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日本の英語教育がゴミということに気づかされた。

I know the vocabulary but I don't understand what is "という" doing there. Also,
I would like to know what form is 気づく using. I went through all my notes but
couldn't find anything.

Finally, if it's not too much to ask, could you please correct my English if I
got anything wrong? Thank you in advance.
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grammar meaning
Could you please help me break this sentence down?
気づかす： to make (someone) realize

気づかされた : I was made to realize

ことに気付かされた： I was made to realize the fact

日本の英語教育がゴミ **という** ことに気付かされた: I was made to realize the fact **that** English
education in Japan is trash.

Because こと is a noun, you need some form to modify a noun to connect the
clause that says 日本の英語教育がゴミ（だ）. Now, と as in という is a particle that indicates
a quote, and いう is "to say" in a form that can modify a noun.
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