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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.
Intercultural Communication in Language Education; Japanese as a Second Language ... The JALT Journal is JALT's applied research journal which was first published in ...
English Journal; Fremdsprachen und Hochschule; Hispania; International Multilingual Research Journal; Japanese Language and Literature; Journal of Second Language Writing; Journal of Writing Research; Language Learning; Language Teaching Research; Language Testing; The Reading Teacher; Second Language Research; Studies in Language Testing; System
The journal covers the pedagogy of Japanese language teaching, Japanese linguistics, and Japanese literature. It also carries reviews of books germane to its main areas of interest, including textbooks, grammars, and vocabulary guides, and extensive, annotated, bibliographical coverage of both Ph.D. and, more recently, M.A. theses.
Grants are not limited to research on the Eiken tests or testing in general, and are available for a variety of projects that examine aspects of language education and suggestions for improving English education in Japan. Reports on these projects are published in the journal Eiken Bulletin. [8] In 2003, work was begun on the Eiken Can-do List. [9]
The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (外国語青年招致事業, Gaikokugo Seinen Shōchi Jigyō), shortly as JET Programme (JETプログラム, Jetto Puroguramu), is a teaching program sponsored by the Japanese government that brings university graduates to Japan as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs), Sports Education Advisors (SEAs) or as Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs ...
Tokyo Journal, founded in 1981 is the oldest English magazine still on sale in Japanese bookstores.In its early years, it was owned by Japan's largest distributor of English publications, Yohan; followed by Internet Access Center (IAC), an Internet service provider; Nexxus Communications K.K., a translation company; and most recently by Authentasia, Inc. Past editors of the magazine include ...
The following is the set of compulsory subjects currently taught in the Japanese education system from the primary to secondary levels: Japanese (the national language) Arithmetic, mathematics, etc. Science, technology, etc. Foreign languages: English (rarely: Korean, Spanish, Arabic, French, German, or Chinese)