It is now widely recognized that assessment and the feedback play key roles in the learning process. However, assessment-based learning approaches are not yet commonly practiced in Japan. This paper provides an example of an assessment-based approach to teaching and learning employed for a course entitled "English as an International…

Describes and evaluates a demographic exercise intended for use by undergraduate students in courses on population problems. The exercise, involving demographic events in Japan in 1966, requests students to write a paper on Japan after answering 15 questions. Findings indicate that the exercise facilitates interdisciplinary thinking among students…

A 13- to 15-week practical reading and writing course in English for a large 2-year, postsecondary vocational college in Tokyo, Japan was designed to train and educate the students to locate, acquire, comprehend, master and use the material employed in their chosen professions. The vocational college specializes in training translators,…