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An examination into the extent that cultural factors cause role
confusion between ALTs and JTEs in the Japanese English
classroom, by Paul Cotter [MA TESOL candidate], Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Education, University of Ulster, 2011
in list: Teacher Education
August 19, 2002: Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is out to cleanse the Japanese language of English influences. ...
in list: Language Policy
In light of recent human disasters in Japan, this post explores media literacy. It explains and illustrates how news media have changed, why and how media are conveying the content that they do, and how to evaluate information and opinions from a wide variety of readily available sources.
in list: Media Literacy
The "Tokyo Broadcasting System, News Portal Site" covers various categories of news in tabs across the top of the home page, including: society, politics, economics, international, sports, 列島 (inactive), and weather. There are also a configurable, animated listings tab (連続動画, 3snewsi) and a listings tab for various editorial columns (報道コラム一覧, column).
in list: News Papers and Programs
"Not-the-usual tips, advice and resources for expats living in Japan" (Bio, ¶1, 2011.03.15).
in list: Noteworthy Twitter Feeds
"Tokyo restaurants, bars, fashion, music, film, art and relaxation. Time Out Tokyo: Know more, do more" (Bio, ¶1, 2011.03.15).
in list: Noteworthy Twitter Feeds
"News from The Daily Yomiuri, the English-language sister publication of Japan's largest daily newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun" (Bio, ¶1, 2011.03.15).
Hood (2011.03.14) prefaces expert comments regarding changed risk of large tremors in Tokyo with "it is too soon to know" (¶1).
in list: Global Education
Part-time University Teachers 2007 -The Voice and the RealitiesConditions of Part-time University Lecturers Survey Result (2005-6)
in list: Global Education
Introduces a second video in Tim Murphey's Japanese student voices series (RealVoice2), explains problems arising from rising tuition costs for students going overseas, and links to various related articles.
in list: Speaking, Global Education
Discusses prospects for employees of large Japanese retail firms having to learn English to keep their jobs and compete in international markets, in some cases without support from employers
in list: Language Policy
"Despite Chile’s exacting construction codes, which often exceed those of California and Japan, the performance of numerous high-rise buildings was worryingly poor" (¶2).
English contents of the gov't Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office homepage (6-1, Nagata-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8914 Japan)
in list: Social Bookmarking
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