Seminar in Japanology by

charlotte51cddevil — 2024-06-26 05:29:26 UTC

In Norway and Hongkong English education starts early and is heavily incorporated in all aspects of education

In France, its more similar to Japan

Even if it is a global problem with no guilty group. The Ministry has a biggest responsibility and need to give more ressources to education. The student can also be shy and not explain when they have a difficulty.

Japan's culture is bound to lead to differences in how motivated students are in learning the language - a couple points we discussed were:

Silent Society - as mentioned before, Japan values silence, this can reduce the desire to practise as well as point out difficulties from the class

Judgemental

We suggest an increase in practical interactions with native level speakers - this can be done via interactions wioth foreign students

2024-06-26 05:30:40 UTC

Similarities in Croatia and Malaysia include many opportunities to practice English compared to Japan. Japan also starts learning English in school much later than these countries.
Ministry of Education gives too much curriculum.
No skilled English teachers to teach Japanese students.
They prefer silence and value their own culture. No chance to practice English in Japan.
Consume more English media. Talk to English native speakers.

2024-06-26 05:30:47 UTC

1) Germany: start in 2nd/3rd grade, also focus a lot on reading but also on getting their ideas out and being able to express themselves

England: focus on studying more complex vocabulary and syntax, as well as studying English authors such as Shakespeare etc

Italy: start in kindergarten but focus a lot on reading and writing

2) Japanese students get tired after learning English for many years and realizing they’re not able to speak fluently.

Ministry of education doesn’t hire very competent teachers and after so many years of students failing at learning English fluently not many reforms are made.

English is only used to get ready for tests not for communicating and the learning process is not angaging.

3) Chinmoku: the cultural appreciation of silence. Also Japan is such an isolated country that Japanese people might have the feeling they don’t need to speak English. Difference between Japanese and English: more contextual and less contextual language.

4) Focus more on words and actively using the language. Immersing in the language and speaking with native speakers. Finding more interesting content and media in English

2024-06-26 05:38:02 UTC

Q1 In Japan and China, English is almost exclusively taught in the classroom. In the Netherlands, there's a lot of opportunity to practice English outside of the classroom

Q2 We believe that the ministry is the biggest cause of failure. Because of the narrow curriculum and the focus on tests.

Q3 Japanese students are often afraid to make mistakes and therefore choose to not speak up. Moreover, silence is appreciated, making speaking practice more challenging.

Q4 Focus on correct pronunciation. Also we recommend students to expose themselves to English outside the classroom. E.g, watching movies and playing games in English.

2024-07-03 03:58:15 UTC

Q1) The answers varied slightly depending on the individuals' country; however, media was the ubiquitous answer

Q2)

Although they have a big part to play in the failure of Japans English learning education system ultimately the blame should fall on the education system.

Q3)

In the cultural context of Japan they believe that you shouldn't fail and so there is a lot of pressure to be perfect and this may cause them to lose motivation.

Q4)

Although it can be difficult we believe that language immersion is the most effective method for Japanese students to improve their English skills.

2024-07-03 06:11:56 UTC

Q1: Most of our members had learned English in classes, but the importance of communication was not always emphasized, as some had only memorized words/phrases without actual usable conversations.

We also had learned English with media, such as songs, movies, and TV shows.

2024-07-07 06:59:11 UTC

Q2:The purpose of learning English in Japan is being just for exam. Also, teachers are almost Japanese. So, students don't have the time to communicate with native speakers.