Practice and future prospects for German education at Kitazono High School

Abstract

In the midst of globalization especially in Japan with the Tokyo Olympics expected in 2020, the importance of learning foreign languages, other than English, has been heightened. Under these circumstances, for the learning of German, various attempts have been made to encourage students to study the language by the German Foreign Ministry. Kitazono High School has developed an edu cation system that promotes the learning of many foreign languages and currently plays an important role in multiple language education at a secondary school level. Herein, this report focuses on the actual practice for teaching the German language that h as recently been made at Kitazono High School and discusses the future prospects for education in regards to foreign languages in view of the Tokyo Olympics.