Proposal of introduction of the principal of Tourism Oriented Country into school English education

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the principle of Tourism Oriented Country, which is one of the Japanese national policy, into the School English education. However, Tourism is managed by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), on the other hand, English education is managed by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Through discussions of this paper, it is advocated that the two Ministries should cooperate each other, in order to achieve both objectives, better English communication skills for MEXT and more satisfied incoming travelers for MLIT. As a result, this cooperative movement will improve the international relationship between foreign countries and Japan by doing various cultural exchanges in English among ordinary Japanese people.