2021年1月25日月曜日

15. The Alchemist

And, when someone was in such pursuit, the entire universe made an effort to help him succeed (p.95).



The quotation above is my belief when I try to achieve something. The story begins with a shepherd boy who dreams of traveling the world to seek wonderful treasures that anyone has never found. He decides to make a long journey from Andalusia to the Pyramid in Egypt. On his way, he has lots of encounters with those who struggle to make each dream achieve or are in the middle of finding themselves. Among them, an old king's words can be memorable the most. Of course, the status of "a king" has numerous possibilities of everything, therefore he must have faced some crisis during his time. Therefore, the words can be richer and meaningful when I received them from "the king."

Every single day is a crucial time for me to move forward now. I am dedicating most of my time to doing job-hunting right now. So far I believe what I have done at university around for 3 years is right and promising. However, when I notice my weaknesses there, it saddens me, and might lose confidence. In such time, I feel the old king's remark is rooting on me and can recharge energy for it again. 

Coelho, Paulo. (1988). The Alchemist. Croydon: Thorsons. 



2021年1月20日水曜日

英語教育講義⑮ Our final class

We discussed what we remember in the class. Immersion education sticks in my mind and my members of a small group did so. The very first immersion education was implemented in Canada and further developed there. In Canada, there are some children who are raised up in both English and Canada, and it is said that a gap in comprehending subjects in class between those who speak French as a mother tongue and not. Then, one of my members cast a question to us that how can students approach the contents which are not easy to understand. We contemplated and answered that it is important to have a positive attitude and effort toward cutting through the fog between a mother tongue and a foreign language. In addition, the facilitators require to keeping students' motivation stable if students take some to answer the right. 


2021年1月13日水曜日

英語教育講義⑭ CALL

 Today's topic was CALL, which means utilizing computers and other devices for learning languages. In conception, the computer plays the role of tool, tutor, and medium. In the breakout room session, we discussed what devices we use for study, and then when and where to be helped by that. My members take advantage of a smartphone application for studying English qualifications. Some are taking electric dictionaries for a quick and short review. In both tools, they're effective in that some functions coordinate the learners' process and remind them of the appropriate time to go back to the parts they've done before. Personally, I often use "HelloChinese" to learn Chinese. One of my favorite function is to provide us situation videos which have practical words. Once you find an application met with your demand, your exciting learning will start!!

2021年1月9日土曜日

14. Think back over 2020: Japan times alpha

 Happy New Year to all of you! I hope 2021 is likely to be a better year and you keep staying safe. I read the compilation newspaper of Japan times alpha past week, so today I will share the news.

 


In 2020, a lot of news occurred around the COVID-19 situation. At the start of 2020, a novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China, and soon after the breaking news, it spread all over the world. At the same time, it makes us visualize our long-term issues such as discrimination, racism, and political confrontation. They can be applied to all nations and brought us lots of commotion... Among them, I felt being at stake in matters of job hunting. As older students did traditionally, I partook in face-to-face and online internship many times and deepen my knowledge about education and employment industries. In regard to the education industry, I am interested in cram schools originated in Kyushu region and English conversation schools. Then, I realized my experience and knowledge of second language acquisition are helpful for students who have concerns about learning English. If my wish is realized, I want to tell the importance of balancing input and output and being honest with themselves. Amid the spread, some students had no choice to lose some promising opportunities to be educated. However, I learned from 2020, it is possible to proceed with the learning at their pace regardless of the linguistic environment. Now, I look forward to meeting with those students and working well. 

2020年12月24日木曜日

13. Unique Estonian sport🏊

 Cited from https://www.visitestonia.com/en/why-estonia/winter-swimming-the-estonian-vitamin

Hi, everyone!! I read Japan times alpha the past week as well, and today I will share one of the surprising winter sport, winter swimming. It took place on a huge scale, and the number of challengers is over 500 from 9-year-old boy to 83-year-old woman.  Among them, there was a pregnant woman and she enjoyed the relay with her angel baby. 

A lot of common occurred this year due to the outbreak, and we have been hit hard by the following problems. Therefore, this year's is to take away the boredom and fatigue of coronavirus. In Estonia, in winter, the temperature is usually below freezing, and the water was at the time 4 degrees Celsius. However, the newspaper says it has gone wild and grown in popularity. It must have left hot news them. 

All over the world are still covered with disgusting news and we are in a dark life. Some people are suffered from enabling to find the loophole in long ways, but I think if all the people feel it as their own business and go back to their beginner's spirits, we can contain a wave of the tiny enemy. 

2020年12月23日水曜日

英語教育講義⑬ modification and enhancement of errors

To Coordinate the learners' process of studying 

I thought concrete ways of Focus on Form are useful for every language learner. In particular, in terms of reactive, when they make errors in grammar, there are some types of responses to what they say. Let's say if a student says "I meet my friend yesterday," in which the verb should be past tense, the teacher can refer to the mistake indirectly to let them notice. Among them, I liked Recast. Applied to the example, the teacher should say "Oh, you met your friend yesterday?" Indirect feedback never hurts anyone. 

I want to use the Focus on Form when I get a job!!
These days I often take part in online internships and had one today as well right before the lecture. We discussed the way of teaching English to those who are from all walks of life. With the change of entrance examinations at schools, students might have problems keeping up with classes. In addition, more companies incorporate overseas and the demand for business English is going to soar. To meet the demand and deal with the problem, cram schools and language schools are putting more time money on output than input. However, through this lecture, I sensed their ways will not be matched with all of the learners due to the gap of their levels and target ones. Therefore, when I get a job in an educational company and engage in teaching English, I would like to focus on how comprehensible and potential the materials and courses are. 

2020年12月16日水曜日

英語教育講義⑫ content-based language teaching

 Content-based Language Teaching

I half agree with Krashen's idea that only comprehensible input is necessary for second language acquisition. At my age, many students started learning English as a subject. For those learners, until they find their ultimate goal of English acquisition, the facilitators need to lead and organize the class to let everyone join with plain English. I have the same share of my junior high school. Without my good facilitator, I might not be here. Therefore, all teachers should take balanced teachers' participation into account and prioritize the curriculum to make students speak at a maximum with each level. 


院生コーナー👏

I was impressed with Senpai's presentation and at the same time, it brought back the feeling which I had in Singapore. He introduced the disparity of the class style of Japanese and American, and the latter is adequate to obtain vitality and creativity. Listening to his talk, I was convinced with that. When I was in Singapore, every student spoke out actively rather than care about making mistakes, and I feel more comfortable to integrate with it. After I came back to Japan, the sense still left within me and if possible, I want to go back to the sort of styles.