Students are the real field players in the 21st century. Policies have made explicit requirements for English language abilities required for all Japanese people. With the progress of globalization, it is important, while focusing on speaking and listening communication abilities in the initial learning stages, to acquire comprehensive communication abilities in "istening," "speaking," "reading," and "writing," from the perspective of "English as a means for communication," in order to foster "Japanese with English Abilities." Through instruction, basic and practical communication abilities will be acquired so that the entire public can conduct daily conversation and exchange information in English. At the same time, personnel who need English for their work, such as for professional or research reasons, will acquire the English necessary for their fields by building on their basic English abilities. It is important for all Japanese people to aim at achieving a level of English commensurate with average world standards based on objective indicators such as STEP, TOEFL, and TOEIC.
Japan's Education at a Glance 2005
Japan's Education at a Glance 2005
2 comments:
One judgement for a good policy is whether students can directly benefit from those policy items. I think that school aothorities ahould grant students to speak out their needs, and take their opinions into consideration.
It is interesting to notice the different roles students prefer to play in a language classroom. I wonder how much difference policy makers can make pertaining to that?
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