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Obirin Today, March 2008, Vol. 8, pp. 117-126.
J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan

This paper provides:
A brief summary of developments from an historical perspective, showing how English has spread across the globe.
A perspective on how the different methodologies have subtly removed the First Language (L1) from the classroom. I
Finally arguments for and against the English-only approach are presented.