Archive for December, 2006
Kamogawa
December 15, 2006
Why Japanese can’t speak English well?
December 1, 2006
Many Japanese have been studying English, but most of them can’t speak English well, even though they want to. But why can’t they? First, I think they have been studying English merely to pass the examination, for example, the entrance examinations for universities. So, Japanese can write English well. They have been learning English for several hours a week at school, but they don’t have many opportunities to speak English. Third, they have been using Japanese for such a long time, so their mouth is not fit for speaking a language different from their mother tongue.
Most Japanese people are working at offices in which Japanese is the only language of communication. Those people forget whether English is neccesary or not. I think if they can speak English well, they can communicate with many people all over the world. When I went to a foreign country, I couldn’t tell people what I wanted to tell them. I felt so frustrated. So, I think I have to attemtped to speak English, but there are many problems in the Japanese education system related to learning English.
