A GUIDEBOOK TO TEACHING ENGLISH IN JAPAN

CONTENTS

Part One
Introduction
Opening Remarks

1. Why Do We Need This Guidebook?
2. Assumptions About Language Learning
3. The Aim Of This Guide
4. How To Use This Guide
5. Organization

Part Two
ESL/EFL Teaching
Opening Remarks
Trends in Language Education

1. Traditional Emphasis
2. Historical Develpments
3. Terminology
4. Recent Trends and Noted Authorities
5. Japan Specific

Part Three
Education in Japan
Opening Remarks

1. Historical Setting
   A. Issues in Pre-War Japanese Education
   B. Educational Reform After the War
2. Mainstream Education
3. The Family and Education

Part Four
Postions for Language Teachers
Opening Remarks

1. Language Schools
2. Universities
3. Technical Colleges
4. Junior and Senior High Schools
5. Company Classes
6. Private Lessons

Part Five
Securing Employment
Opening Remarks

1. Job Hunting
2. The Interview
   A. Dressing Right
   B. Attitude
   C. Questions
3. Networking

1. Determining Level
   A. Level Check/Test
   B. Interview
2. Syllabus Planning
3. Deciding On Material
   A. Published Text
   B. Supplementary Material
   C. Games
4. Lesson Planning
   A. Grammar Based
   B. Vocabulary Based
   C. Function Based
   D. Theme Based
   E. Situation Based
5. Miscellaneous
   A. Correcting Mistakes
   B. Listening/Dictation
   C. Drills
   D. Importance of Reading
   E. Special Settings
   F. Common Activities

Part Seven Specialty Classes/Courses
Opening Remarks

1. Test Preparation Class
2. Speech Course

   Speech One

   Day One
   Day Two
   Day Three
   Day Four
   Day Five
   Day Six
   Day Seven
   Day Eight
   Day Nine
   Day Ten

   Speech Two

   Day One
   Day Two
   Day Three
   Day Four
   Day Five
   Day Six
   Day Seven
   Day Eight
   Day Nine
   Day Ten

   
   

   Movie Class

   Business Classes

Part Eight Useful Information
Opening Remarks

1. How the Japanese View Foreigners
2. Housing
3. Visas
4. Prices
5. Language
6. Medical
7. Home Sickness
8. English Publications

Part Nine
Japanese History and Culture
Opening Remarks

1. History
   A. Ancient History
   B. Kofun Period
   C. Asuka Period
   D. Nara Period
   E. Heian Period
   F. Kamakura Period
   G. Muromachi & Azuchi-Momayama Period
   H. Tokugawa Period
   I. Meiji Period
   J. Pre-World War II
   K. Post World War II
2. Historical Figures in Japan
3. Culture Awareness
   A. Arts
   C. Martial Arts and Sports
   D. Proverbs
   E. English Loan Words and Strange Uses of English Phrases

Part Ten
Expected Changes
Opening Remarks

1. Future Job Market
   
2. Future Trends in Teaching
3. The Computer Age and Language Education

Part Eleven
Resources
Opening Remarks

1. Societies & Associations
   A. Japan Association of Language Teachers
   B. English Teachers in ConferenceInternet
   A. Univ. of Sussex
   B. International House
   C. Heinemann
   D. Oxford Univ. Press
   E. JET
   F. Ohio Univ.
   G. Univ. of Manchester
   H. Univ. of Hong Kong

Part Twelve
Additional Reading
Opening Remarks
Selected Bibliography

1. Grammer/Style
2. Methodology/Theory
3. Textbooks/Activity Books
4. Japanese Culture and History
5. Education in Japan