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Today I chat with my new American friend on Skype. Before I chatted with him, I looked forward to chatting with him very much. Because he's been teaching English at English conversation school for three years in Japan. Therefore, I guessed that he can speak English what we can understand easily. And I also guessed that he is used to listening to our strange pronunciation.
Basically, I can understand American English except very strong accents. Of course, I can't understand what they say 100 percent, but I can catch up with their conversation, and I also can communicate with them in English.
While chatting with him, I'd missed my previous conversation teacher, Sean, very much. Because he and Sean are from same State and graduated from same university. Both of them've gotten married with Japanese wife.
I think that both of them are very good English teachers.
When I chatted with Garrett, I asked him a lot of questions about learning another languages or how he's been teaching English to us.
I think that when people teach something to other people, they need not only teaching abilities but also communication skills, knowledge related to the subjects and perhaps sometimes need knowledge not related to the subjects.
Because if the students' abilities are more advanced than teachers, it is very scary for them. I was a math teacher before, so I can understand it very well.
According to him, he really enjoys teaching English to Japanese students. That is one of the most important things to teach. Teaching is fun, and I think people can improve ourselves through teaching.
I really really want to go to new English conversation school here and would love to meet a nice English teacher who speaks American accented English!!!
Basically, I can understand American English except very strong accents. Of course, I can't understand what they say 100 percent, but I can catch up with their conversation, and I also can communicate with them in English.
While chatting with him, I'd missed my previous conversation teacher, Sean, very much. Because he and Sean are from same State and graduated from same university. Both of them've gotten married with Japanese wife.
I think that both of them are very good English teachers.
When I chatted with Garrett, I asked him a lot of questions about learning another languages or how he's been teaching English to us.
I think that when people teach something to other people, they need not only teaching abilities but also communication skills, knowledge related to the subjects and perhaps sometimes need knowledge not related to the subjects.
Because if the students' abilities are more advanced than teachers, it is very scary for them. I was a math teacher before, so I can understand it very well.
According to him, he really enjoys teaching English to Japanese students. That is one of the most important things to teach. Teaching is fun, and I think people can improve ourselves through teaching.
I really really want to go to new English conversation school here and would love to meet a nice English teacher who speaks American accented English!!!
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Today I chatted with my new American friend on Skype.
Before chatting with him, I looked forward to doing sovery much.
This was because he's been teaching English at an English conversation school in Japan for three years.
Therefore, I assumed that he would be able to speak English that I could easilyunderstand.
And I also guessed that he would be used to listening to our strange pronunciation.
I can basically understand American English, except for very strong accents.
Of course, I can't understand what is said 100 percent of the time, but I can keep up with a conversation, and I also can communicate with them in English.
While chatting with him, I'd missed my previous conversation teacher, Sean, very much.
Because he and Sean are from the same State and graduated from the same university.
Both of them are married to Japanese women.
When I chatted with Garrett, I asked him a lot of questions about learning another languages and how he's been teaching English to us.
Because if the students' abilities are more advanced than the teacher's, it is very scary for them.
I was a math teacher before, so I can understand it very well.
Teaching is fun, and I think people can improve themselvesthrough teaching.
I really really want to go to a new English conversation school here and would love to meet a nice English teacher who speaks American accented English!!!
I hope you are able to find a suitable school soon! ^0^
Hi, Sarahu-san. Thank you so much for correcting my journal entries everyday.
I really appliciate to you.
Thank you also for a warm comment. I really hope that I'm able to find a suitable conversation school.
Because he and Sean are from the same state and graduated from the same university. ("State" is just a regular noun here, so you don't have to capitalize it. )
I think that when people teach something to other people, they need not only teaching abilities but also communication skills, knowledge related to the subjects and perhaps sometimes they need knowledge not related to the subjects.
He seems nice. I think having many different people teaching you a language is very important. There is no one, correct way to speak a language, so it is good to hear the many different perspectives of how to communicate. I can tell your confidence is growing everyday. I wish that I had the same tenacity to learning Japanese, that you have to learning English.
Before chattingwith him, I looked forward to chatvery much.
Very cool!
Before I chatting with him, I looked forward to doing so very much!
Wow, it's very nice that you found another good friend. You are such an over achiever and I am confident that you'll master whatever you dream! またね！
Hi, Matt. Thank you for the correction and thank you so much for a nice comment!
I think that your motivation to master Japanese is also admirable.
I hope that both we can improve our second language through doing language exchanges. これからもどうぞ、よろしくね！！！
Hi, Brandon.Thank you so much for correcting my journal entries everyday.
I always think that I'm a really lucky person.
Garrett is a very nice person, so I really enjoy chatting with him.