‘Different courses, different outcomes?’ : a comparative study of communicative competence in English language learners following ‘academic’ and ‘international understanding’ courses at high schools in Japan
In Japan, where the traditional focus of English teaching has been on knowledge of a foreign language as a system, increasing emphasis is now being placed on the ability to communicate internationally. Achieving competence in a foreign language may be the result of many factors including teaching me...
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Durham University
2010
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.512945 |