Chie Sugino
Komazawa Women's University
I am Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Tourism. I worked in the Japanese Foreign Service from 1997 to 2015 and served in Bangladesh, Jordan, Sudan, and Chicago, specializing in international development and cultural affairs. Currently I teach English for tourism majors, international cooperation and multicultural understanding based on my experiences abroad. My research interests include using role-playing simulations and games in global education and examining its impact on students’ attitudes in classrooms and motivation for learning.
Sessions
Interviewing Tourists to Motivate Use of English
Using English in real-life situations can motivate students. Some Japanese tourism-major students conducted simple interviews with inbound visitors, and I compared their attitudes using pre- and post-questionnaires. Although many students said they were anxious about speaking English before conducting the interviews, they found the experience encouraging and motivating. In a mock-interview activity, where students played tourists and interviewers in turn, the participants showed similar increases in motivation for language learning.