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Miyaji, Hiroshi – Asian Studies Professional Review, 1973
Revised version of a report presented at the conference on American study-abroad programs in Tokyo, Japan, March 1973. (DD)
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum, Japanese, Language Instruction
Neustupny, J.V. – 1976
Japan is taking her place as a bastion of apparent linguistic stability. The basic concept used in this paper is "language correction." The assumption is that generative rules of language produce inadequate communicative acts that may be corrected through corrective rules. Japan in the last century has passed through a number of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Japanese, Language Instruction, Language Planning
Peer reviewedIzumi, Masuko; And Others – NALLD Journal, 1979
Discusses the language laboratory as a means of developing practical abilities in a foreign language. Two topics are treated specifically: (1) the laboratory from a technical and theoretical perspective, and (2) an analysis of the language skills most effectively trained through use of the language laboratory. (AMH)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Higher Education
Peer reviewedFukuda, Shohachi – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
A detailed description of an intensive training course for teachers of English in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. (PMP)
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Inservice Teacher Education, Intensive Language Courses
Peer reviewedWatanabe, Kazayuki – English Language Teaching Journal, 1977
Points out that, although Japanese students of English may be taught proper sound and word stress, sentence stress and intonation are usually neglected. A system of teaching these features is outlined. (CHK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Intonation, Language Fluency, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedYamamoto, Norman Y. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
The work of Harold E. Palmer during his stay in Japan from 1922 to 1936 is described. The focus is mainly on his oral method, a contribution which influenced English teaching in Japan. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Fluency
Ando, Shoichi – Modern English Journal, 1975
This article summarizes four journal articles on language teaching appearing in the American pedagogical language journals, "The Modern Language Journal,""English Language Teaching Journal," and "TESOL Quarterly." The purpose is to give an indication of what kinds of articles can be found in journals outside Japan.…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Language Periodicals, Instructional Materials
Download full textPovey, John, Ed. – 1976
This is the tenth annual issue of the UCLA TESL (teaching English as a second language) workpapers. It includes the following papers: (1) "An Attempt to Model the Role of Cognitions in Language Learning," by R.L. Allwright; (2) "A Comparison of Language Proficiency Tests," by J. Donald Bowen; (3) "Language Study Through…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Hypnosis
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1977
This profile in outline form examines the English language teaching situation in Japan and the role of English in the Japanese educational system and society. The following are examined: (1) the growing role of English in business and science, and in Japan's image abroad; (2) the role of English in all levels of the Japanese educational system,…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Guides, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHornby, A. A. – English Language Teaching, 1970
The author discusses trends in teaching English as a foreign language in Japan and briefly comments on the value of pattern drills, transformation drills and contrastive analysis in language teaching. (FB)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Programs
Yano, Yasuyuki – Modern English Journal, 1975
Lesson 6 of the "New Horizon English Course 3" is presented. An appendix giver English exercises for lessons 1-11 of the same book. These lessons are intended to help improve the oral skills of junior high school students in Japan learning English as a second language. (Text is in Japanese.) (TL)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Knox, James H. – Modern English Journal, 1974
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Education, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Stork, F. C. – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Language Programs, Educational Policy, Educational Testing
Okumura, Kiyohiko – Modern English Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Class Activities, English (Second Language), High Schools, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMcAndrew, Alex – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1976
A report is made of a study tour to Europe and Japan. The status of language laboratories and audiovisual education is discussed and machinery and methods described. (RM)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Technology, Language Instruction
