The English taught in these Japanese institutions are limited to only “reading” and “writing”. Rather, it is just mugging up for the students. They do not focus on using the knowledge of what was learnt in school. Japanese English: Learning small things and ignoring the reality of the languageĪt Japanese institutions where English is taught, practicality is not considered. Is it easy for Japanese to learn English? Is it not? Let’s find that out.Įven those who excelled in the English language didn’t know it that well when they were faced with the reality of speaking English with other people. Studies show that in Japan English speaking percentage’s population is less than 30 where only 2% of them can speak fluently. They’ve also come up with their own version of Japanese Engish called “Wasei Eigo”. Japanese style English is more popular there, where they’ve built their own vocabulary of Katakana words which are derived from English for their own convenience. Their English knowledge is book-based with lack of confidence in building a conversation. Japanese don’t speak English because they do not use English speaking practically. Why Japanese don’t speak English is because it’s common to not know a foreign language in Japan. People in Tokyo still speak in English sometimes, otherwise, there’s hardly any culture to learn a new language.
