Journal Question #1

I was the most influenced by one of my high school teacher, who was called Hori. He was loved by many student and he was so popular in the high school. He influenced to many students, and I was also influenced for many reasons.

At first, he said to me a changeable and memorable thing. we had to choose a person who is the reader of the class. We choosed by a finger-flashing game. Unfortunately, I lost the game and I had to be a reader. At that time, I was called by the teacher and he said to me, "I'm feeling easy because you became the reader. You have a sense of responsibility, so you can do it." I didn't have confidence, but after I heard his opinion, I felt delightful and I sifted my mind to be full of drive. He also lead me good way when I was undecided to enter a tennis club or not. This time, he suggested to enter the club with his experience. He told to me that it is good oppotunity to enter the club because I can have precious friends and it can be last forever. I decided to enter the club after listen his word, and I could meet metirreplaceable friends. Moreover, he made me strong when I had to decide university. I didn't want to challenge higher level of university, but he suggeted to me "You can do it, because you have great ability." After that, I studied very hard for a year to pass the enter examination. Although I could not pass the exam, I felt satisfaction and I could think myself strong.

That is why he is the person who changed my life exactry and I respect him so much.

RRJ Teachers Struggle to teach in English

Yamashita, s and kano, A. (2009, Jan.15). Teachers struggle to teach in English. Daily Yomiuri Online. Retrieved Jan.15, 2009, from http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/language/20090115TDY14001.htm

Some Japanese English teachers try to teach English not in Japanese but in English. Murakoshi, who tries to teach in English, mentions that the ways to teach are not so difficult when the teacher uses easy vocabulary. He teaches English in a very unique way and he is teaching in English almost all hours of the class. Reaction of the students is good, because they are more interested in taking the class.

I felt this summary is very interesting because I want to try to teach English not in Japanese but in English. I thought it is difficult to teach in English, but the teacher named Murakoshi mentions that it is not so difficult if you didn’t use difficult vocabulary. It is one of the Japanese English education problems to that they teach English without using oral English in a class. Students cannot get used to listening and speaking English, so their ability is just reading and on the paper test. Our problem is that we can’t speak English even when we have to study English at least 6 years. I think it is the best way to get used to oral English in the class. However, I was surprised that just 70 percent of English teachers can teach English only in the language. I think it should be around 100 percent because they are professional. I felt that it is better learning in all English than almost all Japanese because of the process. If people try to translate English to Japanese, He/She have to start to translate at the end of the sentence. If English learners keep do it, they cannot get the skill of shift their brain English to Japanese. That is why I want to try to teach English this way.