Investigation on Contribution of Overseas In-service Training to High English Teachers' Teaching Practices

本研究调查了英语教师从六个月的课程中学到了什么，他们如何将所学到的知识应用到他们的日语环境中，以及是什么阻碍了英语教师将他们的经验见解应用到他们的家庭环境中。调查结果显示，大部分英语教师对海外在职培训项目持肯定态度，但并不认为获得的经验完全有助于他们的专业发展。阻碍他们在家庭学校环境中有效实施经验的因素包括他们获得的知识与当地环境之间的鸿沟，在实施知识过程中缺乏其他教师的支持，以及缺乏做出有意义贡献的机会。在未来的项目中可以改进的部分包括项目后的支持系统和更多的归国教师贡献的机会。

This study investigates what English teachers learned from a six month program, how they applied their acquired knowledge to their Japanese contexts, and what inhibited the English teachers from applying insights from their experience to their home contexts. The results suggest the majority of the English teachers are positive about the overseas in-service training program but do not firmly believe that the experience gained are solely contributed to their professional development. Factors which inhibited effective implementation of their experience to their home school contexts included the gulf between their gained knowledge and the local contexts, the lack of support from other teachers during the implementation of knowledge, and lack of opportunities to make meaningful contributions. Components which could be improved in future program include a support system after the program and more opportunities for returning teachers to contribute.