Please read the opinion in the December 6th International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/06/opinion/edkumiko.php
Do you agree with the writer? Why? Give at least 3 examples to support your answer.
I agree with this opinion. I think that our English proficiency has no advantage over other advanced nation's English proficiency. When Japanese meet foreigners, most Japanese who studied English since they are junior high school students can't tell foreigners their thoughts in English without hindrance. There are three reasons why we can't speak English well. First, Japanese are very shy. When foreigners approach Japanese in English, Japanese will look uncomfortably down at their hands and they might be thrown into confusion. Next, Japanese are afraid of failure. For example, Japanese people has discussions and, they should say their opinion before a large audience in Japanese. But they don't have an active involvement on discussions. They can't say their opinion in Japanese and, even more cannot do in English. Lastly, Japanese are perfectionists. They don't give an inch for everything. If teacher say to introduce theirself, first of all, they writes some papers about saying. Then, they run a check on writing. After that, they rehearse a speech. I think that the Japanese government change them opinion about English education in Japan. So kids of Japan can't have communication in English for a long, long time.
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I agree that there are many reasons why Japanese people do not feel comfortable with speaking in English, especially to a foreigner. Being shy and scared to make mistakes really make a student uncomfortable with speaking, and less likely to practice. That's why I think English classes should have more speaking to help make students comfortable with speaking!
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