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This paper evaluates the in-service training (IST) offered by the Japanese government to non-Japanese assistant language teachers (ALTs) on the JET Program in Japan. Established in 1987, the Program employs approximately 6000 predominantly native English speakers to assist Japanese foreign language teachers at the secondary school level in raising students’ English communicative skills. In view of the grand scale of the program, little independent research has focused on the evaluation of its teacher development policy or the effectiveness of the methodologies it employs. The primary aim here is to assess the training program in terms of its pedagogical orientation, and to ultimately offer suggestions that may enhance the training experience for future JET participants. 【緒言】これは、ジェットプログラムによって日本に