Loading

Search

:

What's wrong with English education in Japan?

  • Category:Other
o25u2kkkof2jud8yxtcm_320_320-147accd6.jpg
NEWSONJAPAN.com

When you speak to foreign English educators in Japan, one thing becomes crystal clear: English education in Japan isn't working.
 
It's just awful. While English classes are mandatory in Japanese schools, the percentage of students who emerge with actual English abilities are surprisingly low. Students in China, Korea and Japan are in an arms race to see who can produce students with the best English, and Japan seems to be trailing far behind in third place.
 
With the Olympic Games coming up in 2020, the Japanese government has proposed changes to increase the level of English ability in their students. Changes like starting introductory English classes in 3rd grade elementary school and making the subject compulsory from the 5th grade. Are these changes really going to help? We've gathered opinions from both foreign teachers and Japanese citizens about issues with the system and what might improve it.
 
Every foreigner who spends any amount of time in Japan will understand the fundamental need to change the way students study English. But a recent thread on the Japan subreddit, which seems to have been started by an English educator, tried to assemble as many opinions as possible about the matter in one place. Many of the complaints fell into three main categories:
 
1. Teaching to the tests; 2. The quality of the textbooks are quite low; 3. A focus on translating into Japanese and JTEs speaking in only Japanese. Where is the English?


 

Comment(s) Write comment

gv7bnp7f5ge what happens if a girl takes viagra <a href="http://goldidear.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=15574">costco pharmacy</a> canadian pharmacies without prescription [url=https://dppet.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=508749]cheap viagra from india[/url] medication without prescription
cost of cialis at walmart <a href="http://www.hebian.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=532701">viagra cost</a> viagra from canada [url=https://notes.io/qaegZ]canadian pharcharmy[/url] drug store online
where can i buy viagra <a href="https://bbs.now.qq.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=2419821">purchase cialis in canada</a> cialis [url=http://lollipop-download.com/user/dogplough9/]ed drugs - canada[/url] canada drugs cialis
    bwc6g9pcibb Web Site
  • September 14, 2022
beaik0ff7fv how to get viagra <a href="https://pediascape.science/wiki/How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy">pills from canada</a> canadian-pharcharmy [url=https://bbs.pku.edu.cn/v2/jump-to.php?url=http://canadotcphar.com/]low price cialis[/url] canadian pharmacy with viagra
how does viagra work <a href="https://moparwiki.win/wiki/Post:How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy">low cost viagra</a> viagra canada [url=http://sc.sie.gov.hk/TuniS/canadotcphar.com/]buy generic cialis canadian pharmacy[/url] canada pharmacy for cialis
free sample viagra <a href="https://bandit400.ru/user/dangerrefund9/">order viagra from canada</a> wwwcanadianpharmacy.com [url=https://escatter11.fullerton.edu/nfs/show_user.php?userid=2456303]buy cialis from canada[/url] alcohol and viagra
    zcxvak0giua Web Site
  • September 14, 2022
nlv7wu3c2ht canada pharmacy online <a href="http://meetqun.net/space-uid-160287.html">adhp</a> canadian pharmacy with viagra [url=https://lovewiki.faith/wiki/Five_Facts_About_Pharmacy_You_Need_to_Know]generic viagra buy[/url] generic cialis canada
purchasing viagra from canada <a href="https://kolubarskioglasi.online/author/sinkframe5/">viagra price</a> buy cialis online canada pharmacy [url=https://yunxiuke.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=169348]cheap viagra 100mg[/url] genuine viagra
best price on cialis prescription <a href="https://uchatoo.com/post/462299_http-canadotcphar-com-canadian-pharmacy-is-a-on-the-internet-pharmacy-that-marke.html">pfizer viagra</a> cialis.com [url=https://botdb.win/wiki/Five_Facts_About_Pharmacy_You_Need_to_Know]prescription viagra[/url] cialis pharmacy rx one
    ejdtv5bxx87 Web Site
  • September 14, 2022
gi8bxc7lj3h what would happen if a girl took viagra <a href="http://51newyork.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=179957">generic viagra canada</a> prescription drugs without a prescription [url=https://www.zotero.org/guideseed7/cv]low cost cialis[/url] cialis-canadian pharmacy
viagra mail order <a href="http://xn----8sbec1b1ad1ae2f.xn--90ais/user/musclefelony2/">viagra patent expiration date</a> canadian pharcharmy [url=https://www.vashbit.com/user/guiltypunch6/]canadian-drugstore[/url] viagra at canadian pharmacy
ed drugs - canada <a href="https://studyroom.co.za/user/kissplough9">cialis from usa pharmacy</a> viagra effects on women [url=http://kgti.kg/user/dancerblouse8/]best viagra[/url] no prescription viagra
    huw4q3pydwf Web Site
  • September 13, 2022
ld0jj9oaiml viagra best price <a href="http://tanhuaba.xyz/home.php?mod=space&uid=6003863">viagra and alcohol</a> baclofen [url=https://www.best-pathology.com/space-uid-62290.html]medicine from canada[/url] drug canada
buy viagra internet <a href="http://elita-hotel.ru/user/sizeswitch0/">onlinepharmaciescanada.com</a> viagra results [url=http://emseyi.com/user/sanddust2]canadian drug companies[/url] how much is viagra
best online canadian prescription companies <a href="https://bbs.now.qq.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=2419779">canada pharmacy online viagra</a> buy cheap viagra [url=http://smartbabel.co.uk/user/profile/803086]canadian online drugstore[/url] viagra costs
    vj5lkk1tf9d Web Site
  • September 13, 2022
st3cdm3t1yc viagra information <a href="https://bookmarkingworld.review/story.php?title=just-how-to-buy-prescription-drugs-from-a-canadian-pharmacy-6#discuss">buy cialis online canada</a> generic pharmacy india [url=https://coub.com/puppygemini9]viagra plus[/url] canadian pharmacy store
viagra wiki <a href="http://www.ccwzz8.com/space-uid-1339041.html">canadian pharmacy online</a> canadian pharcharmy's [url=https://www.dafuyang.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=251254]viagra from canada pharmacy[/url] viagra canada online pharmacy
cheap cialis online canadian pharmacy <a href="https://instapages.stream/story.php?title=just-how-to-buy-prescription-drugs-from-a-canadian-pharmacy#discuss">canadian pharmacy for viagra</a> my canadian pharcharmy online [url=https://musescore.com/user/51810926]drugstore in canada[/url] canada pharmacy viagra
    hop9nzcr0ua Web Site
  • September 13, 2022
exmvnvso15s viagra for cheap <a href="http://fut.uz/user/kissgemini4/">mexico viagra</a> where can i get viagra without a prescription [url=http://www.221636.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=439089]5mg cialis[/url] drugstore of canada
buy viagra canada <a href="https://hubpages.com/@sandstamp1">purchasing viagra from canada</a> viagra alternatives [url=https://bookmarkfeeds.stream/story.php?title=exactly-how-to-buy-prescription-drugs-from-a-canadian-pharmacy-2#discuss]ed drugs[/url] herbal viagra reviews
cialis low price <a href="http://liumeiti.top/home.php?mod=space&uid=4828815">generic pharmacy</a> buying cialis from canada [url=http://voprosi-otveti.ru/user/puppybonsai7]generic cialis[/url] northwest canadian pharcharmy online
    tivipqcjkzv Web Site
  • September 13, 2022
ek75dmheg2s online pharmacy medications <a href="https://lazacode.org/user/goalgemini0">pharmaceuticals from canada</a> overseas pharmacy [url=https://autohub.ng/user/profile/2005085]viagra erections[/url] viagra canada
cheap viagra pills <a href="https://fakenews.win/wiki/How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy">best price on cialis</a> viagra prescription [url=https://gtaisland.ru/user/platerefund8/]canada viagra online[/url] purchase viagra in canada
us pharmacy for cialis <a href="https://securityholes.science/wiki/Exactly_How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy">cialis.com coupon</a> cialis generic [url=http://twitter.com/home?status=http://xurl.es/ssldj]discount cialis[/url] generic cialis canadian
    qnifry7fuz6 Web Site
  • September 13, 2022
sfi7x2ou4hh canadian pharcharmy online cialis <a href="https://www.tipsfull.com/user/cottonsubway1">cialis from canadian pharmacies</a> brand viagra online [url=https://phonographic.science/wiki/Five_Facts_About_Pharmacy_You_Need_to_Know]ed pills online[/url] canadian pharcharmy's
cialis coupon for pharmacy <a href="https://pytania.radnik.pl/uzytkownik/guidepunch5">canadian pill store</a> canadian online drugstore [url=https://writeablog.net/dancerskirt9/five-facts-about-pharmacy-you-need-to-know]daily cialis[/url] canada pharmacy for cialis
viagra natural <a href="https://public.sitejot.com/dressdust2.html">viagra online uk</a> buy viagra cheap [url=http://meiying89.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=175230]indian pharma[/url] overseas pharmacy
    gde5hziaix6 Web Site
  • September 13, 2022
izcpvotki63 best canadian pharmacies shipping to usa <a href="http://lzrs4.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=294088">viagra online canada</a> natural viagra alternatives [url=https://historydb.date/wiki/Exactly_How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy]ed medications[/url] canadian pharmacy viagra
buy viagra online without prescription <a href="http://dudoser.com/user/platebonsai2/">price of viagra</a> generic latisse for sale [url=http://y4yy.com/user/muscleseed5]online prescription viagra[/url] viagra at canadian pharmacy
canadian pharmacies generic ed medication <a href="https://forum.umbandaeucurto.com/usuario/sandtime8">natural substitute for viagra</a> mexican pharmacy [url=https://repo.getmonero.org/rangewoman6]buy viagra without prescription canada[/url] canadian pharmacy without prescription
    lvnvbh8ookg Web Site
  • September 13, 2022
unyujyamxxy canadadrugsonline.com <a href="https://myclc.clcillinois.edu/web/jeff_test/ttttttutoring/-/message_boards/message/39336180">rx online</a> canada online drugstore [url=https://lianse3.xyz/home.php?mod=space&uid=377141]does generic viagra work[/url] wwwcanadianpharmacy.com
canadian.cialis <a href="https://justbookmark.win/story.php?title=just-how-to-buy-prescription-drugs-from-a-canadian-pharmacy#discuss">buy online viagra</a> best price for viagra [url=https://godoorway.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=160970]cialis canadian pharmacies[/url] generic viagra buy
viagra pfizer <a href="https://public.sitejot.com/dressdust2.html">online cheap viagra</a> canada drug prices [url=https://cameradb.review/wiki/Five_Facts_About_Pharmacy_You_Need_to_Know]cialis from canada pharmacy[/url] canadian cialis online pharmacy
    wpq5xciycc5 Web Site
  • September 12, 2022
ivvwv22xrrs online pharmacy cialis <a href="https://git.sicom.gov.co/dahliagold5">canadian discount pharmacies</a> buy cheap generic viagra [url=https://list.ly/natasha_alekseeva_1984]prescription for cialis[/url] india pharmacy viagra
herbal viagra reviews <a href="http://zemhe.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=346688">brand viagra online canada pharmacy</a> viagra order online [url=https://firsturl.de/EsG0D7P]buy drugs in canada[/url] what is viagra
best price on cialis prescription <a href="https://qnbuz.net:443/user/musclesubway4">alternative to viagra</a> generic cialis in usa [url=https://manchesterclopedia.win/wiki/Five_Facts_About_Pharmacy_You_Need_to_Know]cialis without a doctors prescription[/url] how does viagra work
    vb95ur7m15k Web Site
  • September 12, 2022
fmk9judyjre viagra brand for sale <a href="https://wikidot.win/wiki/Five_Facts_About_Pharmacy_You_Need_to_Know">buying cialis from canada</a> discount viagra online [url=https://spinalhub.win/wiki/Exactly_How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy]buy viagra uk[/url] canadian rx pharmacy
overseas pharmacy <a href="http://demo3-ecomm.in.ua/user/sizedoll9/">viagra 100 mg</a> natural viagra substitute [url=https://xueyunwei.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=644225]generic cialis canada pharmacy[/url] low cost cialis
canadian pharmacy with viagra <a href="https://wikidot.win/wiki/Just_How_to_Buy_Prescription_Drugs_From_a_Canadian_Pharmacy">canadian-drugstore</a> viagra overdose [url=https://yanyiku.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=316144]how does viagra work[/url] universal pharmacy
    yx4dhnxcmbw Web Site
  • September 12, 2022
ktezliqstu1 best canadian pharmacies shipping to usa <a href="https://yunxiuke.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=169352">non prescription viagra</a> generic viagra reviews [url=https://98e.fun/space-uid-3030534.html]buy viagra cheap[/url] viagra-canada
ed medications <a href="http://www.kiripo.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=631988">online rx</a> cialis from canadian pharmacies [url=http://4backpacking.com/user/turnsubway6]get viagra[/url] viagra purchase
cialis for sale <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/1159270398/about">order cialis in canada</a> non prescription viagra [url=https://euroleagues.net/user/backdust3/]is generic viagra safe[/url] viagra alternative
    guotqoakf45 Web Site
  • September 12, 2022
lxfud4pqwic cialis lowest price <a href="http://80.82.64.206/user/dogstamp9">viagra sample</a> viagra generic [url=http://zcuns.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=713887]can women take viagra[/url] online pharmacy without prescription
purchase viagra <a href="https://linkandlace.com/author/dressrefund0/">natural viagra substitute</a> taking viagra [url=https://www.ted.com/profiles/37509147]canadian pharmacy meds[/url] india pharmacy viagra
canadian online pharmacy cialis <a href="https://www.jiamengbbs.com/home.php?mod=space&uid=5619">cheapest price for cialis</a> canadian pharmacy reviews [url=https://qnbuz.net:443/user/iceocean5]cvs pharmacy[/url] canada viagra online
    sxulh9vargt Web Site
  • September 12, 2022

Trackback (You need to login.)