From Sounds to Letters : Development of Phonemic Awareness focused Teaching Materials for Elementary School English in Japan

本研究的目的是为日本小学教师开发以语音意识为中心的教学和培训材料，并免费为教师提供实验性的产品。为此，我们承担了以下工作。2006年和2007年，我们1.对日本小学教师的教师气质和日本在职英语教师教育进行了调查，并对数据进行了分析。调查韩国首尔和台湾台北地区英语课程的现状。访问韩国首尔和台湾台北的小学、私立语言学校和出版公司，观课并获取有关英语教育的课程参考。进行了有关音位意识的文献调查。用试制的教师手册制作和制作光盘资料，并提供给回复问卷的小学教师。日本需要一个分级的英语项目来改善小学和初中的英语教育。注重听、说的语音意识的分级英语教学对阅读技能的引入的重要性。培养小学英语教师能力的重要性，以及日本小学负责小学英语的教师的音频教学和培训材料。

The objective of this research is to develop Phonemic Awareness focused teaching and training materials for the teachers in elementary schools in Japan and to provide the product made on an experimental basis for the teachers for free. Tb this end, we undertook the following.In 2006 and 2007, we1. conducted a survey on Japanese primary school teachers on the temperament of teachers and in-service English teacher education in Japan and analyzed the data.2. surveyed the current status of English programs in Seoul, Korea and in Taipei, Taiwan.3. visited primary schools, private language schools, and publishing companies in Seoul, Korea and in Taipei, Taiwan to observe classes and obtain curriculum references on English education.4. conducted a documentary survey on phonemic awareness.5. developed and produced CD material with the teachers' manual made on an experimental basis, and provided them to the primary school teachers who had replied to the questionnaires.Through the two-year survey results, we have learned of1. the need for a graded English program to build improved English education in primary schools and in junior high schools in Japan.2. the importance of a graded English instruction program with phonemic awareness with an emphasis on listening and speaking to the introduction of reading skills.3. the importance of developing English teacher competency in primary school teachers and audio teaching and training materials for Japanese primary school teachers who are in charge of primary school English.