English Language Teaching Profile: Japan.

Institution	British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre.
Titel	English Language Teaching Profile: Japan.
Quelle	(1977), (7 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Communicative Competence (Languages); Curriculum Guides; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; English for Special Purposes; English (Second Language); Higher Education; Language Instruction; Language Role; Language Teachers; Language Usage; School Districts; Second Languages; Teacher Background; Teacher Education; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Curriculare Materialien; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Sprachgebrauch; School district; Schulbezirk; Second language; Zweitsprache; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	This profile in outline form examines the English language teaching situation in Japan and the role of English in the Japanese educational system and society. The following are examined: (1) the growing role of English in business and science, and in Japan's image abroad; (2) the role of English in all levels of the Japanese educational system, where English is not compulsory but widely studied; (3) English examinations; (4) English syllabuses for junior and senior high schools, which are standardized by the Ministry of Education; (5) English instruction supervisors; (6) the make-up of the teaching cadre, which in state institutions consists of Japanese nationals; (7) teacher training facilities and standards; and (8) the great demand for commercial language schools which employ native speakers and stress communicative skills, which are not developed within the educational system. (AM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC