JACET SIG: 教材開発研究会

代表:石川 有香  ishikawayuka.jp [AT] gmail.com
副代表:仲川 浩世  hcarrots [AT] gmail.com

1.研究会の概要

JACET(大学英語教育学会)教材開発研究会は、
1)教材開発のための理論的基盤の構築
2)大学生および大学英語教育関係者のニーズに応える英語教材の検討・設計・開発の実践を活動の2本の柱としています。

理論的基盤の構築においては、研究会のメンバーやゲストの先生方による講演会や研究会を実施し、教材開発に関する理論研究や実践研究に取り組んでいます。英語教材開発の実践では、大学生用の英語教材の出版を目指して活動を行っています。

関西を中心に活動をしていますが、講演会・研究会は、主にオンラインを用いて実施しております。参加ご希望の先生は、下記のブログサイトからお申し込みください。先生方のご参加をお待ちしております。

2.2025年度の活動

3.2026年の活動予定

2026年度は、テーマを「AI時代の大学英語教材開発」とし、引き続き理論研究を中心に、オンラインでの研究会を積極的に開催していきたいと考えています。教材開発にご興味のある先生のご参加をお待ちしています。入会申し込みは次のサイトよりお願いします(https://jacetsigmaterial.blogspot.com/)。

4.新入会希望者へのメッセージ

多くのJACET会員の先生方は、英語授業において、様々な工夫を凝らしたタスクやアクティビティを展開されていると思います。時には、ニュースやエッセイなどから新たな教材を作ったり、効果的なe-Learningや、学習の定着を測るためのテストなど、様々な「教材」を開発しておられるのではないでしょうか。

本研究会で、先生方の教材開発実践を共有し、より効果的な教材開発を目指し、共同研究を行いませんか。どの教材のどの部分が、どのように良かったのか、悪かったのか。なぜ、その結果になったのか。どうすればより効果的な教材が開発できるのかなど、それぞれの実践経験を他のメンバーと共有することで、新たな研究の扉が開くこともあります。

また、本研究会は、授業実践における先生方のアイディアを体系化し、それを教材として纏め、出版を目指して活動を行っています。出版活動は、時間と手間がかかりますが、先生方の独自のアイディアや自作の文章を、教材を使用される全国の教員と共有することにつながります。さらに、教材の企画から出版に至るまでのプロセスやノウハウを共有することは、よりよい授業実践や教授法の開発、また、理論的基盤構築のためにも役立ちます。

例会は主にオンラインで実施しています。地域や経験を問わず、教材開発研究に興味をお持ちの先生方のご参加をお待ちしております。

5.研究会ホームページ

https://jacetsigmaterial.blogspot.com/

Material Design and Development SIG

Coordinator: Yuka Ishikawa  email address: ishikawayuka.jp [AT] gmail.comAssistant Coordinator: Hiroyo Nakagawa  email address: hcarrots [AT] gmail.com

1. Main Theme

The Material Design and Development SIG focuses on the following two main areas:

  1. Establishing a theoretical foundation for teaching material development
  2. Practicing the design and development of English teaching materials that meet the needs of university students and those involved in university-level English education

To build a theoretical foundation, the SIG organizes lectures and study sessions led by its members and invited guest speakers, engaging in both theoretical and practical research on teaching material development. In terms of practical development, the SIG aims to publish English teaching materials for university students.

Although the group is based in the Kansai region, lectures and study sessions are mainly held online. If you would like to participate, please sign up via the blog site linked below. We look forward to your participation.

2. Activities for 2025

“This research group focuses on two academic activities: theoretical research on teaching material development and the practical development of teaching materials tailored to the objectives of university English education.
In the academic year 2025, we adopted a broader definition of “teaching materials” as “anything useful for language education and language learning,” and examined the following three issues from multiple perspectives.
The main activities for this year are summarized below.

(1) We planned and held the 2nd JACET Kansai Lecture Meeting. Professor Yukio Tono of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies delivered an online lecture entitled “Corpus and CEFR approaches toward English teaching materials development.” He spoke on the importance of research-based teaching material development.


(2) We held seven online research meetings, featuring one lecture and 26 research presentations by research group members. Each meeting provided valuable information and insights related to the research themes, and lively discussions were held among the participants.


(3) We presented SIG (Special Interest Group) posters at the 64th JACET International Convention (Tokyo) and at the 8th JAAL in JACET Academic Exchange Meeting.


(4) We organized a colloquium by research group members at the JACET Kansai Chapter Conference.


Further details are available on the SIG website (https://jacetsigmaterial.blogspot.com/). We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all the speakers and presenters for their excellent contributions.

3. Plans for 2026

In academic year 2026, our theme will be “Development of University English Teaching Materials in the AI Era.” We plan to continue our activities, with a focus on theoretical research, by organizing online research meetings. We warmly welcome researchers and teachers who are interested in teaching material development. Please apply for membership through this website (https://jacetsigmaterial.blogspot.com/).

4. Message to Prospective Members

Many JACET members are likely incorporating a wide range of creative tasks and activities in their English classes. Some may be developing new teaching materials using news articles or essays, designing effective e-learning content, or creating tests to measure learning retention. In essence, many educators are already engaged in various forms of material development.

Would you be interested in sharing your practices and engaging in collaborative research on teaching material development through our SIG? By exchanging ideas about which parts of a material worked well or did not, why certain results occurred, and how more effective materials might be created, we can open new doors for research through the collective reflection on our teaching experiences.

Our SIG also aims to systematize such classroom-based ideas into concrete teaching materials, with the goal of publication. Although the publication process requires time and effort, it allows your original ideas and personally written content to be shared with educators across the country. Furthermore, sharing the process and know-how from material planning to publication can contribute to improving teaching practices, instructional methods, and even the theoretical foundations of English education.

Our regular meetings are mainly held online. We welcome the participation of teachers from all regions and backgrounds who are interested in teaching material development.

5. Website

https://jacetsigmaterial.blogspot.com/