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Shin-eiken,
Japan
New English Teachers' Association
Mission
The aims of Shin-Eiken, New English Teachers'
Association are to
clarify the purposes of teaching foreign languages and to create and
develop
a new English education that is rooted in democracy. It is based upon
the
ideals of the Constitution of Japan: peace, democracy, freedom,
justice,
and the pursuit of happiness. We believe that international
understanding
or global awareness by learning English leads to world peace.
Shin-Eiken
teachers want to help students integrate English learning into their
actual
lives so that they can communicate with people, global citizen to make
a
better world.
Document
Brief
Report on Developments Regarding Peace in Japan < 31 July, 2004
>
'Article 9 Association SHIN-EIKEN' Founding Prospectus < August
1, 2005 (drafted by Nara) >
Appeal
Retract
Iraq War Bill, Defend Article 9 of Constitution < June 5, 2003
>
Against
'A Strategic Plan to Cultivate "Japanese with English Abilities" '
< November 2002 >
Report
Asian Youth
Peace Seminar
<2004>
Japan
Korea Symposium: Exchange of English Education <2002>
Hokkaido Chapter
The 5th Japanese Korean
English Teachers' Conference <2005>
Letters from Jeju
Member's article
The role
of Shin-eiken in promoting peace education in English classrooms
< IKEDA Masumi & KIKUCHI Keiko, 1st Peace as a
Global Conference Proceedings 2002 >
The
Children's Peace Statue & My English Class
< IKEDA, Masumi 1997 JALT Global Issues in Language
Education: Issue 27 >
Member's letter
A
Letter to the M.L.King center by Osamu OBE, February 2nd, 2006
Other Link
JAPAN-KOREA JOINT HISTORICAL RESEARCH
ORGANISATION
Criticisms
of the Japanese Government Authorization of Japanese History Textbooks
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict < Japan > < GPPAC > <
statements >
Globgal Article9 Campain < Japanese > < English >
* Contact to Kazuya ASAKAWA, e-mail: kasan@mac.com