Teaching English?

PUBLIC_FLAG_#{@journal.pf_int} RSS feed of Mat's latest journal entries Feb 06th 2012 00:56
I have been teaching university students for a year.
The subjects were mathematics and statistics.
Often I was asked to teach English from some students, but I denied because I thought I was not such a person who can teach English.

Mathematics is very straightforward to teach. There are theorems and observations. We can use a theorem to mathematically describe an observation. Mathematics for Bachelors are not difficult..

English is totally different in that I am still corrected. However, recently I have come to think that what is important is not teaching but studying together. Reading, writing and speaking are all very easy to do with someone. It's just that it seems not ordinary because we are usually communicating with other languages.

I'll try doing it with some students, and I'll ask for your help in this web site. This site and the people are really cool in everything.

Thank you,

Hiroyuki Funaya
Feb 06th 2012 01:26 Katie

  • The subjects were mathematics and statistics.
  • The subjects were mathematics and statistics. It's much more natural to say it like this in English, "I have been teaching university students mathematics and statistics for a year."

 

  • Mathematics for Bachelors are not difficult..
  • Mathematics for Bachelors are is not difficult..

 

  • English is totally different in that I am still corrected.
  • English is totally different in that and I am still corrected. ??? I think you accidentally used "in" for "and"

 

  • Reading, writing and speaking are all very easy to do with someone.
  • Reading, writing and speaking are all very easy to do with someone else .

 

  • It's just that it seems not ordinary because we are usually communicating with other languages.
  • It's just that it seems not ordinary because we are usually communicating with other languages. The word choice "not ordinary" is not incorrect, but unnatural to English speakers. Use something like "strange" "odd" or "weird".

 
The best way to practice anything is to teach it. Teaching helps reinforce what we have learned, plus it's makes one become an expert in what they teach.
Feb 08th 2012 10:17 Mat
Thank you Katie. All right. I will try teaching. Actually, I was afraid of making mistakes and getting embarrassed. It's a trivial thing compared to something gained through studying together.
Feb 08th 2012 00:42 Wowow

英語ができるようになりたいですね!
私も頑張らなくちゃ!
Feb 08th 2012 10:18 Mat
今まで、間違えたことを教えたり、ネイティブが教えたほうがいいじゃんと思ったけど、そうでもないよね。英語の先生じゃないけど、どんどん教えたいと思います。

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