Innovation in Language Learning

This paper shows how effectively the system of speaking through reading in class works under the process for making a web reading program. The control group (n= 170) in 2014 shows 9.5 points better than the uncontrolled group (n= 178) in 2012 on the TOEIC (Test Of English for International Communication) scores.

Generally speaking, English is not necessary for university students to live in Japan. For examples, there are 9 general TV stations in Japan for almost 24 hours a day, but if you want to hear English, just only news programs for total 2 hours a day for English speakers. Of course, there are CNN and BBC as the cable stations for English speakers, but these TV stations are not essential for Japanese university students. Japanese universities and colleges have been under pressure from the Japanese market, to force their students to master English, because the society needs the Japanese with enough English abilities.  The market in Japan has been shrinking because of declining of population. As this result of economic downturn, the sales of domestic industrial products have been reducing for last several years. Then the characteristics required for the young workers are changing. Until recently, people who did their duty by just following the orders had been well accepted. But now, the companies are craving for the young talents with more international, more active and more creative senses, because the companies have to widen their market all over the world. 

Under the circumstances, it is very hard to motivate Japanese students to master English before going into the society. Their motivations to learn English are too various, and it is very hard for English instructors in Japan to select the English teaching materials. Therefore, the TOEIC is so helpful and useful for them, in order to unify their students’ motivation and motivate the students to master English.

It is so lucky for the control group in the college to make their score higher than ever, because they are well-motivated to learn English and cultivated to learn English by themselves. The students are stimulated with the paper material to read aloud in English for each other. There are information gaps between two students on the reading material, and both students read aloud the materials for each other, in order to solve one reading question. Based on this English class, the English material will almost appear on the web, because the class is so successful. Please take a glance at the web material on this paper.