Reader Mail May 22, 2020

Ineffective English education as thought control

In his May 16 article “Bad English in Japan: A conspiracy theory,” Glenn Newman offers the theory that behind the failure of the Japanese English-language education system in churning out competent English speakers is a conspiracy on the part of the power holders in ...

Reader Mail May 22, 2020

Japan's English-language proficiency not as poor as purported

Glenn Newman rehashes the issue of poor Japanese English proficiency under the guise of a popular theme during these trying times of government lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic in his May 16 piece “Bad English in Japan: A conspiracy theory.” Newman proverbially shoots himself in ...