Examine the role of the on EFL/ESL teacher in a specific teaching situation (obvious from your own experience if possible).

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The situation: American teacher of adults in Japan.


According to Kachru’s (1986) description, the Japanese are studying English in the “expanded circle” as a foreign language. Furthermore, Japan could be said to be in a very peculiar language setting. In spite of fact that it has been about 140 years since English came into Japan, the Japanese have never used English as means of communication. Only a limited number of people use English as a means of international communication.

Also, entrance examinations are usually required for admission to high schools, colleges and universities. The use of entrance examinations has been one of the important measures to evaluate students’ intelligence and their achievement. It has been a social institution as well as a social tradition. In this situation, students do not have to display their skills for communication; all they need to do is perform well in the examination. Recently English as a means of communication was not necessary for the general public in Japan.

As a result, the American teacher in Japan should be focused on the communicative English skills and conversation in a language course for the Japanese adult students.

참고자료

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