In Japan, the term 'current English' is widely used. By this, we think everyday English and business English, mass communications included, are considered from the present time and standpoint, and the word indicates the newest part in present-day English. In the field of current English, newspaper English and broadcasting English in particular play an important role. Even when using the term 'newspaper English', we should realize that various complicated elements are intertwined. Among others, because the content of the articles dealt with is up-to-date and lively, and the English used there actual and living English, we thought that English newspapers, as a living language, are excellent teaching materials for learning English. The articles in these newspapers range over a wide variety of subjects like politics, economics, society, education, sports and others, as so many activities of the community of men. And because the language used there is deeply concerned with life of human society, we thought it excellent teaching material at universities, also taking into concerned with life of human society, we thought it excellent teaching material at universities, also taking into consideration the social needs and the inclination in the students' interests. As for broadcasting English, when thinking about the up-to-dateness and practicality of the English used here, we think it greatly contributive to English-language teaching at universities. Especially, because broadcasting English is a phonetic language, a colloquial style is widely used, so we think it optimum to develop one's speaking and listening abilities. Therefore, we think positive learning results will be boosted through a combination of news- paper English and broadcasting English. In this respect, it is the second year I am engaged in English language teaching at the university, using current English teaching materials, and I wanted to investigate what current English teaching should be in the general culture course at universities.
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