI_46 course met the objectives of developing their listening skills at the intermediate-high level: 5.) In terms of 英語圏留学入門_11, _13, and _14, the students in these classes greatly benefited from the content related to travel and study abroad in North America; 6.) Those students who took my グローバル特講 II class, satisfied the content criteria as it related to better understanding their overseas destination, and in myグローバル特講 III class, further refinement in student's intercultural communication skills was met; 7.) The reflective experiences of those students in my体験実践A and B classes at Hiroshima International School were accomplished.
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●２．（１）教育内容・方法の工夫
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The instructional quality of my classes improved in 4 ways: 1.) My attendance at local, national, and international conferences (face to face and online) allowed me to keep updated on the newest approaches and techniques in second language teaching, global education, and learning empowerment. Specifically, my focus on gathering materials related to teaching the IELTS/TOEFL tests have given me greater insights and confidence in teaching this course. 2.) Not only did I further refine my techniques related to technology assisted learning delivered through Google classroom and Zoom, but I was also able to augment this with other platforms, namely Kahoot and DeepL, which greatly enhanced the learning experience for all my students. 3.) This year I was fortunate to observe a class and have my class observed by a colleague. This proved to be a valuable experience because it clarified points that I needed to improve upon and at the same time, allowed me to observe the qualities that constitute good teaching practices. 4.) I was part of a team responsible for creating the annual English exams at Shudo during the period of April-December 2022. As always, the insights and perspectives of my Japanese colleagues were greatly appreciated in terms of their different expectations in the vocabulary and reading levels of prospective students entering Shudo versus mine. All in all, it gave me greater insights into better refining the teaching materials used in my own classes
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●３．（１）国際学会、研究会等における発表など
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Nothing to mention for this year.
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●４．学生による本学の授業評価アンケート（独自のものでも可）の実施、分析、結果の活用状況
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Spanning Semesters 1 and 2, I analyzed 2 sets of class data. Regarding the first set which was 英語 Listening Ⅴ_46-Term 1, the formal evaluations were favorable and in line with the school average. Most of the comments focused on my ability to communicate in clear and simple English which allowed my students to better understand the content. These evaluations and comments were reiterated in 英語 Listening Ⅴ_46-Term 2, which was good to know. In terms of any areas that I analyzed and improved upon between terms 1 and 2, was incorporating more opinion-related speaking tasks. I felt that there was not enough done in this area in term 1, which incidentally was commented on by one student. Therefore, in term 2, I made a more concentrated effort at weaving in opportunities -where relevant within the content- for students to express their opinions based on topics important to their own experiences. I noticed that this allowed for a deeper and more gratifying exchange of information between the students. In terms of the data for the second set, 英語Reading III and IV_45 class, I made a particular emphasis on telling students to make more use of the X-reading application to improve their reading skills. I noticed that many did and overall, the scores and comments I received between semesters 1 and 2, showed an increase in student engagement with the course content. This was satisfying to see because it gave me a window on how to keep their motivation up when many are reluctant readers even in their first language.
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●５．公開授業の実施状況
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I was fortunate to have a colleague come and observe my Introduction to Public Speaking_01 on June 14, 2022. The comments she gave me were useful and I applied them to my future teaching.
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●７．学生からの勉学（単位僅少学生への対応など）、生活、進路・就職などの相談への対応
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I offered Shudo students substantial guidance which was integrated into 3 classes that I taught: 1.) In my MCP Contemporary Issues_44 class, 1/3 of the students came from our international partner universities. This represented a great opportunity to have both our Shudo students and the international students learn, discuss, and offer suggestions to each other regarding their education and job-hunting worries affecting all of them. Therefore, on 2 occasions (June 28 and July 5, 2022) I had them prepare and talk about these issues in groups and as a class. 2.) Regarding my体験実践A and B classes, I noticed that students greatly benefited by communicating online with their placement advisors from Hiroshima International School (HIS) first, before embarking on their volunteer work. Thus, on July 15 and September 16, 2022, online sessions were set up with this objective in mind. Furthermore, on September 14, 2022, I recruited a former Shudo student volunteer from the previous year to talk about her experiences at HIS. This proved to be extremely helpful as students were able to ask her questions about what their upcoming volunteer work will be like. 3.) For those students who were still deciding the destinations that they would like to study at, as well as the number of credits they would earn and their future career plans was met through my グローバル特講 II class. In this class, I set scheduled “Sempai sessions” (October 24, 2022) where the senior students abroad gave useful advice regarding these topics to their Kohai classmates.
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