Kanazawa University’s TOEIC Test Preparation Courses: An Overview of Classroom Practice

By discussing classroom management techniques as practiced in the TOEIC Test preparation courses of the Kanazawa University Global Standard curriculum, this paper aims to encourage current and future instructors of the courses to reflect on their own methodologies. Topics include ground rules for the classroom, the use of randomizing devices to nominate students, effectively employing random and spontaneous cold-calling, suggestions for using the textbook, and considerations for homework assignments. When relevant to the discussion, reference is made to research literature, teaching blogs, and informal interviews with some members of the current teaching staff.