مطالعه تطبيقي برنامه ي درسي آموزش زبان انگليسي در ايران و ژاپن با تأكيد بر مهارت هاي زبان آموزي در كتاب هاي درسي دوره ي راهنمايي

A comparative study on teaching English at middle schools in Iran and Japan

Despite a long history of teaching English as a foreign language in Iran, unfortunately, research revealed considerable shortcomings in this area. Comparative study between Iran and Japan, as an advanced country, could help us understand factors responsible for such a failure. Therefore, the present study compared the English courses at years V to ^ in the two countries. Findings indicate that English textbooks in Japan have taken communicative language teaching approach whereas in Iran aural-verbal methods are followed, leading to different learning activities and outcomes.