The Impact of the CEFR in Japan

This chapter presents an overview of the impact of the CEFR in Japan, which includes the development of the CEFR-J and its related resources, the start of the CEFR-J x 28 project, the alignment of various language tests and language surveys to the CEFR-J, the adoption of can-do descriptors in the Courses of Study (national curricula) for foreign languages, the use of the CEFR for Japanese language teaching, and the alignment of NHK (Nihon Hoso Kyokai) English radio and TV programmes with the CEFR. The CEFR offers transparency and coherence between curriculum, teaching and assessment of languages in Japan. However,