While the Japanese Ministry of Education promotes the communicative English education at public elementary to high schools, Japanese teachers of English are opposing this policy in light of their own experience of studying English. They fi…

Put an end to populist English education! A lot of Japanese people are beguiled to believe that Japanese students lacks output practices, such as speaking and writing by the populist Ministers of Education. It is proven that students need …

日本語で「スルーする」は、「避けて通る」という意味になるばってん、スルーの元の英語の”through”は、「真ん中ば通る、経験する」と言う正反対の意味になることに気づいた。「ベルトがベルト通しをスルーしている」という日英でパラドキシカルな表現で気付…

While the Japanese Ministry of Education promotes the communicative English education at public elementary to high schools, Japanese teachers of English are opposing this policy in light of their own experience of studying English.Personal…

While the Japanese Ministry of Education promotes the communicative English education at public elementary to high schools, Japanese teachers of English are opposing this policy in light of their own experience of studying English.Personal…

My son didn’t utter any words until he was sure that he can convey his intention with the utterances. It is pretty rare for kids to utter words in uncommunicably wrong grammatical structures. They will listen until they are assured and cer…

Stupid Bukkyo University staff sent me identical credit certificates for teaching license applications. She tells me to pay and apply for the certificate again, so I insisted that they shoulder the cost, and then she hang the phone.I appli…

佛教大学通信教育課程は、科目等履修生としての学力の証明書の申請サイトと課程本科の卒業生としての学力の証明書の申請サイトから別個で申請したとに、科目等履修生としての同じ学力の証明書ば２回も送ってきて「申請しなおせ」の一点張り。備考欄に以前の…

「面の皮が厚い」という表現は日本語、中国語、韓国語、タガログ語、セブアノ語などで、「よく図々しくもそんな頼み事ができるなあ」という意味が通じるが、英語でYour face is thickは通じない。この表現の初出の文献をご存知でしたら教えてください。#厚顔…

オランウータンがボルネオに住んどるとは知っとったばってん、スマトラ島にもおるっちゃ知らんやった。竹岡広信著 英検合格のための要約問題予想問題集でスマトラ島のアブラヤシ農場の話でオランウータンが出てきて、オランウータンはボルネオにしかおらんっ…

The expression “Your face is thick” means “You are such a impudent person that you ask me troublesome favors like this” in some Asian countries, such as in #Chinese, #Japanese #Korean, #Tagalog and #Cebuano across the border and language b…

What are the pros and cons if Japan were to sign FTAs with South Korea and Taiwan? ChatGPT: ChatGPT If Japan were to sign Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with South Korea and Taiwan, there would be a range of potential pros and cons. Here's a…