GS activity report

The Global Teacher Program (hereinafter referred to as GTP) is a study abroad program run by the International Community Club, a specified non-profit organization, that allows students to practice teaching at public elementary schools overseas. (Hawaii) started in 2016, and more than 200 students have participated.

In the Philippine program, as a program approved by the local Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, classes in mathematics, science, art, and physical education are taught in English at public elementary schools. increase.Before the class started, we received generous support from native English teachers at a language school in the Philippines, such as consultation on the structure of the class and correction of the English script. Spend more time preparing and practicing.All of the more than 1 students who have participated in the past are conducting classes in English by making sufficient preparations in advance. (GTP program: https://gtp.ph.icc-npo.com/）

A total of 10 students from the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of International Communication participated in this program.In addition, due to the influence of the coronavirus, many elementary schools in the Philippines are currently conducting remote classes, and classes are not being held in the classroom.・Classes on Japanese culture, etc. will be held.

The outline of the course is as follows.

(XNUMX) Prior learning: Lecture by the president of the language school NILS
(2) Main program: Preparation and practice of remote classes in English for Filipino youth, and XNUMX classes
③ Post-learning: class feedback, report

<Pre-learning>
In the first class, we conducted self-introductions and an orientation for the program.After that, we asked the president of the language school NILS about the situation in the Philippines due to the corona vortex.

<Class preparation>

Each group was divided into the following lesson themes.
・Japanese food culture
・Japanese modern culture
・Beginner Japanese

As a pre-work assignment, each group created a lesson plan.In preparation for the class, I mainly connected with the local teacher via zoom, worked out the class structure, and created an English script.After that, we practiced giving classes in English and actually gave mock classes in English.

<Lesson practice>

・Food culture team
We taught about Japanese sweets and table manners, including a quiz.Various ideas were incorporated, such as using real Japanese sweets in class.Many Filipinos have a sweet tooth, so I thought I'd definitely give it a try someday.

・Modern Culture Team
I taught Japanese animation culture and music culture using videos.In the music class, I taught about traditional Japanese musical instruments, and introduced the Wagakki Band, which incorporates traditional Japanese musical instruments into modern music.

・Japanese team
While playing games, we taught basic Japanese such as "how to count numbers" and "greetings". Many of the students said that they knew "hello" and "thank you", but that they had never heard of "good night" and "itadakimasu".

<Feedback after class>

After each of the two classes, our Japanese staff and local teachers gave us feedback. During the first 2 minutes or so of the first class, many of the members were very nervous, but by the second time, I was impressed by the fact that many of them were not afraid to speak English and were lively in class. It was a target.

I will also quote some feedback from NILS teachers after the second class.

“Everyone has improved so much since last week! It was nice to have a two-way interaction with the students. If you want to be a teacher, remember to enjoy what you do! While having fun, don't forget to learn!"

Future plans: The 2020 students have completed two classes in English with great success. It is time to prepare.

Faculty of International Communication Takuno Shimizu
Non-Profit Organization International Community Club Shinya Hiraoka