Disadvantages Of Japanese English Proficiency

As far as I know, many Chinese students have difficulty in studying English when they study abroad. Some of them choose to attend language program or ask for tutors’ help. Before I came to the United States, I could not speak English very well, so I made a schedule that I’ll learn vocabularies from 6 am to 10 am and then studied English grammar. I started reading English books. As a result, I made great progress on my English. When I read the article “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”, I found myself and the author are a lot alike in learning by ourself.

Learning of English and communication skills in high school and colleges has helped in developing positive attitude towards English and thus boost learning process. Students at all levels not only take the initiative to study the language, but also practice it often. Teachers inspire and guide learners to advance their level of proficiency in English. There are various perspectives which this goal is achieved. First, the student’s attitude is determined because it enables the assessment of the effectiveness of the method used for teaching students about the English language (The National Commission

In this research, I’m going to focusing on the English as a language is being taught in many countries oversea today including Thailand. In fact, you’ll be surprising to know that English is required for many of the students in many countries. Unfortunately, it is not necessarily taught as well as it could be because of heavy teaching load, class sizes and adequate technology. Learning an English today still's has been challenging for many countries and specifically in Thailand. In Thailand, the student often gets too overwhelmed with English and mentally tune out in the classroom because English was their least favorite subjects. On the other hand, the students don’t have a resource at school or they don’t have it enough. Furthermore, many students just go to English class and switch back to Thai as soon as they out of school. English isn't used locally in Thailand. Although, there still a lot students continue care about English language because English has been the most ordinarily utilized language internationally and the language of traffic control and the majority of academic journals. It’s the most common language on the internet and the language that travelers use to communicate with different native speakers.

In the long history of language learning, especially in the case of learning English as L2, educationalists have been tirelessly trying to explore more and more practical approaches that ranged from conventional methods like Grammar translation method, Direct method, Situational Language Teaching etc., to the latest mode of communicative approach. The conventional teaching methods - the unsuccessful result of the earlier language theories, were proved to be ineffective, because it was felt in all the methods, that the learners were passive and the teaching-learning process was mechanical. Hence during the 1960s, a new trend of language teaching called Communicative Language Teaching paved its way into classrooms in the early 1960’s and has

Every people who meet each other will speak a language to prove that they are exists in their community. There are five components of speaking skill concerned with comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and fluency that may be assessed: (1) comprehension, for oral communication certainly requires a subject to respond to speech as well as to initiate it; (2) grammar, it is needed for students to arrange a correct sentence in conversation; (3) vocabulary, it means the appropriate choice of words which is used in communication; (4) pronunciation, it is the way for students to produce clearer language when they speak. and; (5) fluency, it can be defined as the ability to speak fluently and accurately (Mora,2010, Syakur, 1987 cited in

As we all know that English is a global language, there is a need to learn the language to meet the future challenges especially to the students of non-native speakers of English. Language is used as a tool for communication. To learn a foreign language like English, students need mental involvement. Modern classrooms require the learner centered approaches. One such approach is Communicative Language Teaching. This type of teaching facilitates learning through modern techniques. Many researchers suggest that students who are actively involved in learning process will get success. Once they are actively involved in learning process they get self confidence and motivation. The instructional materials and techniques used by teachers have a direct effect on many students. If the approach fits the preferred learning mode, the

For years now, English as a Second Language has been a question of debate whether or not it should part of a public school’s curriculum. The weaknesses and advantages in ESL have been exposed, its weaknesses revealed. The advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism can be seen throughout “Aria,” a memoir that originally came from Hunger of Memory written in 1981 by the Mexican-American author, Richard Rodriguez. He provides a solid argument against bilingual education, dedicated to those who support bilingual education and those who are against it. The purpose of Rodriguez’s memoir is to inform the readers of the adverse effects bilingual education has on an individual.

English plays a big role in managing Malaysian’s everyday life. Students in Malaysia might face difficulty in learning English as it is not the first language among them. Marlyna, Tan and Khazriyati’s (2007) study on interference effect of Bahasa Malaysia in the acquisition of English literacy among Form One students discovered that most of the students have difficulty in using the correct English grammar, and made mistakes in the usage of articles and subject-verb agreement. In addition, the problems in speaking, listening, or even to interact with their teacher are also the commons problem faced by the

The life experiences that have shaped who I am as a person and an educator have prepared me for the classroom. While studying as an exchange student at Washington State University, I took a deep interest in the Japanese language and as such choose to complete two classes in Japanese. After graduating from university, I embarked on a journey that would not only ignite my passion for teaching but also afforded me the opportunity to put my Japanese skills into practice. Living and working in Japan has helped to develop my skills in all four areas of speaking, writing, listening and reading, as well as develop my understanding of the cultural factors which can affect communication in Japanese as outline in JPNX101 and JPNX102 (Macquarie University).

When students learn the language they have to improve it with good grammar and rich vocabulary. It is assumed this is not the final purpose. The learner has to be able to use language but also he has to possess other skills and abilities which he will need. Sometimes learners are good at listening and speaking and we cannot say for them that they are good at English. It also happens that some learners do better in reading and writing than in listening and speaking,

It is safe to say that those who can communicate excellently in English tend to possess good listening skills. Therefore, it is no doubt that the importance of listening skills is undeniable in foreign languages learning. There are a wide range of studies considering the importance of listening in language learning and in other aspects of life as well. It is obvious that listening skills has been considered as frequently used skills during classroom and in life. Salisonline contends that listening is used more frequently than the other three language skills in our life. Listening skills doubles speaking one, quadruple reading one, and is used five times more than writing one ( Salissonline,2015) . At

Over the past four years since John started school in Australia his level of English has improved a lot; especially his receptive use of the language. John is a talented language student and is achieving great results in both additional languages he is studying at the moment, English and Japanese. Due to his cultural background John does not volunteer to speak freely during class. This makes it hard for his teacher to find the degree of depth of his understanding of new concepts learned in class. However, he is a passionate language learner and his focus is to perfect his knowledge in both additional languages.

The term lingua franca is usually associated with languages; more precisely, any language that is commonly used by people whose native language differentiates. In order to communicate, a common language arises – a lingua franca – that is understood by all ethnic groups.

Catching up with classes, meeting new students and professors, turning in assignments, and taking exams from each class is also quite challenging. I still feel language barrier; therefore, I am nervous and hesitate to ask classmates in English. If I improve to the point where one can understand an everyday conversation or have little difficulty communicating in day-to-day situations, lectures are different with conversational English, it is harder to understand due to more academic words. I guess or ask google if I find unfamiliar words. For instance, I was not familiar with essay format when I had gotten in English class, since I had never written any essays in Japan and Japanese students are not required to have the skills to explain what they think by essays or discussions in high school even university. Basically, professors in Japan encourage students to listen to lectures and take note, which is less conversation or discussion with classmates during class. No one asks professors when students find something vague. Unlike teachers in the United State want

Second language acquisition is a process whereby people learn an additional language on top of their native ones. Learning a second language can be functional to oneself especially when communicating with a person whom you do not have a common language with. In acquiring the second language, there will be difficulties that one might face as compared to acquiring the first language, which makes it harder to acquire. Our mother tongue is easier to learn as we would have been brought up by our parents or grandparents that speak the language. Learning a second language can be difficult as we are not brought up for that language and would not know the basis of it. Some factors that makes it hard is the age of the learner, experience, the cognitive