@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00015134,
 author = {NIWA, Saki},
 journal = {鹿児島大学教育学部研究紀要. 教育科学編, Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Kagoshima University. Studies in education},
 month = {},
 note = {This paper aims to clarify the current problems regarding the environment at Japanese junior high schools and how they hinder students’ improvement of their English communicative skills. I suggest that the teachers should pay attention not only to their teaching strategies for their English classes, but also to the overall framework of the school community. This includes the general atmosphere of everyday life and the frequency of conversations between the students and teachers. This should be done if they intend to encourage the students to speak English more effectively or to motivate them to interact with other people. Establishing a better school environment in which the students have numerous opportunities to discuss various issues ranging from their school lives to the world news by using their mother tongue consequently helps them improve their English-speaking skills and leads to their acquisition of wider perspectives for socialising in a globalised society.},
 pages = {81--88},
 title = {An Approach to Improving the School Environment for Promoting Active Attitudes of Students in English Classes at Japanese Junior High Schools},
 volume = {71},
 year = {2020}
}