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Machida, Tomohisa; Walsh, Daniel J. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
This case study examines the implementation of "Foreign Language Activities" (English language education), which officially began in Japanese elementary schools in 2011. Subjects in this study included 37 Japanese classroom teachers (20 males and 17 females) in four elementary schools in Tokyo. The Teacher Foreign Language Anxiety Scale…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Program Implementation, English (Second Language), Educational Change
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Fujimoto-Adamson, Naoki – Business Communication Quarterly, 2010
Team-teaching between a Japanese teacher of language (JTL) and a native-English speaker assistant language teacher (ALT) has been widely implemented in English-language classrooms in Japanese schools for more than 20 years under the Japan Exchange Teaching Program (JET) launched in 1987. This study focuses on the classroom roles and…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Classroom Communication, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
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Johannes, Andrea Ann – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2012
This case study explores team teaching in Japan from the perspectives of JTEs (Japanese English Teachers), ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers), and students. Special focus is attributed to teachers and students' perceptions of ALT and JTE roles. To determine the perspectives of all three participants, 112 students, 4 JTES and 2 ALTs from a Japanese…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction