1997 年 4 巻 2 号 p. 32-33
Japanese language teaching in the Micronesian secondary schools is facing some major problems. The students are under disadvantageous language learning conditions, the teaching system is not well developed, and noticeably the students have low self-esteem and a low image of their country, so the conditions need to be taken into consideration in course design. I suggest that the approach to Japanese language teaching in the Micronesian secondary schools should use an awareness of their own language and culture to encourage an in-cerase in the students' self-esteem and image of thier country.