Are we there yet? Communicative Language Instruction at Muroran Institute of Technology in 2018

In a 2011 paper written about the English curriculum at Muroran Institute of Technology, it was noted that the curriculum had “gone through many changes” as should any curriculum that exists in the everchanging world in which we live. This paper looks at two areas that have evolved greatly here at Muroran since then ? Virtual Exchange (VE) and the use of a Learning Management System (LMS). The paper notes that VE continues to develop and progress throughout the curriculum and posits some reasons why it hasn’t gone curriculum-wide. Even so, it will show that VE should be considered as an important part of any communicative English language and that use of an LMS can assist teachers too.特集論