日本大学生産工学部　研究報告B（文系）第51巻

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─ 37 ─1. IntroductionEnglish Cafe has been in effect at the College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University since October 2016. The pro-gram is the creation of the Educational Support Expert Com-mittee and implemented by two professors in the English Working Group. The purpose of English Cafe is to support the College’s commitment to the development of the students’ in-tercultural competence (the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors that facilitate effective communication with people of other cultures) by providing students with the opportunity to improve their communication skills in English, and to en-courage participation in overseas study and internship pro-grams. The program is open to all students, from freshman to graduate students, regardless of their English prociency. Re-search suggests that extracurricular exposure to English, in conjunction with formal instruction, has a particularly positive effect on the development of the linguistic competence of be-ginner to intermediate students of English, levels which best describe the English prociency of most CIT students (Al-An-sari, 2000)2). English Cafe meetings are held during sixth peri-od on Mondays in the cafeteria on the second oor of Build-ing 39 at Tsudanuma Campus. While students are free to enter and leave the session as they wish, most of them remain for the duration of the period.2. ActivitiesIn keeping with the goals of enhancing international com-munication and language skills, various activities are prepared for the students in English Cafe each week. The atmosphere is Research Note日本大学生産工学部研究報告Ｂ2018　年　６　月　第　51　巻English Cafe Report: A Case Study of an Extracurricular English ProgramMichelle JOHNSON＊and Hiroko HIRATSUKA＊＊（Received February 10, 2018）AbstractThe promotion of intercultural competence has long been a priority for educators and researchers at the College of Industrial Technology (CIT), Nihon University. By examining English Cafe, an extracurricular program that is showing success in fostering students’ international vision, this study seeks to understand how the participating students view the implementation of the program and its activities. While student participation in English Cafe has been active and consistent, there has been no explicit investigation of this area of informal English education at the CIT. To maximize opportunities for students to partake in supplementary English programs and to direct resources effectively, there is a need to understand how students perceive extracurricular English activities. Using primary data from surveys, this case study asks students about their satisfaction with English Cafe and ways in which they think it can be improved. As Pinar (2016)1) emphasizes, qualitative research can provide important information about learning beliefs from the point of view of students. This study will contribute to the understanding of how extracurricular English programs can encourage English language learners to improve their linguistic abilities and broaden their outlook.Keywords:Extracurricular EFL activities, Intercultural Development, Second Language Acquisition, Learning Context　＊Assistant Professor, Department of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University＊＊Associate Professor, Department of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University