While the English education heat of education is enhanced.

The ministry is December 2, the private qualification tests such as "Eiken" and "TOEFL (TOEFL)", was launched the experts meeting to consider is whether you can make the college entrance examination. Occasion, and the pros and cons of utilizing separately, there were numerous fundamental questions of experts to Japan of English education itself.
Some educators, while the "English education necessary", and I was asked opinion that is not a pressing issue.
Children themselves, I wonder are perceived how the English learning.
Where Benesse Educational Research Institute has made a questionnaire targeting teenagers about 6200 people nationwide in March this year, the need for English in social life, such as "there is that you use the English at work" is more than 90% in teenagers both it was found that feels.
On the other hand, where it was asked "Do yourself have an image that use the English", 44% of middle school students, 46 percent of high school students as "little is that you use the English" answer. "If the ball lands on the outside of the majority of the children of Japan classroom, current situation is not in the environment to use English.
For even further course content in schools, such as answer about 8-9% of middle and high are "English Description for Japanese," "hear a description of the teacher about the mechanism of word meaning and English", it's passive. On the other hand, their own, such as the opportunity to speak in English to peak 55% of junior high school two years thinking in the classroom, a decrease in every grade increases. It has remained 26% at the time of high school three years.
But, English education heat of education is it while growing. In the reform promoted by the Ministry of Education, and "read" and "write" and "hear", "speak" - a practical learning environment that incorporates a well-balanced 4 skills is an urgent issue, is progressing discussions.
Educational environment and educational content of the educational environment and the reality that I hope the ministry is, I is a situation that is far too. It is felt that they've become what you learn rather than to be a daily basis there is little environment that speak English in Japan tool. I eventually, not as much as in can become even going to increase the nation that does not speak unless reviewed the fundamental part. Do you think I whether not it be better to continue to learn on their own, rather than teach across the board. Even so, growing to "English" It is abnormal. And you will feel like there is a lot of content to learn more.



文科省は12月2日、「英検」や「TOEFL（トーフル）」などの民間資格試験を、大学入試に活用できるかどうかを検討する有識者会合を立ち上げた。席上、活用の是非とは別に、有識者から日本の英語教育そのものへの根本的な疑問が相次いだ。
　一部の教育関係者からは、「英語教育は必要」としながらも、差し迫った課題ではないとの意見も聞かれた。
　子供たち自身は、英語学習をどのように受け止めているのだろうか。
　ベネッセ教育総合研究所が今年3月に全国の中高生約6200人を対象にアンケートを行ったところ、中高生ともに9割以上が「仕事で英語を使うことがある」など社会生活での英語の必要性を感じていることが分かった。
　一方で、「自分自身が英語を使うイメージがあるか」と尋ねたところ、中学生の44％、高校生の46％が「英語を使うことはほとんどない」と回答。「日本の大部分の子供たちは教室の外に出れば、英語を使う環境にないのが現状。
　さらに学校での授業内容についても、中高の約8～9割が「英文を日本語に訳す」「単語の意味や英文の仕組みについて先生の説明を聞く」と回答するなど、受け身的だ。一方で、授業で自分の考えなどを英語で話す機会は中学2年の55％をピークに、学年が上がるごとに低下。高校3年の時点で26％にとどまっている。
だが、教育界の英語教育熱は高まる一方だ。文科省が進める改革では、「読む」「書く」「聞く」「話す」－の4技能をバランス良く盛り込んだ実用的な学習環境づくりが喫緊の課題とされ、議論が進んでいる。
　文科省の願っている教育環境と現実の教育環境や教育内容が、あまりにもかけ離れている状況ですね。日常的に英語を喋る環境がほとんどない日本では道具というよりは学ぶものになってしまっている感じですね。根本的な部分を見直さなければ結局、喋れない国民を増やしていくだけにもなりかねませんね。一律に教えるのではなく自分で習得していくほうがいいのではないかと思いますね。それにしても「英語」への高まりは異常ですね。もっと学ぶべき内容がたくさんあるように感じてなりません。