On the development of curriculum of English speaking in elementary schools with the use of multimedia and internet

1. 第一章对信息通信技术在小学英语教学中的应用进行了调查。讨论了为什么在小学英语教学中需要信息通信技术，以及在将信息通信技术引入小学英语教学中存在的问题。第二章和第三章讨论了教材开发和教学大纲设计。第二章论述了班主任如何利用信息通信技术对幼儿进行英语教学。第三章讨论了如何在教材开发中使用微软的PowerPoint等软件，并给出了一些实际的例子。这些例子是作者开发的，在这个领域被认为是重要的。第四章论述了英语口语教学中的活动，分为习得技能和运用技能两大类。第五章论述了歌曲和圣歌的使用作为促进输出的步骤之一，这被认为是英语口语教学的基础。在讨论过程中，还列举了一些歌曲和圣歌的例子，这些歌曲和圣歌可以用于儿童的每个发展阶段。第六章以字母教学为例，讨论了语言体验教学法，它采用了语言学习中所必需的各种体验。这可以应用在讨论英语口语教学时。第七章结合欧洲共同语言参考框架的概念，探讨了小学英语教学中的评价问题。虽然指出了日本学校在引入英语教学时存在的一些问题，但本文以英语听说评价形式为例，探讨了这一概念在小学英语教学中的运用。

1. In Chapter 1, the use of ICT in English teaching in elementary schools is surveyed. Why ICT is needed in English teaching in elementary schools and what are the problems when ICT is introduced into elementary schools are discussed.2. In Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, material development and syllabus design are discussed. Chapter 2 deals with how homeroom teachers can teach English to children with the help of ICT. Chapter 3 deals with how such software like PowerPoint of Microsoft can be used when we develop teaching materials with presenting some practical examples. These examples are developed by the author, which considered important in this field.3. Chapter 4 deals with activities used in teaching speaking of English, with the two categories of skill-getting and skill-using.4. Chapter 5 deals with the use of songs and chants as one of the steps of facilitating output, which is considered as a base of teaching speaking of English. Examples of songs and chants which can be used in each developmental step of children are also presented in discussing it.5. Chapter 6, Language experience approach is discussed, which takes a variety of experiences essential in language learning, with the example of teaching alphabet letters. This can be applied when discussing teaching speaking of English.6. In chapter 7, evaluation in English teaching in elementary schools is discussed with the concept of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Although some problems when introduced into English teaching in schools in Japan are pointed out, how this concept is used in English teaching in elementary schools is discussed with examples of evaluation form of listening and speaking English.