File: what a good pronunciation.swf-(8 MB, 480x360, Japanese)
[_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)04:11:54 No.2975899
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)04:17:39 No.2975905
wat
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)04:53:58 No.2975933
I've been mulling over english in japan today. beautiful ad.
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)05:16:23 No.2975947
this audio quality rapes my ears every time
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)06:03:22 No.2975980
>>2975942
*tips fedora*
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)07:51:52 No.2976027
English education in japan is so fucked up. You often have highschool teachers who barely speak
any english themselves.
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)08:07:19 No.2976036
Reminds me of cromartie.
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)08:19:27 No.2976040
>>2976027
Japan is for Japanese people.
Why should they learn english?
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)08:37:33 No.2976048
>>2976040
Because they are occupied by the US since WWII
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)08:37:56 No.2976049
>>2976040
Who's arguing that? We're just saying their English is shit.
If you're going to make something a required class then the people who teach it should at least
be able to speak it themselves.
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)08:53:51 No.2976057
>>2976040
English, whether anyone likes it or not, is the global language. In international airs and
waters, pilots and captains speak English to each other, regardless of their native language.
Most documents which are required to trade countries more than a dozen times a year are
habitually in English. Most I.D's have English on them.
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)09:00:42 No.2976059
>>2976049
The problem with having native Japanese people teach English is that going from fluent Japanese
to English is much more difficult due to how many more unique sounds the English language has,
whereas a fluent English speaker would have significantly less trouble recreating Japanese
phonetics.
There's also the issue of underqualified Enlgish-speakers who go to Japan to specifically teach
English; when your only marketable skill is speaking the language you grew up with chances are
you won't be able to teach it well.
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)09:17:01 No.2976068
>>2976059
I don't disagree that it's probably more difficult at the start (but then again becoming fluent
in any language is an endeavor), but that begs the question: is it a valid excuse? I know plenty
of Chinese and Japanese people who can speak English wonderfully. The only difference between
them and the shitty teachers is that they actually put in the time to listen to and speak the
language. All I'm saying is that if someone wants to be a teacher, they should put in the effort
to be able to effectively teach their subject. If you don't want to do that, then go be a
carpenter or something. And I think if they were held to a higher standard it wouldn't be such an
issue. So what's the problem? The country as a whole doesn't seem to place much value in English
proficiency - is that because of their isolationist/superior attitude? Dunno, food for thought.
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)10:14:03 No.2976088
I would not have guessed that this is an ad for noodles.
>> [_] Anonymous 12/13/15(Sun)10:31:02 No.2976095
>>2976059
>There's also the issue of underqualified Enlgish-speakers who go to Japan to specifically teach
English; when your only marketable skill is speaking the language you grew up with chances are
you won't be able to teach it well.
This is hardly an "issue" since these "teachers" don't do any actual teaching. They literally
serve as the teacher's pet gaijin.
