SGU offers English-taught programs at prestigious universities across Japan. The primary goal of this initiative is to accelerate the globalization process of Japanese higher education institutions.
For a long time, English has been taught through the grammar-translation method at Japanese schools and universities, which is inadequate to say the least. This has resulted in the inability to work in the English language at the workplace. With a rapidly aging and declining population, the ...
As anALTteacher, you’reimmersed in Japanese. Everyone around you will most likely only speak Japanese. Some of the teachers in the teachers’ room won’t be able to speak English at all. Even the JTE (Japanese English Teacher) won’t be too fluent in English (trust me). It’s a gr...
Recent initiatives of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) aim to increase the number of English-medium instructed courses at Japanese universities and to internationalize higher education in Japan. This paper will focus on the current policy related to the...
Classroom culture in Japan is very different from English schools in other countries. Japanese students may be shyer than other students you have taught. They are motivated and enthusiastic and engage fully with their lessons once they feel comfortable. Don’t confuse shyness with a lack of ...
A Canadian at the London School of Economics shares his experience as an international student and one of the world's most international universities. Matt Campbell 2月 2日 Find every English taught degree at a top university on this interactive map Use an interactive map to find all the ...
The Japanese government has made a big effort to attract international students in the last decades, by offering financial support to students through scholarships, a variety of English-taught programs and also by hiring teaching staff from all over the globe with the aim to make the academic env...
The official language of Japan is Japanese. While English is taught in schools and used in some business settings, only about 28% of the population speaks English at any level, and less than 10% are fluent. If you plan to live in Japan, learning Japanese will significantly improve your exp...
Universities:To teach in a university in Japan you will usually need to have a master's degree. In Korea you may also need a master's degree or extensive experience, yet I have met teachers who have taught without a master's degree. ...
Naturally, most university courses in Japan are only available in Japanese. However, a small number of universities offer four-year undergraduate degrees with courses taught entirely in English. Furthermore, several universities offer one or more English courses at a master's and/or doctoral level....