Worldwide English Proficiency
Education First did a survey of English levels in countries that don’t have native English speakers. They ranked Norway as number 1. Japan was ranked number 14. http://www.tofugu.com/2011/04/14/japan-english-proficiency-world-comparison/ Related Articles: Acronyms & Tech Speak Getting Numbers Right Enjoying Learning English How ok took over the world Please support my blog by clicking this blog site [...]
Posted by Aidan under English | Permalink | 2 Comments »Returnees of JET program key to Japan-U.S. ties
Returnees of JET program key to Japan-U.S. ties http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/returnees-of-jet-program-key-to-japan-u-s-ties Related Articles: The Japanese tourist who joined Pakistani mountain tribe Chinese Fast Trains Spelling Bees Studying at Disney World Nightingale Floors Please support my blog by clicking this blog site ranking list.
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A look at some of the changes in teaching English in Japan. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110302f1.html Related Articles: The Japanese tourist who joined Pakistani mountain tribe Chinese Fast Trains Spelling Bees Studying at Disney World Nightingale Floors Please support my blog by clicking this blog site ranking list.
Posted by Aidan under English | Permalink | 2 Comments »Acronyms & Tech Speak
With the rise in popularity of the Internet, more computer terms and acronyms have come into common usage. One of the most common is LOL = Laugh Out Loud. LOL has now been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12893416 Related Articles: Acronyms & Tech Speak Most Hated Cliches Idiom Dictionary Collective Nouns All the [...]
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