Integrating English Study With the Learning of Basic Principles of Politics and Economics: A Self-Study System for Individuals and Small Groups of Japanese University Learners

这个项目为课程开发的新方法提供了实际的例子。它提供了一种新的英语媒介教学（EMI）方法，展示了学生用日语学习的核心原则和与科目相关的信息如何以简化的形式同时用英语学习。它展示了大学英语课程的电子学习“组合”方法如何在语言和学术学习之外为学习者提供支持：学习的过程和内容也可以帮助他们专注于自信、思维和笔记技能等方面的个人发展。该系统还使面对面的课堂规模大大缩小，减轻了英语教师和其他学科教师的负担。该系统还实际证明了电子学习系统动态响应学生和教师需求的可能性。通过减轻教师的负担，本研究解决了长期困扰大学教师的问题，即如何协调学生的学习需求与自己的研究需求。该系统显示的另一个重要方面是其经济可行性和易于执行。

This project is offering practical examples of a new approach to curriculum development. It offers a new approach to English Medium Instruction (EMI) by showing how the core principles and information associated with subjects that students are studying in Japanese can be simultaneously studied in simplified form in English. It demonstrates how an e-learning "portfolio" approach to a university English curriculum can support learners in ways that go beyond language and academic study: the processes and content of study can also help them to focus on personal development in areas such as self-confidence, thinking and note-taking skills. The system also makes it possible for face-to-face classes to be much smaller, and to reduce the burden on both English teachers and the teachers of other subjects. The possibility for an e-learning system to be dynamically responsive to students' and teachers' needs is also practically demonstrated by this system. By reducing the burden on teachers this research addresses the long-standing problem for university teachers of reconciling the learning needs of their students with their own need to pursue research. Another important aspect demonstrated by the system is its economic viability and ease of implementation.