{"id":2662,"date":"2015-11-20T19:14:36","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T17:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2022-03-11T08:48:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T07:48:04","slug":"japanese-managers-tell-employees-to-learn-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/11\/japanese-managers-tell-employees-to-learn-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Managers Tell Employees to Learn English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s no surprise that English has become the world’s language when it comes to business and learning English in companies is now the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click the title and read the article to know more about the company Rakuten and its journey with the English language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.english-online.at\/news-articles\/business-economy\/japanese-managers-tell-employees-to-learn-english.htm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Explain the reason why Japanese managers would like their employees to be able to speak in English. Do you agree with their logic?<\/li>
  2. How do you feel about the whole experience of learning English?<\/li>
  3. In the article, it said that “…it is humiliating for Japanese workers to speak English. It is thought of as a way of getting rid of unwanted workers.”<\/em> What is your reaction to this?<\/li>
  4. Aside from English, what other languages do you think are very useful to learn?<\/li>
  5. How would you describe your country’s education of English in schools?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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