Is being Asian a disadvantage for teaching English in Japan?
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- このビデオはアジア人の私は日本で英語教師になれた道のりです。アジア人の私にとって不利なのでしょうか？是非ご覧ください。
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This video is about how I started my own language school and is being Asian a disadvantage for teaching English here.
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シンガポール国立大学を卒業してから日本に来ました。フローリアと申します。長年日本で英語を教えています。
Website: raffles-kobe.com
Blog: bloglivedoor.jp/ang9mo
私はスペイン語を日本人の先生、ニカラグアの先生からならいました。日本人は文法重視。ニカラグア人は会話重視で教えてくれました。どちらの先生も楽しいクラスを心がけてました。クラスが嫌いにならなかったのはお二人の努力のおかげです。
いつも暖かいコメントありがとうございます。楽しさことが続けられるのですね❤️
From the age of 13 to 19, from junior high school to my second year at university, I learned English with a samurai accent. Unsatisfied, I attended many English conversation schools after entering the workforce. However, my English is not very good. I think it's probably because most of the people around me speak Japanese.When I was a child, I was told that "you should never learn the language of your enemy's country."My biggest weakness is my pronunciation. No matter how much I learn correct English, I cannot speak English because I cannot pronounce it correctly. But you can make sense of it and understand the story.When I was a student, I learned all the English using British pronunciation. The only time I learned about American pronunciation was at the English conversation school I attended after entering the workforce.
Also, because I don't have the opportunity to use English, I can't pronounce it. I think this is a problem for most Japanese people, not just me.I apologize for the long time. please, do your best at work. I'm rooting for you.
Thank you for sharing! I think not having the chance to use English is a challenge here . One of my students try to talk to himself for five minutes everyday . I think that is a good way to practice speaking. Maybe you can try it😊
I am ethnically Japanese, but grew up in the States. I currently teach English in Taiwan and is treated like all other NETs. I worked for the government and taught as a full-time teacher in many elementary schools around the city. In the beginning, I was heavily discriminated against and paid less compared to other foreign teachers with different skin colors. I just kept going and earned a reputation that got me into the upper pay brackets. However, it is important to maintain your craft, accents, creativity, and passion.
Thank you for sharing your story! I will do my best 💪
I think the sun is setting on the age of the language teacher anyway.
Generative AI is phenomenal, and getting better day by day.
I have some cram school upper-management staff as students and they tell me it's a real fear for them that developments in AI will ruin their industry.
And yes, at the moment AI is no comparison to sharing a classroom with others and benefiting not just from the teacher's experience but also their life guidance, but soon (within the next decade) ai-driven platforms will evolve to become a superior educational tool.
Picture this: you watch a youtube video in a target language, you pause and ask the ai model (with voice) to create examples and a small test related to a word you didn't understand. Then at the end of the 'lesson' the ai has a general conversation with you, utilizing all of the new words you've been practicing. Just like a native speaker only the ai makes no mistakes. the ai is always on time, the ai understands grammar perfectly and can explain it to you in a million different ways. the ai never forgets what you've studied. the ai can create a comprehensive syllabus better than even the best professors could. and the ai can be personalized to have a different character every lesson, keeping things fresh. And ai never sleeps.
All and that for free, or at least for a subscription price way cheaper than hiring a human, and at the click of a button. And that's why in the future, there will be no foreigners coming to Japan to teach English.
Thank you for sharing. It is scary, isn’t it? To a certain extent, AI can replace humans as English teachers, especially for adult students, but it may be difficult for young children to learn from AI. The fun factor is important in language acquisition too.
Hi there. As an English teacher, do you create your own materials or use textbooks? I create materials in French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Italian, and I am thinking of including Asian languages. I was wondering if I could collaborate with you. I am not charging anything. I am doing this out of passion.
I create my own teaching materials but only English teaching materials. I am not sure what kind of collaboration we can do but you can send an email to me. My website is in the description. Thank you for watching!
@@LittleMerlion-bd6bw oh yes, I wanted to teach English as a Foreign Language so I created materials in English. What software do you use to create your materials? Will drop you an email.
@@LittleMerlion-bd6bw I have emailed you.
本当のアメリカ人から英語を習うべきです。
個人の選択ですね。
When you learn English of your own accord, though there might be mistakes, generally speaking, it becomes a sort of filter, enabling you to improve your ability
the right kind of constructive criticism is a blessing
Thank you for your comment!
@@WilliambTtMere that’s why it’s important to learn English from a genuine American teacher