Professor

Kenichi Ishimaru

Profile

Specialized Field	Japanese language education, moral education
Research theme	How to teach literary materials
Subjects in charge	Research on Teaching Methods I and II, Organization and Evaluation of Learning Activities, Research on Teaching Development in Subjects A and A II, Research on Teaching Development in Subjects F, Research on Teaching Issues I and II
Main career, work history, and academic background	After graduating Faculty of Education at Shizuoka University, he worked as a teacher at a public elementary school in Shizuoka Prefecture. He completed his graduate studies at Hyogo University of Teacher Education (Master of Education), and was an associate professor at the Faculty of Education at Soka University and an associate professor Graduate School of Teacher Education before assuming his current position.

Specialized Field	Japanese Language Education
Research theme	A study of instruction that reflects the reading process of literary materials Research on opinion writing instruction
research content	Moving away from the traditional Japanese language education of teaching what one wants to teach, and teaching what can be taught, we are explaining the mechanisms of reading, writing, and speaking, and researching teaching methods that follow these principles.
Research and Education Policy	Until now, Japanese language education has been researched and taught in three separate areas: speaking/listening, writing, and reading. However, because language is not actually used in a strictly separate way, it is also necessary to study the three areas in an integrated manner, and we are considering making this the subject of future research.
Message	When we think about Japanese language education, we realize that it is an attempt to bring together various studies, knowledge, and linguistic experiences related to the Japanese language, and that it can be a way to gain an overview of the Japanese language.