@article{oai:icu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002674,
 author = {Quintero García, Daniel},
 journal = {語学研究, ICU Language Research Bulletin},
 month = {},
 note = {Foreign language education in Japan has been widely criticized in the literature
for not producing students capable of authentic language production. Spanish
language education in Japan has not escaped this criticism despite its being far
less established than the predominant second language, English, which students
generally study formally for six years. At International Christian University
(ICU), Japan, Spanish is an elective subject students may choose, and teachers
have at most two years to develop a syllabus that allows students to develop
their speaking and writing skills with limited exposure to authentic language. In
this paper, the author demonstrates how to develop a syllabus that promotes
writing in Spanish designed mostly for Japanese students starting from short
easy texts and culminating in simplified academic texts. The syllabus has been
designed from an analysis of the most common errors taken from a specialized
corpus and from own experience and takes in consideration practical needs in
the classroom. This paper will be of interest to teachers of other elective
languages with limited contact time in which to develop student fluency and
writing expertise.},
 pages = {1--9},
 title = {Fostering Academic Writing Expertise in Students: Spanish Program at ICU},
 volume = {27},
 year = {2013}
}