I was so busy because I had to write some articles for a Japanese web site for women called "Josei no Bigaku". The site is intended for Japanese women 18-50 who are learners of beauty life and has no commercial agenda. I wrote the articles with all Japanese. So I wanted to translate my article from Japanese into English. And I made it! (I am not professional translator!)
From
"Josei no Bigaku"
I asked an American native English teacher
"What is the difference between other countries women and Japanese woman of English learner?"
Japanese people respect Japanese women who
can speak English. At the same time many
Japanese companies have become an international business and their official
language has changed from Japanese to English. These companies prefer Japanese
women or as they are called "office ladies ", who can speak English.
Here is my example. Yes, I go to English
class and I study very hard there. This time I asked my English teacher about
Japanese women who are learning English.
She told me about a lot of interesting
topics, so I would like to share some of them with readers.My English teacher
is an American woman who is an expert in teaching English to immigrants for
over 20 years.
Ms. Patricia Hatfield is the ESL teacher
who has been teaching English to immigrants for over 20 years. ESL means
English as a second language.
Now there are many ESL classes in United
States. First time I met Patricia was in her class. She had about 20 to 30
students in the class. There are students from over 10 countries in her class.
She teaches the class by herself without help from anyone else. We can hear
many languages, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, German, French, Italian,
Vietnamese, Thai, and Japanese, of various countries ... sometimes jumbled.
Patricia could set the mood in the class
and made it become kind of an English world for the students. She is trilingual
and can speak Spanish, French and English.
Her experience learning foreign languages helps her understand her students'
situation and how to help them learn English.
Interviews with an ESL Teacher
It's time to start to ask Patricia some
questions.
Please tell me about your impression of
Japanese women who learn English.
I understood about Japanese women who try
very hard to learn English. They are
very dedicated to education because their writing and reading skill is better
than other counties students. However Japanese women are very shy about speaking
English in the class. I still think Japanese women are the most reserved to
speaking up.
How about women from other countries who
study English?
Which foreigners have been the most
successful in learning and adapting to English?
Any languages that are related to English,
French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and German, etc. They are able to easily make
sense of English. They speak a lot and they don't mind making mistakes in English
conversation.
I think each country's women have many
activities to learn English at a high rate. Women have a proficiency to chat
more than men. I think if you like to talk a lot it is because you are a woman.
Which foreigners have the most difficult in
learning to English?
In my experience it has been Vietnamese.
Vietnamese speakers have a harder time with pronunciation. I had a Vietnamese
student like that but she made it!!
Sorry to say this but if you are too shy to
speak, that will slow down the learning process.
What is the best way that you recommended
for learning English?
I recommended you that have a boy friend
that is a native speaker. You will want to have communication with him because
you want to try to learn for him, don't you? A very good way to learn is by
doing one of your favorite things in English.
For example, you can sing or memorize a
song in English. If you like cooking you can learn about American food with
recipes in English. You want to do something in English on a daily basis.
Do you have any advice to Japanese women
who are learning English?
Motivation is required when studying
English. English learners are usually motivated because they came from another
country to the US. Japanese women work
harder at learning English and they take it more seriously.
I think there are many different ways to
study, and you can be successful if you take it seriously. However, I feel like
I have become less talkative because I feel like I am on a stage when speaking
English and if I make a mistake that everyone will be critical of my
performance. You can learn from your mistakes to improve your English skill and
no matter what your feelings or opinions, please say it in English.
For my last advice to you let me say,
"Just open your mouth and speak!"
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