英語民間、共通テスト断念表明　記述式も「実施方針は廃止」―萩生田文科相

　萩生田光一文部科学相は３０日の閣議後記者会見で、２０２４年度以降の大学入学共通テストでの英語民間試験活用と記述式問題導入を正式に断念すると発表した。代わりに個別入試での導入を促す内容を盛り込んだ実施要項を同日、各大学などに通知した。
　萩生田氏は「（過去の）実施方針は廃止する。当時の受験生に大変なご迷惑をお掛けしたことを重く受け止め、今後はこういうことのないようにしっかりやっていきたい」と述べた。（2021/07/30-12:57）

The Japanese government has given up its plan to introduce private-sector English tests and open-ended questions for annual unified university entrance examinations from fiscal 2024, education minister Koichi Hagiuda said Friday.
   Instead, the education ministry issued guidelines calling on universities to adopt such tests and questions for their own entrance exams.
   "We take seriously that we troubled examinees, and will work properly so there will not be similar problems," Hagiuda told a press conference, referring to the decision to scrap the plan.
   The ministry had planned to introduce private-sector English tests and open-ended questions for unified exams from fiscal 2020.
   In 2019, the ministry postponed the plan after it drew concerns over expensive exam fees, regional gaps and difficulties in guaranteeing accurate marking.