Revision of Courses of Study: The Truth about the Significant Increase in the Difficulty of Junior High School English

Hello, this is Kaburaki, GLI representative.

 

The "Courses of Study" for elementary schools will be revised in 2020, for junior high schools this year in 2021, and for high schools next year in 2022,The current educational reform is now in full swing.

 

What is the purpose of the educational reform? Where are we going and what are we trying to achieve?

 

It is a national policy,Of course there are deeper meanings and intentions.It should be.

 

Parents need to understand the true meaning of this and be involved in their children's education,This could lead to the acquisition of qualities and skills that are out of step with the demands of the times, which have changed dramatically.

 

I would like to explain that in today's blog.

 

Major Changes in English Language Education

Among the most significant changes wereEnglish Language Education."It is.

 

From the 5th grade, elementary school students have two classes per week, and it has also become a subject. This means that students will receive a grade. The number of words to be studied is expected to be about 600.

 

This led to a big change at the junior high school. It really was a big, big change.

 

If you enter junior high school without knowing this, you may really have a hard time and dislike English.

 

In elementary school, English is just for fun! The revision of textbooks in junior high schools was so significant that it dispelled such a mindset, and I felt a change in English education in Japan (although it is still insufficient 、、、、).

 

English in Junior High School" What has changed so much?

Let us explain this section as well.There are three major categories.

 

(1) Significant increase in word count

The number of words learned in three years of junior high school isAbout 1,600 to 1,800 words."The number will be significantly increased to

 

This is a big change considering that until last year, all textbook companies had around 1,000 words.

 

This is about the same number of words as Eiken Level 2.Assumption that they have already learned this in elementary school.There are

 

(2) Emergence of high school level grammar

I think this is the biggest shock to the system, but..,The grammar in the textbooks,It is not in order, starting with the Be verb, then the general verb, then the interrogative verb!!!!That is to say.

 

From lesson 1, be verbs, general verbs, and can (auxiliary verb) are introduced, and in the first grade, students learn infinitives, and in the third grade, the present perfect progressive and auxiliary verb + passive voice forms are also introduced!Prior to this, high school contentIt was!

 

(iii) Study theme has changed.

This varies slightly from textbook company to textbook company,Socially relevant themes for each lessonThe company is now in the process of

 

In other words, units that read charts and documents, units that look at global issues (such as the SDGs), and units with themes that look to the future, such as AI and robots,Themes of high relevance to society as learning objectivesIt is accompanied by

 

Also,From the previous grammar study-centered and reading-centered structure,Structure that emphasizes writing and speaking, i.e., expressing oneself.The company is now in the process of

 

In general, the level of difficulty has increased dramatically, and the class structure is designed to output one's own opinions on the theme.Therefore, it is necessary to have the ability to use and think in English.

 

In my opinion, this will result in a significant gap in evaluations.

 

I think the hardest time is in the first year of junior high school, when it suddenly becomes more difficult, and in the third year of junior high school, when the middle of the course is omitted (there are grammar items that have not been studied yet) and high school-level grammar items are suddenly introduced, and writing and speaking are required, qualities that have not been emphasized so much in the past.

 

How will English change for the high school entrance exam next spring? I would like to pay attention to it.

 

The same can be said for the revision of high school textbooks that will take place next year, so junior high school students need to be careful!It is.

 

That's where I'm concerned.Then how do we counteract it?"I think it is.

 

About that area,We will share this information at the Parent Study Session on Sunday, May 23 for GLI students.

 

If,If you are an outside student and interested, please contact GLI's official LINE: "Interested".We would appreciate it if you could contact us.

 

If there is enough interest, we would like to open it up to outside students.

 

GLI's official on line:https://line.me/R/ti/p/%40htl7473n