@article{oai:meigaku.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001234, author = {TANAKA, Keiko}, issue = {41}, journal = {明治学院大学国際学研究 = Meiji Gakuin review International & regional studies}, month = {Mar}, note = {This paper is written with a view of preparing future global citizens for communicative competence in the 21^ century from the perspective of university English program education and administration. The specific goal of this paper is to examine the issues that need to be addressed and discuss what it would take to solve the issues and make substantive changes in the way English is taught in Japanese universities. Now that communicative language teaching is becoming a standard for English language teaching in Japan, the paper also critiques how it is being implemented in the university and outlines topics for consideration for English language program enhancement., Article, 論文}, pages = {21--36}, title = {Communicative Competence in the 21st Century : Issues in Japan's University English Language Education}, year = {2012} }