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How Do I Explain the Difference Between Green Tea and Japanese Tea?
Oftentimes, vocabulary used for foods can be confusing, using different words to refer to the same thing i.e. soda and pop, EZ-Cheez and Easy-Cheese, Quesadillas and tortilla melts This is confusing for non-native speakers who assume that everything only has … Continue reading
What Should I Do If a Student Has a Really Nice Pen That I Want?
For a variety of reasons, students often buy expensive pens. Whether these be made of precious metals, have ornate carvings or engravings, or simply have a monogram on them, you will come across students who enjoy spending money on pens. … Continue reading
How Do I Teach the Difference Between Pants and Panties?
There are thousands of foreign loan words in the Japanese language, most of which derive from English. Even though they all resemble English words, the meanings are often changed upon entering Japanese. A shining example of this is the English … Continue reading
Why Do Students Cringe When Balloons Are Popped In the Classroom?
This “fight or flight” mechanism is built into all humans, but is oddly absent from those in positions of power, making them better leaders and/or teachers. As teachers, popping balloons is as natural as using present perfect tense to describe … Continue reading
How Do I Teach Taboo Numbers?
In most situations, Japan uses all of the numbers available. However, due to different readings being available for the numbers, some have additional meanings which mean “death” or “suffer”. This is a difficult concept that takes some explanation. The Japanese … Continue reading
How Do I Teach Polite Requests?
Occasionally you will encounter a student so rude that they could be mistaken for a Frenchman. France is famous all over world for it’s inventive cuisine and unsurpassed rudeness, but some of that rudeness derives from misappropriate English language use. … Continue reading
What Do Japanese Enjoy From Foreigners?
Years ago, before English was legalized in Japan, ESL students would often congregate in attics and practice reciting the alphabet to candlelight. The country has progressed a lot since those days, with English being learned by everyone in public schools, … Continue reading
How Do I Stop Students From Saying “Cock” All of the Time?
Due to Katakana pronunciation, when Japanese ESL students are learning English, they often revert to saying “cook”(コック) as “cock”. The atmosphere of the classroom can quickly go sour when explaining the differences between the two words. It goes without saying … Continue reading
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How Do I Convey English?
When teaching English to Japanese students, it is important to remember that one of the key points to learning is volume. Use your loudest voice possible, as it aids in the learning process. If the student asks you to be … Continue reading