English Education Course

English Education Course, Primary and Secondary Education

Cultivating English teachers with a passion to teach and strong teaching skills

The English Education Course in the Primary and Secondary Education Major teaches fundamental theories of foreign language activities and equips students with English teaching skills suited to children through workshops involving microteaching.

Prospective Students

• Individuals who have adequately acquired fundamental skills in subjects they took in high school.
• Individuals who have a strong ambition to acquire the practical educational skills needed to become a primary school teacher or junior high school teacher, focusing on the English language.
• Individuals who have a strong desire to work in the teaching profession, and who can maintain the interest in their field.
• Individuals who have a sense of mission and passion to be involved in the growth of children.
• Individuals interested in acquiring skills to communicate with people of diverse ages.
• Individuals familiar with or interested in schools and education based on their own school experience.

"Foreign Language Communication" gives students instruction in conversation and writing, while "Studies in English Grammar" will help them improve their English skills focusing on their grammatical knowledge/skills. We are always striving to help students improve their English language skills by regularly measuring their progress with standardized tests such as TOEIC, Eiken, and other language acquisition tests. In "Introduction to the Teaching Profession," students learn what it is like to be a teacher, while in "English Teaching Methodology," they acquire teaching skills by studying English teaching methods and the best approaches to developing classes and materials by consideration of what motivates people to study. In their "Teaching Practicum," students visit actual classrooms and practice their English teaching skills.

Students have opportunities to study abroad at institutions including the University of Victoria in Canada, East Carolina University, the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and Western Carolina University in the US, and the Griffith University in Australia. Language training destinations include California State University at Long Beach in the US, the University of Victoria in Canada, the University of Queensland and Griffith University in Australia, and the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

Students in the English Education Course are required to write their senior thesis in English. It should be a minimum of 30 pages. Based on what they have learned, students choose a topic that interests them, perform comprehensive research on that topic, and write a comprehensible thesis in English. This is an opportunity for them to demonstrate their thinking skills and their English skills, both of which are required of university graduates and English teachers.

Areas of Study

English education, English linguistics