Teaching World Englishes in Japan: Why and How

本研究的主要目的是将世界英语的理论和概念与作为全球语言的英语教学实践联系起来。更具体地说，研究人员试图澄清人们对英语作为通用语教学的关注，并为英语作为通用语教学创造基准。在过去的三年里，通过这项研究，他在几个会议上展示了他的发现，并就此主题撰写了文章和一本书。他还将出版《Global Activator》教科书和另一本教师读物《世界英语》，介绍日本的英语教育。

The main objective of this study was to bridge the theory and concept of World Englishes to the practices of teaching English as a global language. More specifically, the researcher tried to clarify concerns of and create the benchmarks for teaching English as a lingua franca. Through this study in the past three years he presented his findings at several conferences, produced articles and a book on this theme. He is also about to publish Global Activator as a textbook and another book for teachers, World Englishes in English education in Japan.