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Japan is ranked 22nd in the world in the UN Education Index, but scores highly in science according to PISA. MEXT took steps beginning in 1998 for a select number of public primary schools to have mandatory English classes; [13] many Japanese parents send their children to Eikaiwa schools starting even before
New Horizon is an English language textbook used by junior high school students in Japan. It first came out in 1966. [1] It is published by Tokyo Shoseki. There are three volumes, one for each of the three years of school. As of 2003, around 40% of schools were using New Horizon as their English textbook. [2]
Eikaiwa kyōshitsu (英会話教室) or Eikaiwa gakkō (英会話学校) [1] are English conversation schools, usually privately operated, in Japan. It is a combination of the word eikaiwa (英会話, English language conversation) and gakkō (学校, school) or kyōshitsu (教室, classroom).
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese is a textbook for learners of the Japanese language that starts at an absolute beginner level. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The textbook is divided into two volumes, containing 23 lessons focusing on Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and kanji. [ 11 ]
A large share of time spent in elementary school is learning how to write and read Japanese katakana, hiragana, and kanji. Typically most students learn the English alphabet in the 4th grade. [2] English is currently required in the 5th and 6th grade but is taught through informal activities rather than as a graded subject [5]
Japan Airlines is offering free domestic flights to tourists from the US and other select countries. Tourists must book round-trip international flights with Japan Airlines to qualify.
The ministry recognizes a need to improve the teaching of all foreign languages, especially English. To improve instruction in spoken English, the government invites many young native speakers of English to Japan to serve as assistants to school boards and prefectures under its Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET).
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