“There were days when your intellect as a Japanese would be measured in terms of how well you knew the different dialects of the Japanese language. All that is slowly changing nowadays. What I hear from Japan is that knowing English is slowly being used as a benchmark to judge a persons dialect. That is a big sea change for a country that has made a lot of progress in 60 years after the atomic bombings.
Now, students are exposed to English at a very early age. The thinking of Japanese citizens is that if they learn English at a very young age, they would not have problems communicating in English when they grow up. It is this thought that forces a lot of English teaching jobs in schools and universities. Please do not be surprised when a kid sings Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star or Mary had a little lamb to you. English teaching has acquired unprecedented popularity in Japan and kids aged 6-12 are one amongst the first to be educated.
The teens, who are aged 13-18 are also being a part of the revolution. I am told that there are compulsory English classes in their schools. Though for now, English is not their primary medium of communication for all...
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