Discusses how English-as-a-Foreign-Language instruction in China is carried out through the grammar translation method. Suggests that this method is insufficient and that language education reform is needed that focuses on teacher training, testing reform, methodology, curriculum design, and instructional materials.(Author/VWL)

Examines a common misconception among English learners and teachers at high schools in Japan about what it means to teach and learn English pronunciation. Discusses what has caused this misconception, describes it in light of a recent trend in English education, and focuses on what needs to be done to put a new concept of teaching pronunciation…