ジョナサン　アリポンガ
  Jonathan Aliponga
   所属   国際コミュニケーション学部 グローバルコミュニケーション学科
   職種   教授
発表年月日 2017/02/17
発表テーマ Strength in Diversity: Evaluating University-level Textbooks for Multicultural Classroom
会議名 2017 TESOL Hawaii
学会区分 国際学会
発表形式 口頭（一般）
単独共同区分 共同
国名 アメリカ合衆国
開催地名 Hilo, Hawaii
開催期間 2017/02/17
発表者・共同発表者 Robert Sheridan, Jonathan Aliponga, Gordon Carlson
概要 Although English-language textbook use in primary and secondary education has been the target of academic study, tertiary education is a different case. Part of the reason for this is there is no standard textbook, with universities or individual teachers selecting the texts they use in their courses. As part of a larger government funded research project on the place of culture in EFL education, we conducted a preliminary study into textbook selection and usage in Japanese universities. This study has indicated several trends on how textbooks are used in universities that deserve more attention. Most significant for Asian TESOL educators is the omission of local culture in the textbooks used. In this presentation, we discuss the significance of this and our other results. This provides insights to teachers, curriculum planners and school administrators on how to better evaluate EFL textbooks to meet their students’ needs.