10days OCT1 TOPIC
Way of studing English JAPAN / other countries
Today,I will compare the way of studying English in JAPAN from other countries.
For me, When I was 11 years old(5grade of elementary school), it was the first time to feel real English teacher and listen to real English. But he came my school to teach? to be acostomed English once a month. And this class was so easy like playing with friends.
After graduation of elementary school, I had a small spring vacation.
I felt I was interested in learning English a little, so I practiced to write English letters”A,B,C,D,,,,,,” this was my first opportunity to study another language.
When I was 12 years old, I entered to Junior high school. This is Christian school(it is rare in Japan) because the founder is Canadian Christian.
This school says English teachers skill is stronger than another school, Now I think so.I was so surprised that There are many English teachers.
I learned English in school everyday.it is hard because there were 3 or 4 returnee students in the class and they could understand immediately. I remember I envy you…so I wanna live in another country with my daughter someday. Instead of my returnee students, I liked to study English and I was close to English and knew another culture.
When I was 16 years old, I decided to go to America for 3weeks to study abroad.But it is like only knowing another culture each other..but this was soooooooooooooooo good chance to get motivation to practice English than another same age students.
When I went to American airport, We separated the house at soon because we must homestay!! I was sooo sad and nervous because American speaks so fast n their car…now I remember this day as yesterday.
But they were kind for me, so I felt many American cultures, for example, Too much ice cream and cookies every night, always eat cirials in the morning, When I got lost the way, the police rode me to Starbacks….like this.
I was sooooo happy to feel real another culture in my youth. I thank my parents to going another country…I would like to know another countries cultures, it was the first output for me. In Japan, there are few foreigners,so we never have an output chance.
During high school(3years) I studied and studied…English!!!!!! I took the English class twice or 3 times a day, because my school English class was divided as only grammar, speaking, listening, English teacher class ,reading, writing…
I like to study English then, but some of the classes are too difficult for me.
And I thought my dream in University is to do abroad around the world,and speak it naturally.
Instead of Japan, I would focus on Taiwan. Most of parents suppose that their child needs to study English.so 40 persentage of children who is under 7years old, go to English cram school.
This is an amazing percentage! though there are widening between rich and gap. As I can see the data, I could know Japanese education to study English is so slow and dangerous. And Taiwan’s parents have crisis management.
We should follow another country and start earlier than now.
http://www.edvec.co.jp/home/research-institute/educative-info/overseas-info/13.html