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Teach English in Zhuoli Gongmaoqu [Zhuoli Industry and Trade Zone] - Yuncheng Shi

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10. Problems for learners in a country of your choice Although English is a compulsory subject in the Japanese education system that is taught from elementary to high school, it's a language that the vast majority of Japanese people don't really know in practice. In Japanese public education much focus is put on the grammar. Of course, there is nothing wrong with stressing the importance of grammar - after all it's one of the fundamental parts of English. However it would not be an exaggeration to say that in Japan teachers tend to focus on grammar too much. Naturally not everywhere, but in many places the students are tasked with learning sentence structures without understanding the full context of what they are supposed to be learning. Also the fear of being wrong on a grammar question weighs on the student's mind. The Japanese and Asian education system is already strict enough due to local culture, so putting too much pressure on the students in correct grammar doesn't exactly help with trying out unfamiliar vocabulary. In other words, the learning environment doesn't encourage students to experiment with the language. The result of this is that they are intimidated and therefore reluctant to try English, since their answer might not be grammatically correct. And because of this they don't learn to produce or understand English in practice. Another reason is that often times the teachers themselves don't know English that well either. This isn't to say that they are bad people, but rather the unfortunate result of the education system they are involved in. If the tutors don't know the language they are teaching how are the students supposed to know it? Finally the students are very often simply not motivated to learn English. Since Japan is an island nation and most Japanese people end up living in their home country, so do many young people think that they have no need for English. Despite the increasingly globalizing world many Japanese still think that they can and choose to get by without English, in a Japan where there is no immediate and necessary need to for it. The issue is therefore often times, a lack of motivation. There is no need for it, or even if the student would likely have some need or interest for it the learning curve in his or her environment is too steep. That is because learning English is made too difficult and too dull with the over emphasis on grammar and an intimidating atmosphere that discourages experimenting with the language. In order to overcome these problems related to English teaching, fundamentally a more forgiving and a more practical way of teaching is required in Japan. This might be a slight obstacle since the local customs and teaching techniques are somewhat engraved to the mindset of the Japanese teachers and their education system there. This is why TEFL would be a good thing to bring more and more to Japan. Since it seeks to teach English in all of its aspects in a balanced, interesting and a non-daunting way it provides a refreshing and overall a better influence to English teachers and above all learning for students in Japan.


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