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Direct linkNoda, Mamiko; O'Regan, John P. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2020
This article focuses upon the Japanese government's decision in 2009 to direct an 'English-only' strategy for English language education in senior high schools from 2013. In the "Course of Study 2009," and more recently again in the "Course of Study 2018," the Japanese government implicitly blames the local grammar-translation…
Descriptors: Native Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedSachiko Inoue; Ratna Shila Banstola – SAGE Open, 2025
Globalization and migration have led to a multicultural and diverse global society. With increasing numbers of immigrant children, Japanese schools are experiencing diversity. We aimed to fill the gap in understanding the difficulties experienced by immigrant children in Japanese schools with a particular focus on their social, emotional,…
Descriptors: Well Being, Immigrants, Student Diversity, Educational Experience
Download full textMagda L. Kitano; Katsuhiro Chiba – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2019
This study investigated the recall of words learned through two deliberate learning techniques, word cards and list learning. While the literature points to word cards as being more effective, Japanese learners of English are seen to prefer list learning, which may indicate unique learning styles stemming from a non-alphabetic L1. To test the…
Descriptors: Word Lists, Instructional Materials, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Clancy, Glen – TESOL International Journal, 2018
The use of first languages (L1) in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom in Japanese universities is often a source of robust debate. In recent years, there has been an increase in counterarguments against the L2 monolingual EFL classroom and a strengthening of support for L1 usage. This study examines the views of students receiving…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
Mori, Yoshiko; Calder, Toshiko M. – Foreign Language Annals, 2015
This study investigates the role of motivation and learner variables in bilingual vocabulary development among first language (L1) Japanese students attending hoshuukoo (i.e., supplementary academic schools for Japanese-speaking children) in the United States. One hundred sixteen high school students ages 15-18 from eight hoshuukoo completed…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Japanese, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
NORDSCI, 2021
This volume includes three sections of the 2021 NORDSCI international conference proceedings: (1) Education and Educational Research; (2) Language and Linguistics; and (3) Sociology and Healthcare. Education and Educational Research includes 15 papers covering the full spectrum of education, including history, sociology and economy of education,…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teachers, Lesson Plans, Design
