Open AccessSchool Libraries in the English Education of Japan: From the Perspectives of Practitioners
Author(s) -
Masato Fujita,
Minoru Maëda
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
iasl conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8372
DOI - 10.29173/iasl7189
Subject(s) - appeal , autonomy , pedagogy , order (exchange) , school library , sociology , foreign language , mathematics education , english language , psychology , library science , computer science , political science , business , finance , law
In Japan, English has been taught as a foreign language. For surviving in the quickly changing 21st century, students have to learn English more autonomously, gathering authentic input by themselves. Though school libraries can be a solution to such problems, appeal to English educators is not sufficient and such educators do not fully understand the possibilities offered by school libraries. The voices of practitioners of English education who utilise school libraries were needed in this respect. This study shared the perspectives of practitioners, using interviews in order to reveal the potential uses of school libraries. The study concluded with the possibility that school libraries can form an English learning environment in which students’ autonomy is cultivated and authentic input is provided.