Personal Finance Instruction in the Japanese EFL Classroom

Content-based language instruction has become increasingly popular in EFL classrooms in recent years.  One exciting avenue for this kind of instruction in Japan is the topic of personal finance, which is in dire need due to low levels of financial literacy among the general Japanese population.  In this presentation, the presenter will talk about his own implementation of a reading course based on the topic of a personal finance that he taught at his university in 2022.  This presentation will cover the overall approach to the course, the justification for teaching the course, and the preliminary results received based on qualitative and quantitative feedback provided by participants in the course.  Additionally, this presentation will include a summary of each of the topics in personal finance that were covered in the class, with special attention given to the topics that might be of particular interest and relevance to participants.