tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25984691.post1333909051501843343..comments2023-12-18T11:56:59.553-08:00Comments on applied applied linguistics: TOEFL Scores for Asian CountriesJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10707554930245556019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25984691.post-21586722965162085642023-03-08T02:02:34.289-08:002023-03-08T02:02:34.289-08:00Kudos! English education in Japan is horrible!
, I...Kudos! English education in Japan is horrible!<br />, I just had a teacher, last year, tell me"It's easier to teach them bad grammar than doing it properly--time-consuming." WTF!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552371800497295597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25984691.post-84217781857136783942016-12-13T23:20:42.663-08:002016-12-13T23:20:42.663-08:00The Japanese's biggest problem is trying to sp...The Japanese's biggest problem is trying to spell/ sound out everything using katakana.<br />English has way more sounds than katakana can sound out; especially our consonant blends.<br /> The teaching is crappy! The teachers can't have no idea or pronoun antecedents---big problem!!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585427119786388938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25984691.post-14729280644788349582012-10-26T12:33:50.627-07:002012-10-26T12:33:50.627-07:00Yeah, I didn't realize how far ahead South Kor...Yeah, I didn't realize how far ahead South Korea was above Japan, although I can see why from my own experience as well as the kinds of English education policies they have. But Japan is really low, here is a good book on English in Japan that might provide some answers, http://www.amazon.com/Idea-English-Japan-Ideology-Evolution/dp/184769201X#reader_184769201XGavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491731548660803918noreply@blogger.com