Otona No Kiso Eigo

Storyline

The NHK Educational program "Basic English for Adults" is a English language-learning program that teaches English vocabularies and phrases with a fun storytelling format, targeting young adults in Japan. This is a ten-minute program that features a three-minute drama with a late-20s Japanese female as a protagonist, who moved to New York City searching for a new life, and studio discussion where the hosts of the show review the uses of English phrases within the drama. By teaching English in a drama setting, the show aims to attract the audience's attention and make them learn the language in a more fun and memorable way. The show airs from Monday through Thursday for six months while the drama proceeds up to 72 episodes.