[EDLING:2427] Japan: Which language is best at primary school?

[Francis M. Hult]

Daily Yomiuri

Which language is best at primary school?

Hiroyuki Ueba Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer

The question of whether to introduce English-language education at the primary-
school level divided panelists at a recent Osaka symposium but all agreed that 
more effective curriculums would be essential in raising primary-school 
children's awareness of language as a whole, including both Japanese and 
English. 

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