早弥生。
卒業式も終わり、学年末試験も佳境です。
解答用紙を見ていると悲喜交交。
- 覚えるべきことは覚えてしまわないとね。
と
- 覚えるべきことは覚えさせてしまわないとね。
の間には深い川がありますね。
生業である「英語教育」関連で最近した仕事を報告しておきます。
『実践障害児教育』2018年3月号（学研プラス）
連載【英語のつまずきポイントと子どもにつまずかせないユニバーサル指導】
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さて、
以前のエントリーでケンブリッジの Write & Improveの紹介をしました。
このときは、中級のお題でしたが、その後、初級レベル (CEFRでいうA1-A2を想定) でも試しています。
Write & Improve / Beginner / A New Town
お題はこのように課されています。
A note: New town
You now live in a new town.
Write a note to your friend Isabel about the town.
(about 30 words)In your note:
- tell Isabel where your town is
- say what the main attractions in the town are
- tell her about your favourite place in the town
- and why you like it
以下、生徒に書いてもらったものを手直しして放り込んで出てきた評価などを並べていきます。分量が増えると基礎点が高くなる傾向があるように思います。順を追って見ていき、最後の方で分量を50 語程度に減らしたものが最初のA2評価の英文とどのように違うのか、を考えてみることに意味があろうかと思います。
1. About 50 words; A2-1
A new town I now live in is in A City in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The main attractions are B and C in the town. My favorite place is D Park. There are cherry blossoms over 100 along the river and they are in full bloom in every spring.
2. About 120 words; B1-3
It is almost a month since I started living in a new town, called A, in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is located on the hill in the western part of Yamaguchi. My neighbors recommend some attractions in the town, such as a museum or an amusement park, but I do not find them so attractive. My favorite place, instead, is B Park in the center of the town. There are a lot of cherry trees along the river C, which flows by D. In late March or early April, they are in full bloom and you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing over 100m of both sides of the river. The beautiful cherry blossoms make me feel that spring has come!
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3. About 150 words; B1-5
Dear Isabel,
It is almost a month since I started living in a new town, called A, in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is located on the hill in the western part of Yamaguchi. My neighbors recommend some attractions in the town, such as a museum or an amusement park, but I do not find them so attractive. My favorite place, instead, is M Park in the center of the town. The park is so special because it is famous for the beautiful cherry blossoms. In late March and early April, there are a lot of cherry trees in full bloom along both sides of the river, which flows through the park. I really love and enjoy viewing the cherry blossom in the park. It is said that these are the very best cherry blossoms in Yamaguchi Prefecture. I believe that they are the main attraction that make our town so special.
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4. About 160 words; B2-1
Dear Isabel,
It is almost a month since I started living in a new town, called Mine, in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is located on the hill in the western part of Yamaguchi. My neighbors have recommended some attractions in the town, such as a museum or an amusement park, but I do not find them so attractive. My favorite place, instead, is M Park in the center of the town. The park is so special because it has really beautiful cherry blofssoms. In late March and early April, there are a lot of cherry trees in full bloom along both sides of the river, which flows through the park. I really love and enjoy viewing the cherry blossom in the park. Some people say that these are the very best cherry blossoms in Yamaguchi Prefecture and I could not agree more! I believe that the cherry blossoms in the spring are the main attraction that make our town so special.
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5. 55 words; A2-4
Dear Isabel,
It is almost a year since I started living in this new town. It is located in the western edge of Japan. My favorite place is M Park. I love the cherry trees in the park. In the spring, they are in full bloom. I will go and enjoy them with my neighbors.
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6. 51 words; A2-5
Dear Isabel,
I'm sorry I haven't written to you almost a year. I moved to a new town. It is located in the western part of Japan. My favorite place is M Park, which is visited by many tourists. I love to see the cherry trees there are in full bloom.
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高大接続改革で「四技能」対応の試験が注目されています。
塾や予備校、英語学校などが早速「試験対策」を打ち出しています。
自治体が率先して高校にe-learningの契約を勧めていたりもします。
では、CEFRとの対応・関連付けを考えたときに、「どのようなライティングのプロダクトが、A2ならA2, B1 ならB1のパフォーマンスであると認識・評価されるのか？」という考察や議論はなされているでしょうか？
CBTでのテストを受験した場合、その評価は「自動採点」なのでしょうか「人による採点」なのでしょうか？
前回の「私の一番の映画」での「テクスト」と、今回の「私が新たに住む町」での「テクスト」をたたき台にして、考えてもらえれば幸いです。
現在、私が教えている生徒で、国立大の個別試験の内容と水準で「ライティング」を求められる生徒は限られています。学部レベルで英語圏に留学する生徒も殆どいません。
それでも、私は四半世紀をかけて「英文ライティング」の指導に精根傾けてきました。
そして、
- なぜ、国立大の個別試験や、5-paragraph essay やアカデミック・ライティングが要求されない高校生にも「つながり」と「まとまり」を求めて、テクストタイプを踏まえた英文ライティングの指導をする意味があるのか？
という、緩慢でまどろっこしい問いに答えようとしてくれる英語教師が増えて欲しいとずっと願っています。
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