1. What is your background as a language teacher, learner, and user?

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2. What is your evaluation of the current state of English language learning and English language use in Japan in general, and at SFC specifically? (Feelings, experiences, impressions)

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3. How is learning a language different from learning other things?

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4. What is different/unique about SFC's English language program?

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5. How is learning English at SFC different from learning other languages? What can we learn from each other?

 

6. How bilingual have you found SFC to be? How is it as compared to other schools you work or study at/have worked or studied at?

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7. How important is bilingualism to SFC or to other schools you are affiliated with (in Japan or worldwide)?

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8. What are the primary needs of Japanese students when it comes to English, and how can we serve those needs better?

 

9. Do you believe that English education is improving in Japan? If so, how? If not, why not?

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10. Why does Japan seem to be lagging behind other countries in developing broad English proficiency, and what can be done about it?

 

11. How well are global students being served in the Global 30 program and international graduate programs in SFC and elsewhere?

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12. What are the stumbling blocks towards creating a robust English language mediated degree program at SFC and elsewhere?

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13. How important is English to your field in general, and your work/research in particular? (Photography/Fine Arts Education, Performing Arts/Performing Arts Education, Video Game research, Journalism research, Network Culture, etc.)

 

14. How do you create motivating situations for yourself as a teacher/learner?

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15. How do you maintain motivation once you've found it?