2019 Volume 6 Issue 2 Pages 35-43
This paper describes the planning scheme, features, and impacts of the new English immersion facility Tokyo Global Gateway (TGG), opened in September 2018. TGG is a project led by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education and conducted via a public-private partnership. The facility’s scale is 7,000 ㎡ with environments and equipment that simulate practical English-speaking situations. On average, 70–100 English-speaking staff members from approximately 30 countries work there daily. Students from elementary to senior high school experience various practical programs, gain confidence, and enhance their motivation for further learning of the English language. The facility’s impact during its initial period was great, and it has potential
to be a national hub of English education. The authors have reported the details as administrative members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education.
