1. JACET SIG on English Language Education Akiko Takagi ECML, Februaty 17, 2014 J-POSTL: Challenges and Opportunities for Pre-service Teacher Education

2. JACET SIG on English Language Education to facilitate the professional growth of student teachers to support and promote the autonomous growth of student teachers. Aims of pre-service teacher version of J-POSTL

3. JACET SIG on English Language Education Differences from the original document Scale used for self-assessment Descriptors marked by didactic competence stages Personal Statement and Dossier Glossary of terms

4. JACET SIG on English Language Education Scale used for self-assessment Student teachers and teacher educators feel that the open-arrowed bar is too ambiguous. No intention to quantify didactic competences.

5. JACET SIG on English Language Education Descriptors marked by didactic competence stages Differences in didactic competence among descriptors (pre-service and novice) Out of 96 descriptors, 65 are for pre-service teachers, and 31 are for novice teachers based on the survey on assessing the appropriateness of the descriptors. Descriptors for novice teachers are included to show competences necessary in the near future.

6. JACET SIG on English Language Education Personal Statement and Dossier Similar, but simplified slightly to encourage pre-service teachers to use the sections effectively.

7. JACET SIG on English Language Education Future challenges to collect concrete cases of portfolio implementation that both teacher trainers and students can utilize within each university’s existing curriculum. to conduct more classroom-based research using an open-ended questionnaire and interview to investigate how to use the portfolio more effectively as well as the effects of using the portfolio.