4.
10 years old (5th grader). *Recently
changed
Age at when children start
studying English
5. 70 at TOEFL
Lowest level in Asia
Japanese English Abilities
6. One of the furthest
Japanese have to take 2200 class hours to
speak English fluently
How much Japanese is similar to
the English
7. There are both Japanese teachers and
native teachers in class.
Native teachers do not come to every
class (once or twice a week).
English teachers in school
8.
English education in Japan attach importance
to reading and writing. Entrance exams for
college do not usually include speaking and
listening test (center test, the common first
stage university entrance
examination, includes listening test)
That’s why most Japanese have to learn
English in crammer or in home by themselves
to speak or listen to English well.
Special features
10. Major: Chinese history
Many Chinese friends as rivals
interest to the educational gaps among
Chinese
Fierce competition for human resources
acquisition
Introduction: why China
11. Compulsory class in primary school
About 6 hours class every week
The great deal of differences between
urban areas and rural areas
First step
12. Every student must attend to English
classes
Graduation requirements
托福，雅思
Higher Education
13. Earn more money
Attend foreign educational institutes
/U.S./Japan/ Australia
Many cram schools for
IELTS, TOEFL,GRE,GMAT preparation
Motivations
15.
By law, mandatory from 6th year of
Primary Education (1998)
◦ 10~11 years old
◦ Not necessarily English
Until the end of Secondary Education
◦ 17~18 years old
Foreign Language in Schools
16.
Disparity: Public and Private Schools
◦ Lack of studying time: 1h30m at most per
week (4h recommended)
◦ Lack of didactic materials and capacitated
instructors
Lack of interest/discipline from students
Classes way too big
Division by age, not by skill
Issues on English Education
20. When they are
6
◦ Since 2008
◦ It used to be 8 before then
When do they start learning
English?
21. The average score of TOEFL iBT:
Reading 23
Listening 23
Speaking 22
Writing 22
Total 89
English abilities of Spanish people
22. A scholarship system for students and
English teachers.
More than 150,000 students and more
than 10,000 teachers have used this
system to study abroad.
“Becas Mec” since 2007
30. Dutch and English
Entrance procedure
Half of the classes in English
365 euro per year extra costs
Bilingual education in the
Netherlands
31. Not always native language and English
Japan is recognizing a demand for
bilingual education
International schools
Bilingual education worldwide
32. Globalization
Good way to learn a language
No focus on learning vocabulary and
grammar rules
Pros
33.
Native language skills might be not fully
developed
I disagree, because of entrance
examination
Cons
34. From 32 schools in 2002 to 97 schools in
2013
Start at elementary school
Competitor of gymnasium
English as world language
The future of bilingual education
36. Started at the age of 12
When I started studying English, a big
difference between Japanese and English
puzzled me. English pronunciation and
grammar are very difficult, even now.
Satoki Kon
37.
My personal affairs before entering into
this university
◦
◦
◦
◦
Failed to get credit of English classes
No interest to foreign affairs
Intention to specialize in Japanese history
Admired Chinese history
→after attenting to university・・・
Shohei Harai
38. English
11~17 y: School
12~14 y: Language School
14~16 y: Private Teacher
20 y: English School in Vancouver (2
months)
Most helpful activity: reading manga
Diego Ken Yabuki
39. Japanese
8~10 y: Improvised Japanese School
10~18 y: Nothing (forgetting all that I
learned on the previous years)
From 18 y. on: University’s Language
Center
Most helpful activity: watching anime and
Japanese drama
Diego Ken Yabuki
40. -I started going to English conversation
school when I was 10.
-I started learning English at school when I
was 12.
-I had been staying in the US for 10
months in 2012-2013.
-I feel my English ability is decreasing
rapidly since I came back to Japan.
Eriko Tanaka
41. Very happy with my decision
Speak a second language fluently
Went on a lot of international school trips
A TOEFL score of 114 without practice
Anna Goense
