English Teaching Institute - English Teaching Institute

Japanese: 英語教授研究所 - えいごきょうじゅけんきゅうじょ
English Teaching Institute - English Teaching Institute

…Born in London, he graduated from the University of Liège in Belgium and became a lecturer at the University of London. In 1922, he came to Japan as an advisor to the Ministry of Education, and opened the Institute for English Teaching (later the Institute for Language Education) as its director. Through his teaching, writings and lectures, he popularized his so-called "oral method," which had a major impact on English education in Japan before World War II. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "English Teaching Institute" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ロンドンに生まれ,ベルギーのリエージュ大学を卒業し,ロンドン大学講師となる。1922年文部省顧問として来日し,英語教授研究所(のちの語学教育研究所)を開いて所長となった。教育,著書,講演を通じて,彼のいわゆる〈オーラル・メソッドoral method(口頭教授法)〉を説き普及させ,第2次大戦前の日本の英語教育に大きな影響を与えた。…

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