English educational policy for high schools in Japan: Ideals vs. reality

RELC Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-191

  Kikuchi, Keita ^a   Browne, Charles ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Educational policies; English as a foreign language; English education in Japan; Secondary education; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249099796     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0033688209105865     Document Type: Article

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