Skills A and English Skills B, are now assigned based on studentsʼ preferences collected through a survey. This initiative aims to encourage each student to engage in English learning with higher motivation by allowing them to choose a class based on their interests and goals. In other words, the survey responses reflect studentsʼ needs, and analyzing this data is expected to provide valuable insights for future considerations in the English curriculum.The next chapter describes studentsʼ responses to the preference surveys conducted in the AY 2022 and 2023.2.1 Survey for Second-Year Compulsory English CoursesSince AY 2022, the class placement preference survey for the second-year English Skills A and English Skills B courses has been conducted over a period of several weeks starting in mid-October. The survey targets first-year students across all nine departments. During the third and fourth quarters, students receive materials outlining the course details and instructions for responding in their English classes. They are then required to access a Google Form using their university account and submit their responses within the designated period. Each student was allowed to respond only once. Appendix shows the questionnaire form used in English Skills A. 2.2 MethodsThe first-choice responses from AY 2022 and 2023 were aggregated for English Skills A, which all students are required to take in the first semester of their second year. The Google Form used for the survey was designed as a multiple-choice format, where students selected one choice from four options: the three class types or “Any class type is acceptable.” Additionally, each student was allowed to submit a response only once per account.Table 4 presents the response rates for the preference surveys conducted in the AY 2022 and 2023. Even though the notification methods, content, and survey period were almost the same in both AY 2022 and 2023, Table 4 shows that the response rate dropped significantly in AY 2023. This decline can likely be attributed to the fact that AY 2022 was the first year of implementing this class placement system based on the preference survey. Since students in AY 2022 could not obtain information from upper-year students, they perceived the survey as something they had to complete and participated with a heightened sense of urgency. In reality, students who did not respond were still able to enroll in the course. As this information was passed down from the AY 2022 students to those in AY 2023, the sense of urgency surrounding the survey likely diminished, leading to a lower response rate.Fig. 1 presents the first-choice responses for English Skills A in the AY 2022 survey, broken down by department.DepartmentTotal91 (45.0％)125 (67.6％)88 (44.7％)120 (57.4％)67 (38.7％)102 (54.3％)63 (38.0％)49 (37.1％)64 (45.7％) 769 (48.3％)Table 4 Response Counts and Overall Response Rates for the English Skills A Class Placement Preference SurveyMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil EngineeringArchitecture and Architectural EngineeringApplied Molecular ChemistryIndustrial Engineering and ManagementMathematical Information EngineeringSustainable EngineeringConceptual Engineering2．Data & Methods3．ResultsAY 2022132 (64.7％)131 (66.8％)166 (81.0％)170 (73.6％)150 (80.6％)131 (70.4％)109 (60.6％)106 (80.3％)101 (74.8％)1,196 (72.3％)─ 4 ─AY 2023
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