🌐 The Need for the Teaching English Proficiency Test — What Today’s Classrooms Truly Require
Since 2020, English has become a compulsory subject in Japanese elementary schools.
However, several challenges remain in the current state of English education:
For foreign teachers, acquiring Japanese language skills is also essential. Learning how to teach subjects in both languages allows for smoother collaboration and more inclusive classrooms.
❗ Challenges in Japan’s English Education
- Japan still lags behind other Asian countries in practical English teaching skills
- Even well-structured lessons rarely offer opportunities to learn subject content in English
- To nurture globally minded students, we need environments where both Japanese and English are used in learning
🌍 Increasing Diversity in the Classroom
- More children from overseas are now attending Japanese schools
- Many of them thrived academically in their home countries, but struggle in Japanese-only classrooms
- Language barriers can lead to school refusal or emotional distress
- Talented students may miss global opportunities if they study only in Japanese
💡 What We Can Do Now
- Integrate English more actively into subject teaching as a global language
- Create inclusive classrooms where all children feel safe and supported
- Strengthen teachers’ ability to teach in English through the Teaching English Proficiency Test
🌱 Learn to Teach Subjects in English — Through the Test
- Discover how to express everyday classroom instructions and subject content in English and Japanese keywords
- Build subject-specific teaching skills in English, especially for math and science
- Gain and prove practical teaching ability through certification
🌐 The Test Is Open to Foreign Teachers Too
We actively encourage foreign (non Japanese) educators to take part in this certification.
👩🏫 For Teachers Who Already Teach Subjects in English
- You already have the ability to teach in English
- Through the test, you can learn key Japanese educational terms and concepts
- This helps you deliver subject lessons in English that Japanese students can understand and truly benefit from—academically and linguistically
📘 What’s Missing: Understanding Japan’s Education System
- National curriculum guidelines
- How textbooks are structured and lessons are paced
- Standards for assessment and instruction
By incorporating these elements into the test, we aim to support foreign teachers who can work side-by-side with Japanese educators—without straying from Japan’s educational framework.
🤝 Toward Collaborative Teaching with Japanese Educators
- Build a partnership where lessons are delivered side by side
- Create a safe and inclusive environment for multicultural, multilingual classrooms
- Develop practical English teaching skills rooted in Japan’s educational context
✨ Now Is the Time to Shape the Future of Education
There’s no time to stand still.
To expand our students’ potential, we must expand the language of the classroom.
Take the Teaching English Proficiency Test—and become a teacher who nurtures global citizens.
Let Japan’s education connect with the world. That first step begins here.
Starting next year, the Teaching English Proficiency Test will also cover junior high and high school subjects.
Application Page↓
https://www.obpacademy-students.net/cont11/50.html
