[EDLING:265] Japan: Study the school before studying English

[Francis M. Hult]

The Japan Times

Study the school before studying English

Thinking about studying English at a private school chain? If so, proceed with 
caution and know what you're getting into, say university English professors, 
teachers union representatives and the English-language schools themselves.

Their comments follow a recent scandal involving Nova Corp., which has cast a 
spotlight on the business practices of the "eikaiwa" English conversation 
industry.

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