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Disney English (迪士尼英语) is a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide' Disney Learning division that specializes in English language training for young learners, ages 2 to 12, in China using Disney characters. Classes use a curriculum put together by teaching professionals from China, Europe, and the United States. The program uses the "Disney Immersive Storytelling Approach" which creates an immersive environment incorporating Disney characters to make learning more fun for children.〔 The first Disney-operated learning center opened in Shanghai, China in October 2008. As of November 2012, there are 44 Disney English Learning Centers in 10 cities across China.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Disney English Website )〕 By 2015, Disney plans to expand the program to 148 schools teaching 150,000 children annually with operating earnings expected to surpass $100 million.〔 The program is designed to help extend Disney's brand in China through childhood marketing and coincides with the development of the Shanghai Disneyland Park. ==Program== Disney English uses an immersive environment〔http://www.tefllife.com/special-disney-project〕 approach that focuses on the claims of Multiple Intelligences and Experiential learning while focusing on communication.〔http://www.disneyenglish.com/en/about-us/#Methodology〕 The program incorporates singing, interactive games, role-play and other activities aiming to engage children with the language.〔〔 Classes average only 12 with a maximum of 15〔 and are given 1.5 to 2 hours per week. The program costs about 12,000 yuan for 96 hours of instruction.〔〔 An advisory panel of 19 international educators and early childhood experts〔 to the program include Dr. Jun Liu, head of the English Department at the University of Arizona; Dr. Renee Cherow-O'leary,〔http://www.disneyenglish.com/en/about-us/#OurPeople〕 Professor, English Education, Teacher's College, Columbia University; Dr. Peiya Gu,〔 Professor of English at Soochow University (Suzhou); and Dr. Dilin Liu,〔 Professor of English and Coordinator of the TESOL/Applied Linguistics Program at University of Alabama. Classes are taught by native English speaking foreign trainers〔 and local bilingual assistant trainers. While teaching, Disney English's foreign trainers are trained in TEFL-C.〔 Each classroom is equipped with an interactive whiteboard, an additional projection wall, and a sound system. A typical center will have 5 to 10 classrooms, each themed with a specific Disney property, for example: Snow White, The Lion King, Cars, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Winnie The Pooh, Finding Nemo and Toy Story. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Disney English」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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