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

1.第一章对信息技术在小学英语教学中的应用情况进行了调查。讨论了为什么在小学英语教学中需要信息通信技术，以及在小学英语教学中引入信息通信技术会出现哪些问题。在第二章和第三章中，讨论了教材的开发和大纲的设计。第二章讨论班主任如何利用信息和通信技术向孩子们教授英语。第三章介绍了如何在教材开发中使用微软的PowerPoint等软件，并给出了一些应用实例。这些例子是由作者开发的，被认为在该领域具有重要意义。第四章讨论了英语口语教学中的活动，分为技能获取和技能运用两大类。第五章讨论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。在讨论中还列举了可用于儿童各个发展阶段的歌曲和圣歌的例子。第六章，语言体验法，以字母表字母教学为例，探讨了语言学习中的各种基本经验。这一点可以在讨论英语口语教学时加以应用。第七章运用欧洲共同语言参考框架的概念，对小学英语教学评价进行了探讨。虽然指出了日本学校英语教学中引入这一概念存在的一些问题，但以英语听说评价表为例，探讨了这一概念在小学英语教学中的应用。

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.