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Direct linkSasaki, Miyuki – Language Testing in Asia, 2018
Background: This study investigates how the criterion-referenced (CR) approach has impacted relationships between goals, classroom practices, and student achievement in English education in Japan from 1994 to the present, a period covering three government-mandated administrations of a national curriculum (Course of Study). No study has…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement
Underwood, Paul R. – SAGE Open, 2017
This article reports a multiple case study that explores the potential impact of Japan's national curriculum for senior high school English as a foreign language (EFL), specifically in relation to the integration of grammar teaching with communicative work, a key component of the curriculum and an area globally underresearched in high schools. The…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Teachers
Glasgow, Gregory Paul – International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 2014
Research in language-in-education policy and planning (LEP) rarely examines how language teachers negotiate official policy statements on teaching methodologies. In this study, I investigate the current upper secondary school foreign language national curriculum in Japan that requires English classes to be conducted in English, implemented since…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Seniors, Language Planning, National Curriculum
Underwood, Paul R. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2012
While numerous studies in mainstream education have drawn on the Theory of Planned Behaviour to investigate curriculum impact, in English Language Teaching contexts such research is scant. This study applies the theory to anticipate the impact of the Japanese national curriculum for English, by exploring the beliefs of senior high school teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Grammar, Secondary School Teachers
Mikio, Shiga – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2008
In 1997 English became a compulsory subject in Korean elementary schools. The education of English teachers for the elementary level was accelerated. The training curriculum was reformed according to the educational objective to enhance students' oral communication skills in English. Coupled to this change, the introduction of English Teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Background
Peer reviewedTanabe, Yoji – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 1999
Discusses current problems with English-language education in Japan. Highlights the new features that the Japanese Ministry of Education is planning, including the compulsory study hours for all students at all levels. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Change, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
McKay, Penny, Ed.; Graves, Kathleen, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2006
As the second volume of a seven-volume series, this book describes curriculum development as three interrelated processes: planning, enacting, and evaluating. Curriculum development is a dynamic process that happens among learners and teachers in the classroom. In this volume, readers will encounter teachers, curriculum developers, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Curriculum Development
