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A Platform for Application of Picture Books for Novice Teachers

The Japanese government launched their new English language education system for Japanese public elementary schools in the 2020 academic year. In the near future, it is anticipated that English classes will be conducted more by homeroom teachers, who are possibly less experienced in teaching English, due to the limited budget and insufficient number of English language professionals in Japanese public elementary schools. One policy the Japanese government has recently promoted is the application of picture books. The aim of this presentation is to provide a platform that enables those novice teachers to utilize categorization charts that the presenter developed for picture books. The platform expedites the process for selecting appropriate picture books as well as their supplementary materials and creating relevant language-learning activities for English lessons. The presenter also seeks to extend this project involving university students as well as local educators of young learners throughout Japan.