In Japan, English is a mandatory subject that children generally begin learning in earnest after entering junior high school. Under the new guidelines, which took effect in fiscal 2021 ...

On the JET Program, I worked at an education center in Japan, where I led teacher training sessions, wrote and edited a book on teaching communicative English, and taught in the classroom with a ...

Ali first became interested in Japan during high school ... students practice English conversations, sing songs in English and learn other skills. Because each board of education he is dispatched ...

(This is Part 23 of the "Learning from Japanese picture books" series, which introduces recommended Japanese picture books, ...

These institutes are everywhere now, but they haven’t always been. In 1882—just prior to Korea opening to the West—Koreans who desired to learn English had to travel to Japan. But not everyone viewed ...

Master basic grammar! Also－words that sound like what they describe. "Easy Japanese" is a program of Japanese language lessons produced by Japan's public broadcaster, NHK WORLD-JAPAN. You can ...

TOKYO -- Japan ranked a record low 92nd in the 2024 English proficiency ranking of ... a decrease in motivation to communicate and learn due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Netherlands topped ...

THE Philippines is among the top choices in the world for Japanese nationals to study English as a second language (ESL). In the recent Kapihan sa Manila Prince with reporters, Tourism Secretary ...

CHIBA -- A film portraying the importance of opportunities for residents in Japan with foreign roots to learn their native languages was screened on a college campus here, accompanied by a ...