tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post41960508058054890..comments2008-08-04T16:07:45.247+09:00Comments on My So-Called Japanese Life: Corrections That Are IncorrectUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-80084068732923823622006-12-30T15:20:00.000+09:002006-12-30T15:20:00.000+09:00I'd say your comments are equally thought-provokin...I'd say your comments are equally thought-provoking, tokyo rosa. :-) They always extend the line of thought.<br /><br />I taught several people who were high school English teachers when I was at Nova. Some of them were embarrassed enough by their poor English to hide their profession from other students and only revealed it to the teacher when in a man-to-man lesson.<br /><br />I am amused though that there are Japanese teachers who think they are "better" than native speakers. I'm sure there are Japanese people out there who may speak as well as native speakers and speak more correctly but I'm pretty certain they're not teachers. If you are Japanese and speak that well, you won't be acepting low-paid work like teaching English.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419851636570519145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-65074310869482485022006-12-30T10:13:00.000+09:002006-12-30T10:13:00.000+09:00shari, your posts are always so thought provoking!...shari, your posts are always so thought provoking!<br /><br />i saw a fair number of english teachers in japan who were horrible at grammar. (i remember having to define "gerund" for one man who had been an english teacher at ECC for nearly a year. his response, "i've never heard that word before.") but most of the teachers where i was were conscientious about finding and giving correct answers to students. (maybe i was at an especially uncommon school?)<br /><br />what drove me nuts was not the native speakers who made grammatical mistakes (because let's face it, all native speakers make grammatical mistakes from time to time) but those japanese teachers who could score really high on tests like the TOEIC but who couldn't speak english to save their lives (had horrible pronunciation/enunciation, used big words incorrectly, and spoke rapidly to try to cover up their mistakes, all of which made them all but incoherent). those teachers were like celebrities to the students because they were native japanese who were "better" than native english speakers. <br /><br />it was a very frustrating situation. however, i think that it is really the schools that are at fault as they don't care enough (and aren't really paying enough) to hire quality teachers.Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617026639060823155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-40653138177519306162006-12-29T17:42:00.000+09:002006-12-29T17:42:00.000+09:00Thank you so much for all your kind comments, deni...Thank you so much for all your kind comments, denille, and it'd be great if you put me in your links. I'm giving your blog a read ASAP. Have a great New Year's holiday!Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419851636570519145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-63057397042454060752006-12-29T16:54:00.000+09:002006-12-29T16:54:00.000+09:00You really have a nice blog! I love it. I hope you...You really have a nice blog! I love it. I hope you don't mind if I put you on my links...<br />Please let me know...thanks..mitzhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271173732942518068noreply@blogger.com