LIVING IN JAPAN
Survey: Japanese People Have No Confidence In Their English – But Tourists Say It’s Great
Of those who refused to communicate with someone in English, 76.5% said it was due to lack of confidence.
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LIVING IN JAPAN
ENTERTAINMENT
Ado Reveals She’s Been in America, Struggling to Improve Her English
World-famous singer Ado revealed recently she's been living in the United States for a while. Sadly, she says, it hasn't automatically improved…
CULTURE
63.1% of Kids Fail Latest English Exams, Says Japanese Government
This year's English testing results in Japan are some of the worst numbers yet. Is Japan getting worse at English - or…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDITION
生きた言語を学ぶということ
関西で活躍する日本人教師である森岡千廣先生は、日本人に英語を教える傍ら、外国人留学生に日本語を教えてもいます。母語である日本語を「外国語」として留学生に教える中で得た気づきは、英語を教える際にも非常に役立っているそうです。彼女がこれまで積み上げてきた言語教師としての知見と気づいたことを、文章にまとめました。
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
A Japanese Teacher’s Reflections on “Living” Language
Japanese teacher Chihiro Morioka reflects on a career spent learning and teaching language in both Japanese and English - and the lessons…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Why Does Japan Struggle With English?
A city park employee managed to lose a quarter million dollars because he couldn't speak English. Krys Suzuki, a former English teacher…