Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Japanese EFL Learners with a Presentation-Practice-Production-Based Approach

In this increasingly globalized world, the need for English is growing in Japan, too. However, learning English is by no means an easy task for Japanese EFL learners, who have no natural exposure to and need for real life communication in English. Thus, Japanese EFL learners may need to exert determined efforts to learn English. In this exploratory essay, the author focuses on "growth mindset", the belief that language abilities can be improved through efforts. After showing survey results on mindsets, the author introduces an approach that can help cultivate a growth mindset in Japanese EFL learners.