Japanese language in the Scottish primary classroom

Yoko Sturt

Abstract

The Scottish Government 1+2 Languages policy has seen the integration of L1 (i.e. mother tongue/home language), L2 (i.e. additional foreign language) and L3 (i.e. second additional foreign language) across Scottish primary schools. From 2020, every child in Scotland will be entitled to learn an additional language (L2) from Primary 1 (4-5 years old) onwards, and a second additional language (L3) by Primary 5 (8-9 years old). This entitlement continues until the end of S3 (13-14 years old) during the six years of secondary school.

This paper will focus on the development of Japanese teaching within the Scottish primary school context, and will explore the unique role that Japanese can have as schools seek an interdisciplinary approach that involves moving away from traditional subject divides. I will report a pilot study in which teaching materials were developed and evaluated during multiple visits to Scottish primary schools.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2017
Event	Languages in the primary classroom - Centre for Research in Language Development throughout the Lifespan (LaDeLi), University of Essex, Essex, United Kingdom Duration: 22 Jun 2017 → 23 Jun 2017 https://www.essex.ac.uk/langling/research/ladeli/events.aspx

Workshop

Workshop	Languages in the primary classroom
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Essex
Period	22/06/17 → 23/06/17
Internet address	https://www.essex.ac.uk/langling/research/ladeli/events.aspx

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Japanese as a foreign language
young Japanese learners
language policy

Japanese for Young Learners project
Sturt, Y. (Principal Investigator) & Robertson, A. (Project Partner)
1/11/16 → 30/11/17
Project: Research Collaboration with external organisation

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Japanese language in the Scottish primary classroom

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Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

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Japanese for Young Learners project

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