I think that learning proper English pronunciation (英語の発音) is important for Japanese people. Not knowing how to properly pronounce words can lead to them not being understood by English speakers. One of the things that I like about my job teaching English in Japan is being able to teach them proper English pronunciation. One […]
Katakana and Teaching English Pronunciation 英語の発音 in Japan
One of the things that I enjoy being able to do for my students at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校) is teaching them proper English pronunciation (英語の発音). I have earlier written some posts on this subject, including Showing students how to pronounce English properly 正しい発音の仕方 －ある日のレッスン- and Showing students how to pronounce English properly 2. […]
Live Jazz is Great!-Hamaotsu Summer Festa-
この記事の日本語版はこちら スミス英会話大津校の日本語のサイトはこちら On August 2nd and 3rd, I went to “Hamaotsu Summer Festa” hosted in my hometown, Otsu (大津), Shiga (滋賀). This is one of my favorite annual events in Japan. At the festival, we could enjoy a live Jazz concert performed on an outdoor stage, which was temporarily built right by the biggest lake in Japan, Lake Biwa. […]