学内職務経歴

講師（特任） 本務 常勤 2013年04月01日 ～ （継続中）

関連するSDGs

Multimedia Literacies in Language Leaning

貢献できるSDGs

4.質の高い教育をみんなに

研究概要

The concept of literacy and what it means to be ‘literate’ is shifting dramatically in the 21st century. In a world that is dominated by multimedia and visual storytelling, literacy now transcends print and the written word to include the language of images, sounds and video – in other words a visual or ‘multimedia literacy’. Despite having such a visually stimulating culture and society, the notion of visual literacy in English language curricula here in Japan is still somewhat overlooked, particularly at middle and high school levels where students are increasingly exposed to textual language only as they approach university education. As many of the digital texts we encounter these days are multimodal (where meaning is no longer communicated by text alone) this research addresses ways in which we can give students the necessary skills to actively ‘read’ and create such texts, thus helping them to become multiliterate in the visual and digital world of the 21st century.

産学連携の可能性（アピールポイント）

This research will help develop the literacy skills of not only learners of English, but also schoolteachers in the community who are interested in finding out more about how the ‘fifth skill’ of viewing fits into language curricula alongside the traditional four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. There is potential for workshops to: (1) increase educators’ awareness of visual and multimedia literacy and (2) offer guidance in the design of relevant classroom tasks.

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• 第11回/第12回平戸市イングリッシュスピーチコンテスト2023年-2024年British culture and everyday conversation phrases 佐世保市教育センター 2021年8月5日
• English games and activities for the elementary school classroom 佐世保市教育センター2020年8月7日
• Differences between British and American English 佐世保市教育センター2019年1月26日
• Classroom English and activities for elementary school teachers 佐世保市教育センター2018年8月22日
• An introduction to American and British English, English Communication Skill-Up Project, Nagasaki Board Of Education 2014年8月7日