Case Study on Use of “Back to the Future” in English Instructions for Engineering Students

This study presents an educational practice that integrates the American movie Back to the Future, directed by Robert Zemeckis, into English language instruction for engineering students in Japan. Participants included four classes from a Japanese college dedicated to training future engineers and one university class specializing in technical sciences. Using Google Forms, students from two

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Asian Conference on Education official conference proceedings/ACE
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2025-03-13
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https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-5892.2025.158
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Educational Research and Pedagogy
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Case Study on Use of “Back to the Future” in English Instructions for Engineering Students

Mikako Nobuhara, Takashi Okoda
Asian Conference on Education official conference proceedings/ACE
Educational Research and Pedagogy
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Case Study on Use of “Back to the Future” in English Instructions for Engineering Students

Mikako Nobuhara, Takashi Okoda
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This study presents an educational practice that integrates the American movie Back to the Future, directed by Robert Zemeckis, into English language instruction for engineering students in Japan. Participants included four classes from a Japanese college dedicated to training future engineers and one university class specializing in technical sciences. Using Google Forms, students from two

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