Around half of junior high school students have called the English skills they acquired in elementary schools ¡°useless,¡± according to recent findings by education services provider Benesse Holdings Inc.
Researchers with the firm¡¯s think tank arm analyzed the grammar-oriented programs in junior high schools and said the programs were likely discouraging students. The researchers called for a number of reforms to keep young people motivated once they reach higher levels of English-learning.
Earlier in June, Benesse released results of a survey conducted by the think tank, the Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, aimed at evaluating English education in elementary schools and gauging children¡¯s views of English and foreign cultures.
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