Comparative Education: Why Does Japan Continue to Struggle with English?

Autor/in	Nuttall, Lee
Titel	Comparative Education: Why Does Japan Continue to Struggle with English?
Quelle	In: Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 19 (2019) 1, S.74-92 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-242X
Schlagwörter	Comparative Education; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Language Attitudes; Business Communication; Business English; Public Policy; History; Language Tests; Scores; Language Proficiency; Cross Cultural Studies; Case Studies; Labor Force; Corporations; Language Usage; Student Attitudes; College Students; Japanese; Native Language; Test of English for International Communication; Test of English as a Foreign Language; International English Language Testing System + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Sprachverhalten; Unternehmenskommunikation; Business; English language; Wirtschaft; Englisch; Wirtschaftsenglisch; Öffentliche Ordnung; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Language test; Sprachtest; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Unternehmen; Sprachgebrauch; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Japaner; Japanisch; Language tests
Abstract	This report discusses why Japan continues to struggle with and appears on the surface to be reluctant to embrace the English language as a medium to conduct business and indeed tourism as opposed to their South East Asian neighbours. The topics covered were the historical context of Japan's isolationist policy, Japan's educational system, and their English educational policy. In addition, I compared and contrasted Japan's test performance and/or results with other South East Asian countries based on secondary source data from three recognised international English proficiency tests TOEIC, TOEFL and IELTS. Next, I discussed the economic implications, due to the lack of an English speaking workforce. Finally, I included a case study, which focused on a Japanese company who adopted English as the company language. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01