The government¡¯s plan to improve the English proficiency of students has yielded dismal results, according to the education ministry¡¯s latest survey of junior high and high school students.
The fiscal 2016 survey on English education, released Wednesday, showed that 36.1 percent of Â鶹´«Ã½ third-year junior high school students had achieved an English proficiency equivalent to Grade 3 or higher on the Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency.
That¡¯s down 0.5 point from the previous year and well below the government¡¯s goal of 50 percent.
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