This article examines five emphases associated with humanism in language teaching, namely feelings, social relations, responsibility, intellect, and self-actualization, and some of the difficulties of using these emphases in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in Japan. A sixth emphases, religious humanism, may be added to address some of…

This study sought to better understand the academic and social aspirations of undergraduate women in Guam and Japan. A survey question examined whether significant differences existed between Guamanian and Japanese undergraduate women in status aspirations and occupational ethics and in their life course selection. The questionnaire's five…