Message to New JETS

P(論文)This article is largely based on my speech given to nearly fifty JET teachers in August, 1996. JET stands for The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme. The program was first advocated by the Japanese government in 1987 to promote language education in Japan and to increase awareness of internationalization among students and citizens. The JET program has been successful in the past ten years and the number of the teachers concerned has been on the rise since then. The intention of my speech was to point out some problems that Japanese learners of English often face and to encourage the foreign language teachers, almost exclusively English teachers, who are teaching Japanese students for the first time. I touched upon several linguistic, social and cultural aspects.departmental bulletin pape