Possibilities for Change : a Look at English language education and English language education policy in Japan
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Within the last several years there have been calls for changes in educational policy within the Japanese Ministry of Education regarding the area of English language education in Ja-pan. People working in the business, education, and goverment policy making sectors of Japanese society have posed the question as to whether the traditional Japanese education system, with its emphasis on rote memorization and the taking of examinations is up to the task of turning out graduates who will be equipped with the skills and creative vision necessary to compete success-fully in the world of the future. Until recently, this system where the passing of ezaminations is de facto the most important part of education has served Japan admirably well, serving as a filter for determining future status in society and turning out a population of diligent workers for Japan's bureaucracies and corporations. A whole secondary industry of cramming schools worth billions of dollars has grown up around this emphasis on the examination system and attendance at these cramming schools, called yobiko or juku, is seen as necessary to enter the most prestigious high schools and universities in Japan. English teaching methodology in public institutions in Japan has seen little change since the late 19th century, with Its emphasis on grammatical competence and the grammar-translation method, but in the last several decades, critics of the educational system both within and outside the Japanese government have emphasized the need for a more communicative focus in English language teaching. In 1987,The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme was established in order to bring native English speakers to Japanese public schools to help promote Internationalization through foreign language education, and in 1989,the Japanese Ministry of Education guidelines began to stress the development of communication skills in English. If however, the examination system continues to exist in its present form the necessity of learning English in order to determine one's future status in society will continue to override the need for English for practical purposes and the value of the subject will reside in its socialization role rather than in its envisioned role as a tool for international communication.
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