At the same time, the program offers the students exposure to an English speaking culture, thus raising their concerns and interests in international understanding. Presently, we have 27 ALTs chosen by the public subscription. In addition to the English classes, ALTs are efficiently used in elective classes and comprehensive learning classes as well.
Every school tries to make time for students to visit with ALTs in extra curricularactivities, too.
For example, assemblies, school events like sports dayand cultural meeting, club activities, lunch time, etc. are great opportunities for the students to practice communication skills and participate in a cultural exchange . The ALT program is working efficiently in each school. At first, only one ALT visited all schools responding to requests. As the requests increased, the number of ALTs also grew. Since 1998, each junior high school has had its own ALT, and the three high schools share two ALTs.