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Can ES Teachers In Japan REALLY Teach English ALONE? by David L. Hayter

by David L. HayterBio: David L. Hayter works as a Lead Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Japan. Although he primarily teaches junior high school, he has taught all the grades from kindergarten through ninth grade.Aside from teaching classes in junior high school, his other duties include training and managing new ALTs, designing and…

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30 October 2018
ALT / ALTTO / Elementary School / English in Japan / Japanese Public Schools / Japanese Students / JET / JHS / JTE / MEXT

7 Reasons Why English Only Classes Alone Won’t Fix Japan’s English Problems by David L. Hayter

by David L. Hayter Bio: David L. Hayter works as a Lead Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Japan. Although he primarily teaches junior high school, he has taught all the grades from kindergarten through ninth grade. Aside from teaching classes in junior high school, his other duties include training and managing new…

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22 October 2018
ALT / ALTTO / English in Japan / Japanese Students / migrants / Poland / Polish / research / Scotland / UK

Going Beyond “Teaching English” In English Language Classrooms by Dr Jaroslaw Kriukow

by Dr Jaroslaw KriukowBio: Dr Jaroslaw Kriukow is a researcher and academic tutor. He facilitates lectures and workshops on qualitative research and data analysis in NVivo, develops self-study courses and provides free academic support through his Qualitative Researcher Dr Kriukow website and Facebook. He was awarded a PhD degree by the…

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16 October 2018
ALT / ALTTO / Japanese Public Schools / JET / JHS / JTE / MEXT / new teachers / professional development / training

English In Japan In 2020: A Reality Check For Elementary and Junior High School ALTs by Craig Hoffman

by Craig HoffmanBio: Craig Hoffman is a novelist, writer, blogger, and Social Media guru living in Japan. He spent years as an ALT-CIR and consults with ALTs and school boards on a variety of English teaching issues. Craig can be found at @craighoffman11 on Twitter and at https://craiginjapan.wordpress.com/blog/.Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs)…

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1 October 2018