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Japan going the wrong way in English-education reform

Commentary / Japan Jan 21, 2020

Japan going the wrong way in English-education reform

by Takamitsu Sawa

English-language education in Japanese schools should focus on reading and writing rather than conversation to build a strong foundation.

What makes a good teacher? It depends on who you ask

Issues | LEARNING CURVE Aug 4, 2019

What makes a good teacher? It depends on who you ask

by Heidi Wiltamuth

When considering your role as a teacher it is best to think about what your students and employer want, and don't forget to take cultural differences into account.

Waxing philosophical in English class with 'Thinking Experiments'

Issues | LEARNING CURVE Jan 23, 2019

Waxing philosophical in English class with 'Thinking Experiments'

by Farrah Hasnain

If you've ever taught English at a Japanese school, you'll likely be familiar with a certain kind of silence — pervasive and tinged with teenage ennui. Authors Alexander Dutson and James Hill want to recommend breaking the ice with philosophy. Their book, "Thinking Experiments," presents ...

Trying out a lesson on traditional notions of gender

Issues | LEARNING CURVE Jan 23, 2019

Trying out a lesson on traditional notions of gender

by Farrah Hasnain

I teach a class of 38 at Hamamatsu Higashi Senior High School in Shizuoka Prefecture, and earlier this month I tried out a gender-themed lesson from Alexander Dutson and James Hill's "Thinking Experiments." The class I teach emphasizes essay writing and comprises students who aim ...

Indian women in Japan struggle to find their niche

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Oct 28, 2018

Indian women in Japan struggle to find their niche

by Megha Wadhwa

After following their husbands to Japan, educated Indian women face obstacles tracking down work that matches their qualifications.

Fukuoka's 'guest teachers' of English outstay their welcome

Issues | LEARNING CURVE Jul 4, 2018

Fukuoka's 'guest teachers' of English outstay their welcome

by James McCrostie

Job insecurity, excessive secrecy and legal curbs on dispatch teachers come under the spotlight as 120 teachers lose their classes.

Readers' views on intercultural insensitivity, Japanese schooling, English gaps and an inspirational Indian

Voices | COMMUNITY CHEST Apr 4, 2018

Readers' views on intercultural insensitivity, Japanese schooling, English gaps and an inspirational Indian

Some readers' responses to recent stories on the Community pages.

Springtime in Japan brings the sadness of the eikaiwa exodus

Issues | LEARNING CURVE Mar 21, 2018

Springtime in Japan brings the sadness of the eikaiwa exodus

by Charles Lewis

Budding English skills built up over years at conversation school can wither as junior high school clubs take over students' lives.

Education in Japan in 2016: new solutions and age-old problems, from teaching English to bullying

Issues | LEARNING CURVE Jan 25, 2017

Education in Japan in 2016: new solutions and age-old problems, from teaching English to bullying

by James McCrostie

With schools well into their final term and the university academic year already winding down it's time to reflect on the most significant events in Japanese education this past year.

The issues that grabbed you or got your goat in the Year of the Sheep

Voices | COMMUNITY CHEST Dec 31, 2015

The issues that grabbed you or got your goat in the Year of the Sheep

Readers praise and pan Community articles from the past 12 months.

'Don't sell your soul for a Japanese man'

Our Lives | BLACK EYE Sep 20, 2015

'Don't sell your soul for a Japanese man'

by Baye McNeil

Having overcome isolation and a loss of self-confidence in Japan, one American mother now finds herself doling out advice to women seeking Asian men.

'MacDonald's,' the first English school in Japan, was its teacher's prison

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Sep 9, 2015

'MacDonald's,' the first English school in Japan, was its teacher's prison

by Patrick Parr

The first unofficial English school in Japan was "founded" in the late fall of 1848 in a prison cell in Nagasaki.

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