Friday, November 6, 2009

RRJ#1

Reference
Takeuchi, Y. (ct 22nd, 2009). Medium is only parts of message at Osaka school. Daily Yomiuri Online. Referenced on Oct 28, 2009 from
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/language/20091022TDY14002.htm


Summary
Nowadays, children's English skill has declined compared with that of the past children because of the government's educational policy. The educational institute was made in Japan to develop the English skill amang children. The student took the class in which they can only speak English. Eriko Kato, the top of this institute, stated that this institute offers to the students not only listening and speaking but also reading and writing skills through the several activities. Moreover, Japan's universities also started making the class using only English; for instance, Kwansei Gakuin University, which is famous for its English education, made more than 20 classes in English. But the author is worried about whether the students follow the class.


Reaction
The problem that the children's academic knowledge is declining is usually featured on TV. It is a good idea to make an institute in we can use English. Moreover, this class is taken by a few students, so many chances to speak English are given each child. I think it is the best environment to learn English. In Japan, there are few chances to speak English, so Japanese can't speak English in spite of learning it for a long time. Nowadays, the world is advancing in its internationalism, so the people need to speak to commuicate with international peaple. To solve the ploblem, the institute will be useful. As the author said, I'm worried about whether the students can take part in the classes too. I also took the class in English in my university. At first, I couldn't understand what to do or what teacher said, but gradually I could. As the student takes the class, their English skill will go up. I think it is difficult to improve the students' skill if the class is taken as the normal school. The teachers have to teach an impressive class; for example, they use the unforgattable object, chart, and picture. When I teach the students English, I must be careful about this point. The teachers should continue to think about how they teach English for the students.

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