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ESUJ to Host University Debate Competition
The English-Speaking Union of Japan (ESUJ) will host its 11th University Debating Competition on October 12-13 at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Yogogi, Tokyo. The event will feature teams from university teams. On the second day there will be a model debate presented by four British university debaters.

Admission is free, but registration is required for the finals on October 13th. Visit: ESUJ   October 08, 2008

Macmillan Posts Videos on YouTube
Macmillan has announced that it now has about 50 inspirational video clips on YouTube. According to the company they are "Perfect to use as teaching aids in the classroom!"

Videos can be viewed on the Macmillan LanguageHouse website in the downloadables area. (http://www.mlh.co.jp) in our Downloadables area!   October 07, 2008

Gateway21 Goes Bankrupt Owing 12 Million Dollars
Major Japanese study abroad agency Gateway21 has gone bankrupt owing over 12 million dollars. The company shut its doors without warning on September 29th and closed its website -- leaving an estimated 1800 customers without their promised study trips overseas. Of the 12 million dollars owed, it is thought that 9 million dollars was to individual customers.

The company was founded in 1997 and had annual sales of around 28 million dollars.

Visit Nikkei Net (in Japanese)   September 29, 2008

Manpower Japan to Sell ALC Distance Courses
Manpower Japan and ALC have partnered to sell correspondence courses. The companies believe that the need for linguistic skills is increasing and that both companies have similar customers.

Visit: Press Release   September 24, 2008

Eiken Website Makes Official i-mode Portal
The Eiken mobile website has been formally accepted to be featured on the offical i-mode menu. The Eiken mobile website was launched in 2000. Eiken intends to start new services such as “first examination answer news flash”,or “pass or fail result inspection”.

Visit: Press release  

ALC To Teach Japanese to Speak Properly
ALC will launch a new correspondence course that specializes in British English “Eikaiwa Coedas British”. The course uses ALC’s “coedas method”, and begins on October 10th. The course pays special attention to the pronunciation and grammar of standard British English.

The first level is equivalent to TOEIC 350 or Eiken 3. The course fee is 28,700yen discounted to 25,900 yen until November 25th.

Visit: Press release   September 23, 2008

Longman Releases Bilingual Dictionary for iPhone
Picture 2.png Pearson Longman, together with Enfour, Inc. has released its Japanese-English Dictionary as the first in a line of iPhone/iPod Touch applications.

The Longman English-Japanese Dictionary is, according to the company, the first and only bilingual dictionary to be based 100% on English and Japanese corpora and is designed to help learners easily find information and focus on natural meanings.

The dictionary is in full color and includes over 500 illustrations and photos, 102,000 headwords and phrases, 83,000 example sentences, 63,000 collocations, clear grammar presentations, error notes for Japanese learners, notes about formality, pronunciation and much more.

Among the many features are extensive sound files for pronunciation, example sentences, search history function, book marking facility and zoomable illustrations and photos.

"At Pearson Longman, we are committed to delivering our content in ways that makes it readily accessible for our users." said Mike Mayor, Editorial Director for Longman Dictionaries. "We are delighted to have worked with Enfour to make the most up-to-date and reliable English-Japanese dictionary available in this exciting new format. Through the iPhone version of the dictionary, we are making natural English available to users as and when they need it during the course of their daily lives."

The application cost 2,400 yen and is can be downloaded through iTunes.   September 22, 2008

English Vitamin Opens Tokyo School
English Vitamin will hold a public English lesson to celebrate the opening of its first school in Tokyo. English Vitamin has been teaching English in Silicon Valley in California for many years but this is its first move into Tokyo.

Visit: English Vitamin   September 18, 2008

Eikyo Web Site Supports Kids English Teachers
Nihon Eigo Kyoiku Kyokai (Eikyo) has launched a new website for elementary English teachers called “Eisapo”. Resources include sample lesson plans for 1-2 grade classes at elementary school. According to a survey conducted by the organization, the biggest source of uneasiness for elementary English teachers are “lesson plans and curricula”, ”teaching materials”, and “teachers’ English abilities”.

Visit: Eisapo   September 17, 2008

ALC and GABA Launch Blended Learning Course
ALC and GABA have partnered to offer English conversation lessons tied into ALC’s correspondence courses. The GABA/ALC Course provides students with 12 school lessons. The courses last 3 months and costs 129,045 yen.

Visit: Press Release   September 16, 2008

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