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The Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency (実用英語技能検定, Jitsuyō Eigo Ginō Kentei), informally Eiken (英検, Eiken) and often called STEP Eiken or the STEP Test, is an English proficiency test conducted by the Eiken Foundation of Japan (formerly the Society for Testing English Proficiency), a public-interest incorporated foundation.
Rosetta Stone Learning Center (ロゼッタストーン・ラーニングセンター, rozettasutōn rāningusentā) is a chain of eikaiwa (English conversation) and French conversation schools in Japan. The company was founded in 2004 [1] and is currently headquartered in Ginza, Tokyo. There are ten schools under three brands.
ECC Foreign Language Institute (ECC外語学院, -gaigo gakuin) is one of the major private English teaching companies or eikaiwa in Japan. [1] It is part of the ECC group. [2] ECC (Education through Communication for the Community) is based in the Kansai region of Japan and also has many branches in the Chūbu and Kantō regions.
Aeon (株式会社イーオン, Kabushikigaisha Īon) is a chain of English conversation teaching companies in Japan. [1] It is considered one of the historical "Big Four" eikaiwa schools . [ 2 ] The company operates 320 branch schools throughout Japan, and maintains staff recruitment offices in New York City and Los Angeles .
The English language is seen as an aggressive and individualistic language which is the opposite of the Japanese language and culture. For a more reserved Japanese citizen to force themself to be more 'outgoing' and 'outspoken' when they speak English, it is a direct conflict of how they should talk in the Japanese government's minds.
The United Nations Association of Japan also conducts the United Nations English Proficiency Junior Test [2] for children. Generally, the Level E exam includes vocabulary such as animals, colors, and flowers and with each additional level, new subjects are added.
Japan's "largest convocation of language educators", [1] JALT has 2,800 members, [2] many of whom are non-Japanese who have settled in Japan. [3] Each member may belong to a local chapter, and has the option of also belonging to Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
The Shanghai Japanese School (Pudong Campus pictured) is the only nihonjin gakkō in the world that offers senior high school classes.. Some of the nihonjin gakkō in Asia have a long history, originally established as public schools in the Japan-occupied territories in Thailand, Philippines, and Taiwan.