なぜ日本人のTOEFL平均スコアは低いのか？

質問

• 日本人のTOEFL平均スコアは低く、アジア29か国中最下位であることがわかった。
• 日本人は世界的に見ても英語に弱い国民なのか、留学の敷居の低さが要因となっているのか、多くの人が疑問を抱いている。
• 比較のため、韓国のTOEFL受験者数が日本よりも多く、成績も上であることが指摘されている。

回答No.7

jpintexas（@jpintexas）

>>ぼく自身は、表面的には、留学の敷居が低くなって気軽に TOEFL にチャレンジする人が増えた結果ではないかと推測しているのですが。
The numbers of Japanese students studying abroad are declining since 2004. The exam is getting more challenging, since the ETS adopted an iBT(Internet-based Test) in 2007. There's no CBT (Computer-based Test) anymore. The examinees can still take Paper-based format, though at limited locations.

>>この結果についてみなさんはどう思われますか？
>>日本人は世界的に見ても英語に弱い国民なのでしょうか？
> Si vous postez en japonais, il se peut que votre posting ne m'a guère attiré mon regard.
I want to. But I have to have second thoughts on that. Just recently, I had one poster who took a very similar position with you. He was making several postings regarding English language education. I answered this guy—first in English, and then in Japanese. He replied me in French for my comments written in English. When I intended to switch the language, he made his responses in Japanese. We had several opportunities to make some exchanges in Japanese for over a week.

Unfortunately, I found that poster had serious problems with constructing his argument in Japanese. He didn’t answer to the specific point, distracted the issue intentionally, and failed to back up his point with sources and evidence, etc. Ironically, his responses in French were much clearer than his responses in Japanese.

What’s worse, he intentionally blocked me from answering his postings, which was utterly disingenuous. He simply copped out by admitting his defeat in argument throughout the series of exchanges in Japanese. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to give my comments to that poster in this forum anymore. I ’m quite skeptical that you will likely fall into the same trap. I personally don’t think switching language makes any difference. It could end up in disaster.

お礼

>The numbers of Japanese students studying abroad are declining since 2004. The exam is getting more challenging, since the ETS adopted an iBT(Internet-based Test) in 2007.
Il y a une plus forte raison pour laquelle des étudiants japonais
étudient de moins en moins à l'étranger.

>Just recently, I had one poster who took a very similar position with you.
Ce poster est mon meilleur copain en ligne. J'ai fait connaissance avec lui à un un réseau social pour les francophones, et nous nous correspondons souvent. C'est lui qui m'a invité ici à "Oshiete! goo".

＞He simply copped out by admitting his defeat in argument throughout the series of exchanges in Japanese.
Je ne pense pas que vous l'avez vaincu. Il a probablement commencé à se dégoûter de votre ergotage stérile.
Il m'a semblé qu'il s'amusait à une sorte de game avec vous.
Peut-être ce game ne consiste pas à rivaliser de ténacité.