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
ALT / ALTTO / English in Japan / Japanese Public Schools / Japanese Students / JET / JTE / textbooks / vocabulary

Vocabulary in Textbooks: What Our Students Need and What They Get by Isra Wongsarnpigoon

by Isra Wongsarnpigoon Bio: Isra Wongsarnpigoon is a learning advisor in the Self-Access Learning Center at Kanda University of International Studies. He originally came to Japan on the JET Programme and taught as a senior high school ALT in southern Chiba prefecture. After his JET stint, he continued working as an…

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20 September 2018
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Communicative Language Teaching by Lina Gordyshevskaya

by Lina GordyshevskayaBio: Lina Gordyshevskaya graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2015 earning an MA with honors in Scandinavian Studies. She obtained a TEFL certificate in 2015 and a CELTA in 2016. Throughout her career, she has taught YL (young learners), teenagers, and adults of various levels in different contexts. Currently,…

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20 August 2018
ALT / ALTTO / English in Japan / Japanese Public Schools

EMI in Japan by Nicola Galloway

by Nicola Galloway, The University of Edinburgh Bio: Nicola Galloway is a lecturer in Education (TESOL) at the University of Edinburgh, where she teaches on the MSc TESOL, organising a course on Second Language Teaching Curriculum and Global Englishes Language Teaching. Prior to taking up her role in Edinburgh, Nicola spent over…

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20 June 2018
ALT / ALTTO / English in Japan / Japanese Public Schools / JET / JTE / kenshu / professional development / teacher training / technology / technology in the classroom / training

ICT and the Cutting Edge in Japanese Public School English

by Jessie James LuckyThis is the third part of a three part series.Be sure to check out part one - What is Kenshu? Teacher Training in Japan and part two - Kenshu for Me: My First Few Years in JapanBio: Jessie is an ALT from Portland, Oregon, USA. He got a certificate in TESL from…

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16 May 2018
ALT / ALTTO / English in Japan / Japanese Public Schools / JET / JTE / kenshu / new teachers / professional / professional development / teacher training / training

Kenshu for Me: My First Few Years in Japan by Jessie James Lucky

by Jessie James LuckyThis is the second part of a three part series.Be sure to check out part one: What is Kenshu? Teacher Training in Japan Bio: Jessie is an ALT from Portland, Oregon, USA. He got a certificate in TESL from Portland State University and worked as an adult educator as well…

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2 May 2018