Japan: Team-teaching rules can lead to confusing situations

[Francis Hult]

The Japan Times



Team-teaching rules can lead to confusing situations



At present, Japanese labor law restricts foreign native English-speaking teachers, referred to as ALTs (assistant language teachers) from team-teaching with Japanese classroom teachers. Students get the short end of the stick, as team teaching is considered a highly effective foreign-language teaching methodology.



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