ショーン ゲイ   Sean GAY
  ショーン・ゲイ
   所属   京都外国語大学  ランゲージセンター
   職種   講師
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2023/10
形態種別 論文
標題 Act Locally, Think Globally: SDGs as Core Content for a 24 Course EAP Program
執筆形態 共著
掲載誌名 European Journal of Sustainable Development
掲載区分国外
出版社・発行元 ECSDEV
巻・号・頁 12(4),pp.57-68
担当範囲 Introduction, Proposed Curriculum Structure, Conclusion, Limitations, Pedagogical Implications
著者・共著者 *Sean Eric Kil Patrick Gay & Cristina R. Tat
概要 This study will detail how a Sustainable Development Goals-centered English for Academic Purposes (EAP) curriculum was created and implemented at a Japanese university. In 2019, a school of policy studies at a university in Western Japan decided to revamp its undergraduate and graduate curricula to focus on offering most courses in English. Students wishing to pursue courses in International Affairs, Public Policy, and Media Studies would have to be able to write, speak, and attend lectures delivered in English with minimal Japanese support. To prepare students, the first 2 years of their undergraduate studies they must enroll into a rigorous EAP program focused on the themes of the Sustainable Development Goals. This paper explains the curriculum development process, and successes and failures after 1 year of implementation. The focus is on how an increase in socially relevant content, the SDGs, was perceived by students and teachers and how it affected students’ academic development.