"I don't like English." "Why not?" "Because it doesn't make sense to me." As a native English speaker for about 23 years, I can tell you that she is not wrong. So much of this language doesn't make sense.
@forgives128 жыл бұрын
interesting 😯
@FlyingFocs8 жыл бұрын
+forgives12 I may be exaggerating, but it seems like every pronunciation rule is broken, not to mention words that sound exactly the same, but have different meanings (of course they are spelled different, but how can you tell that verbally)?
@forgives128 жыл бұрын
No. No. I liked your commemt
@FlyingFocs8 жыл бұрын
***** oh, thank you. It's something me and my friends joke about a lot
@FlyingFocs8 жыл бұрын
Infamous Otaku Really? Do tell...
@dandyandy20465 жыл бұрын
I taught English for 11 years in Japan. It was so discouraging until I realized the college students and salarymen just wanted to hang out and drink with me. So we went out a lot and sure enough, my students started making progress! I think more exposure to conversational English is so critical.
@chingedlyn4 жыл бұрын
Do you know Japanese before you went?
@308030803080308030814 жыл бұрын
So, I can just hang and drink with the students. I want that job.
@1MinuteFlipDoc4 жыл бұрын
why did you quit / return to your home country?
@SharapovaFan4 жыл бұрын
Practice makes perfect, because the brain remembers all the useful stuff you experience. If you just study grammar and memorize words all the time, the brain is just going to doze off and trash that information.
@GhostOfArtBell09353 жыл бұрын
I was considering that but everyone says it's soul crushing stuff
@josephwilliams52926 жыл бұрын
“If they showed us more examples where English would be useful in the future...” *bus with giant advertisement of European singer drives by in the background*
@raggedcritical5 жыл бұрын
To be fair, it also had the same sign in Japanese immediately prior.
@blakestone66445 жыл бұрын
In Japan the English is kinda useless. In the rest of the world maybe...useful
@RandomDandomVids5 жыл бұрын
what does Europe have to do with English
@BhudhaLovesBudlight5 жыл бұрын
@@RandomDandomVids Because the English language came from Europe...? And most European countries have at least half of the population speak it?
@JinTheAceStar5 жыл бұрын
@@RandomDandomVids yikes american detected
@DavidSharpMSc5 жыл бұрын
For me the saddest part is that the "grammar section" of the English lesson is not actually English grammar. This is why, as the girls in the video said, the grammar is totally disconnected from the ability to understand and use English. What Japanese Teachers of English teach in "grammar" class is an invented method of classifying English according to Japanese grammar. For example, no native speaker has any idea what "I, My, Me Mine, You, Your, You, Yours" is about... to the native speaker, I, as the subject and would never ever be confused with "my" a possessive form. But sooooo many unfortunate Japanese kids get taught this abomination pattern "I, My, Me Mine", and so end up confusing the terms. And this pattern comes from the "ha-ga-no-wo-ni-nomono" Japanese particle as applying to watashi, anata, etc. No wonder people can't learn the language if the teachers deliberately create memorisation tools and teaching methods that rely upon thinking in Japanese, and according to Japanese grammar patterns.
@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS4 жыл бұрын
Sorry but could you explain the "I, my" vs "watashi" thing? Maybe it's cuz I've only just started learning basic things like words (And still I do not grasp sentence structure) but teaching "Watashi no" for my and "watashi wa" for I seems perfectly acceptable? Also it's funny that grammar is mentioned since as a native speaker I've never formally learned it, we aren't taught it over here at least so any understanding of it would be intuitive.
@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS4 жыл бұрын
@Razorback73 I see. I guess because the way I'm studying Japanese I just tie on the English version to it and can't think of it in any other way. Does that make sense? So I see watashi and go "Yes, that's I or me" then look at the following character and transform it to the appropriate English equivalent like "my" for "no" or "me too" for "mo" or whatever else. Is this not how one should do it? I thought this was quite easy to understand? Does it not translate well the other way?
@chatnaturally8294 жыл бұрын
@@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS That's how I did it when I started learning Japanese and it worked for me! :)
@achowdhury474 жыл бұрын
Yes, learning to think in English is required.
@ssjup814 жыл бұрын
When I was teaching eikaiwa, I used to do grammar drills with students. I had no freedom to do this an ALT. I did my own grammar set up. I would have students conjugate a couple of verbs every lesson. I'd set up the chart like this... I He/she/it You They We I would then give them the verb and they have to conjugate it based on the chart. For instance, if it's "to be"", they would say I am, you are, he is, etc. For possessives, I kept it simple and actually did use some Japanese for this. My - Watashi no Your - Anata no Our - Watashi-tachi no etc. I think doing it that way helped them quite a bit. My first year in Japan, was as an ALT at a junior high school. I came up with a grammar game...a very simple madlib and the JTE had no faith that they'd understand it, even though on the sheet I was using English and Japanese (romaji and kanji) for the blanks underneath so they 'd know what to fill each blank with. I also used very simple sentences. It was for Halloween. He said they wouldn't understand the grammar terms I used (verb, noun, adjective...as I said, I wrote those in Japanese). I was really surprised by that and can't help but wonder how the grammar was taught in Japanese.
@Ultrajamz7 жыл бұрын
Oh... Ms. Hitomi Tanaka?! I know her too, she is the best!
@amj.composer6 жыл бұрын
Ultrajamz XDXDXDXD oh god XD
@toasega6 жыл бұрын
So I'm not the only one who IMMEDIATELY jumped to that same conclusion. I......don't know how to feel about that.
@JoBikotch6 жыл бұрын
*cough* never heard of her, is she a famous actress? Did she get an oscar already? *cooooouuuuuuuugh*
@adminos156 жыл бұрын
google searching.........
@YEP7535 жыл бұрын
Lol
@stevethefishdotnet8 жыл бұрын
Yuta-san, with my experience as an ALT, I have to say that much of these people's complaints about their English education is the direct result of the administrative decisions of the Japanese education system. At the 03:35 mark, this guy says that ALTs who can speak Japanese as well as English are the best. I did this, and my students thanked me for helping them understand English better. However, _I did this in direct violation of the wishes of my city's board of education._ I was merely lucky that nobody complained. I was a maverick and did not hesitate to use Japanese if necessary. In a previous city, I had a school principal tell me that speaking English-only to elementary students who have had no actual English education from a Japanese teacher is like an "English shower." Naive people like her consider having an ALT come and teach these kids _one 45 minute class a week the same as language immersion._ This is ridiculous. Like a barking dog, they expected me to just repeat English over and over again with examples and role plays. Some kids cannot respond well to the "barking dog" because they are nervous and get frustrated. This is not a "shower" for such kids, but more like blasting them in the face with a hose. In junior high schools, I had JTEs who could speak English with me with fairly good accents, but to their children they always said crap like "faasto" and "lasto" instead of just saying "first" and "last." They apparently felt that teaching Japanese kids improper English pronunciation helps them to understand English better. *However, these teachers are teaching a form of English that is understood **_only_** by Japanese people.* I recently saw on TV that most Japanese people think that "cone" as in "ice cream cone" is the same word as "corn." Native English speakers never mistake these two words. I tried my best to teach my students proper phonics---especially the elementary students. But it would only be undone by their JTE once they go to junior high. The Japanese education system is _finally_ acknowledging the importance of phonics, but it's too little, too late. That's why there are ALTs from Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore in Japan. Pretty soon there will be Chinese ALTs.
@ilanalaurvik45158 жыл бұрын
Where I live in Japan, there are Chinese ALTs.
@stevethefishdotnet8 жыл бұрын
Ilana Laurvik I am not surprised! My supervisor (Japanese man who speaks English very well) went on a business trip to China. He couldn't figure out which train to take, and some elementary school-age kids helped him out in very good English. What can Japanese children communicate at that age? "I like apples." Wow.
@essennagerry8 жыл бұрын
+stevethefishdotnet Very interesting to read both your comments! You summed up a lot of things I happened to learn and conclude from different sources. The story with the Chinese students surprised me! Subconsciously I thought Chinese and Japanese public schools must be at a very similar level.
@stevethefishdotnet8 жыл бұрын
essennagerry Nope! Japan is far behind other countries in terms of English. There is also a phenomenon called "Wasei Eigo," which could be called "Japanlish," I suppose. What does "hair make" mean? What does "ice sand" mean? Or how about "new half"? These are supposedly English words that only Japanese people understand. Japan talks a lot about wanting to show the world that they speak English, especially before the Summer Olympics come in four years. They are going to throw a lot of money at it, but it's not going to improve things. Not when all the work I do to teach true English to kids is completely undone by Japanese teachers.
@fineandmellow63598 жыл бұрын
Funny enough there's similar issue here, in the US, concerning Spanish language education- because it's obviously very useful to learn in a country with a large Hispanic population. I'm in my final year of college and am taking my second Spanish course. The first class I took was led by a native-Colombian Spanish speaker who spoke perfect English. He didn't rush in the manner that he talked and understood the importance of not teaching Spain/whitewashed Spanish to American students, due to the fact that most Spanish speaking American people are not from Spain (the dialects and slang are entirely different). This changed once I had a white- non native instructor that based all of her lessons on European Spain Spanish: which includes a dialect that is not used in America commonly, as well as, a host of grammatical and phonetic elements that are not used in Hispanic Spanish- that making much of the course entirely useless for people who want to communicate with Hispanic Americans. Regardless of the grade level, I'm sure many countries could and should rethink the way in which they teach major languages to their students. English is a very important language internationally. There's no point in wasting the time if you're not going to achieve any real breakthrough in teaching proper communication.
@YodaDJmaster8 жыл бұрын
"He would pronounce *opportunity* like this." LMAO I died laughing.
@cowboyboopdoop4 жыл бұрын
Time stamp?
@YodaDJmaster4 жыл бұрын
Hello, Nice Try the Time Traveller here. 2:35 is the time stamp you're looking for.
@Errupt3 жыл бұрын
@@YodaDJmaster holy shit you answered four years later lmao
@maowav3 жыл бұрын
@@YodaDJmaster you're a legend
@dainobu108 жыл бұрын
I have a friend who worked as an english teacher for an university in Japan. He left dissapointed that with the system because it was all about the money, if the student pay, then it'll pass. He never teached the way he wanted or try to press the students to learn because anytime he attempted to, the boss appears telling him to stop and just focus on giving the class the way they told him.
@keyboardwarria8 жыл бұрын
do you know which program your friend was in?
@kaoru_donburi8 жыл бұрын
That's for the majority of private universities in Japan, sadly.
@ビックル500-u1v8 жыл бұрын
no it isn't. money doesn't solve exam even private universities. that is absolutly illegal. which universities does it work? write down the name please ? Dai Nobu's friend is idiot I think. because money doesn't work to famous(hight intelligence) private universities . sorry Dai Nobu . but it is truth.
@niconicoseri8 жыл бұрын
+500 ビックル Private universities all over the world work like this. They're a business, as long as you pay you pass with minimal effort
@dainobu108 жыл бұрын
Sadly he never mentioned the program and the University I'm not sure but I think it was in Kyoto.
@hardlybreathe935 жыл бұрын
The blue hoodie guy is hilarious
@professioncyril36733 жыл бұрын
He is a man of culture
@gamegamer95233 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or is he like an anime character based on what he just said? Or perhaps he watch too much anime?
@fantasyfan93203 жыл бұрын
@@gamegamer9523 he's just a dude
@Dr.Kraig_Ren3 жыл бұрын
7:38 "...." That man sure does respect Japanese Cultural Spirit.
@Mega_Mikey8 жыл бұрын
That chick with the super happy eyes, I like her face. I don't even have to give a time, you know who I'm talking about.
@jizzle88658 жыл бұрын
0:44 right?
@Mega_Mikey8 жыл бұрын
tougeteggy That's the one haha. So pretty.
@Mega_Mikey8 жыл бұрын
fish chips dude...what..no
@ThisCanBePronounced8 жыл бұрын
First time I"ve ever seen a real-life anime girl.
@kakibackup2koujo6128 жыл бұрын
Ikr first time saw here in the video and i was omg that girl
@shishu9268 жыл бұрын
"If they were good teachers, they would be able to speak Japanese as much as English" -I feel you man. I studied Japanese for 5 and a half years and all of my teachers are Japanese who didn't know how to speak English. It was really a pain in the ass. I remember during the first day of class, me and my other classmates in different nationalities were already complaining. They just act out every verb and sentence patterns were not even explained well! Thank goodness internet was there. Though overall I still prefer Native Japanese speakers for conversation lessons and English Japanese teachers for words and kanji.
@chococat21193 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I had to take Spanish (only class in my high school) it was much easier to learn from a teacher who had the same level of English and Spanish (I'm from the US and she grew up so by default she learned English but since she's Hispanic so she understood and spoke the language well). Even though I already knew how to speak Spanish it made it so much easier when she would explain the grammar bc she was able to properly match it up to the English version in case we still didn't understand. And just in general it's best to learn the language of the ppl you are teaching bc that way it is way easier to understand where they are struggling bc they can tell you instead of always guessing or having to get into a big conflict to get to the root problem of why they can't .
@Crok4258 жыл бұрын
Man: Do you know Ms. Tanaka? Me: ... I do know a Tanaka but she ain't an english teacher.
@JustinKoenigSilica8 жыл бұрын
Haha First thought here as well
@josephwolosz32056 жыл бұрын
Tia Tanaka?
@AstroReviews5 жыл бұрын
@@josephwolosz3205 hitomi ;)
5 жыл бұрын
sometimes
@mattguzda8534 жыл бұрын
She aint "no" english teacher!
@otamer65756 жыл бұрын
I have to share my experience when I was in 2nd yr of High School. When it's time to attend English classes, we have a rule "english only, if you speak in Filipino you pay 1 peso" We try to speak in English as much as we can in a 2hr class without speaking in Filipino. If the teacher goes out of the classroom, the whole class will speak in Filipino so, that we can understand the lesson thoroughly.
@olaet65414 жыл бұрын
what isnt that illegal
@purpleh3ad_6954 жыл бұрын
@@olaet6541 it is, but most of us are never caught red-handed hahha
@shamelleclimaco32954 жыл бұрын
Luh paborito ko yang rule tumatahimik yung klase
@enurtsold32964 жыл бұрын
We had a rule like that too in our Spanish class. At the end of the year, we'd use the money collected for an end-of-the-year class party, lol Funny story: we often have discussions about whatever topics, and ya can talk as much as ya want as long as it's en Espanol. But one day, the debate was getting kinda heated, and one classmate went in front of the class, showed 10 bucks out of his pocket and proceeded to put it in the money jar, then laid out the whole class the minutes-long barrage of what he thinks is wrong with the opposing position - not in Spanish, of course. And everybody was laughing, including our young guapa Spanish teacher Ms. A, lol
@carmcam13 жыл бұрын
I remember experiencing that rule as young as 3rd grade. It is a way to shut us up hehehe..
@gladJonas6 жыл бұрын
1:18 she sounds like one of those japanese voice robots lol
@aprilmandy4 жыл бұрын
It was a little jarring to see your comment here. I watch your speedrun compilations sometimes and now you're here on another KZbinr's video that I watch sometimes.
@gladJonas4 жыл бұрын
@@aprilmandy I'm a human being too ☺️
@aprilmandy4 жыл бұрын
@@gladJonas Of course! I'm glad you watch Yuta videos like I do! :)
@maya-wy8ml3 жыл бұрын
yup
@zamooti45053 жыл бұрын
Hey gladJonas
@tortoisesoup168 жыл бұрын
People should understand what is learning a language first. To learn a language you must get into the culture of the language you are trying to speak. Most of the people in my country are asking me how did I learned English so good. I just anwer to them I played lot of games in English, watched English-American-Aussie shows-movies, watched English speaking videos on youtube, read english books-comics and last but not least tried to speak with English speaking people on internet and in real life. It just takes you to get in the culture to learn a language. I actually wanted to learn Japanese so I started watching Japanese youtube channels, Japanese movies and some anime. I might get deep into Japanese next year cause this year might be pretty busy for me. Anyways good luck to all the people who are trying to learn a new language.
@darkflamemaster93348 жыл бұрын
whats is your primary language?
@KaotikBOOO8 жыл бұрын
Exactly, but you know more and more countries do not value the hard work behind it so basically learning languages is not something you can do to have a good job in these countries so learning it in school (not as a hobby) is pretty much seen as a career dead end.
@tortoisesoup168 жыл бұрын
Luis Corona My primary language is Turkish.
@shotas4nationsenglishcamp7708 жыл бұрын
Word
@alastorcrow21808 жыл бұрын
Most people couldn't tell that I was born and raised in Asia because of my accent. I came to NY when I was 14 and did my best to integrate with the culture and speak in a more natural way. That meant actively engaging in conversation with others, consciously adjusting my speech pattern in English (sometimes I would read out loud while recording and listen to it after, learning every slang, idiom, and different accents. I already understood English pretty well thanks to the countless movies and TV shows I watched but speaking it naturally and writing eloquently are different. I went to a college prep school so I was lucky enough to have strict English instructors who will nitpick your essay for the smallest details. It was pretty much like creating a whole new identity which is what I've started doing with Japanese.
@Okanehira8 жыл бұрын
Them two dudes in front of the truck are chill as hell.
@BubbleTea0335 жыл бұрын
Literally everyone: "Japanese people are so reserved and quiet -- they never speak their minds". Japanese Girls: "MUSCULAR JUSTIN BEIBER." Japanese Guys: "TIG OL' BITTIES."
@CentralMana8 жыл бұрын
As a Japanese language major I plan to teach English in Japan for about a year or two and hopefully do a good job in teaching students there English. It's a big problem that many foreign teachers that teach English there don't speak any Japanese, but I hope I'll be able to help them as a Japanese major who speaks both English and Japanese. I really do love teaching others about a subject that they want to learn; however, I know that many Japanese students are also unmotivated to learn English, so I'll just have to do my best.
@ppoint4328 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about Eikawas since all my friends are ALTs, however if you end up as an ALT, then you don't really need to know Japanese much at all, since the whole purpose of you being an English teaching assistant is so that the students can learn and hear proper pronunciation. The teachers might also use you to double check whether certain sentences or writings are grammatically correct or sound more natural in English. Knowing more Japanese in this work environment is merely going to help you communicate better with your co-workers and supervisor.
@HitomiNee8 жыл бұрын
on point with ppoint. I did a presentation on the merits of ALTs and the JET programme for my JP class, while it does present the opportunity to teach English to Japanese students, your main job is to support the "English" teacher. ALTs actually have very little power in the classroom, unless your English teacher happens to be very hands on and letting you have the reins to the class. Most of the activities in English classes are just reciting grammar and remembering key phrases and sentences without practicing the pronunciation. The system is old and predictable, but the current govt and school boards are trying to change this by 2020 in light of the Olympics, to develop the new generation for the international stage.
@earlysda8 жыл бұрын
Since the people are paying for English, it's best to avoid speaking the students' language unless absolutely necessary to make things go smoother.
@KingOfChaos2138 жыл бұрын
Good luck.
@DiegoCanizo8 жыл бұрын
+earlysda I think it's not only about them paying to being taught English but also involving them into the culture and make them notice English is useful in real-life situations. That's what languages are all about.
@peterwestmer5765 жыл бұрын
0:07 Yuta: he does his own stunts.
@Anvillius3 жыл бұрын
My Polish wife has a habit of just abandoning me in shops then laughing mercilessly as I attempt to buy and pay for stuff, you sure as hell pick up the language fast while bumbling about like a total dingbat.
@piotrb84343 жыл бұрын
T O T A L D I N G B A T
@MultiSciGeek8 жыл бұрын
"Do you know Ms. Tanaka?" LMAO That guy was clueless and funny in general
@ThatJapaneseManYuta8 жыл бұрын
Who wants to meet up with me in Tokyo? I'm organising a meet up event on 23 Aug (Tue) at 7:30pm! Get a ticket from Eventbrite! www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-up-with-yuta-tickets-26984797255
@vzxvzvcxasd71098 жыл бұрын
JK!
@kneecapbuster8078 жыл бұрын
I want to but I can't😵😭
@LapahnYT8 жыл бұрын
If you ever come to Cologne, Germany please let me know too :D
@ThatJapaneseManYuta8 жыл бұрын
I used to go to Cologne every year for work :D
@MaherBaba8 жыл бұрын
Da simma dabei, dat is prima
@floopi668 жыл бұрын
my best english teacher was the internet xD
@annoynymouse11468 жыл бұрын
Yup, that and movies...
@injanhoi18 жыл бұрын
A lot of people have had success learning a foreign language not from formal lessons. Just by exposing yourself to the language on a regular basis does wonders! Now with the Internet around and Skype we have a lot of opportunities to be able to master a foreign language.
@amj.composer6 жыл бұрын
floopi66 anime was my Japanese Teacher XD
@trashshinobi57586 жыл бұрын
My english teacher was a dictionary, a thesaurus
@FrenchNToasty6 жыл бұрын
I'm from Quebec, Canada and I didn't understand English until I was 13, even though in Canada everything is labelled in both French and English. Then again the majority of Canadians don't speak French. 3 years later I could read and write in English without the use of a dictionary and started speaking it too. I think that watching TV, using the internet and playing video games is how I learned the most. It's kind of funny to me that I was taught most of my pronunciation through Battlefield 3 online (voice chat). Today I'm 23 and most people I meet think that English is my native language.
@ericsurf66 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting Yuta! Keep up the great videos.
@freshair91333 жыл бұрын
Shut up u one hit wonder
@ArnoldsKtm3 жыл бұрын
@@freshair9133 grow up
@freshair91333 жыл бұрын
@@ArnoldsKtm stfu and go back to liking your own comments. Goofy 🤪
@zero33903 жыл бұрын
some people wanna watch the world burn
@cowboyboopdoop4 жыл бұрын
This was very entertaining to watch. I came here for the interview but watching their personalities and laughing with their friends made it even more fun.
@sanny87168 жыл бұрын
Damn Yuta, where'd you find all these pretty girls
@ThatJapaneseManYuta8 жыл бұрын
I have a cute girl radar that every straight guy has :D
@ma.dameeee8 жыл бұрын
+That Japanese Man Yuta 😂 sure
@BrandenBlack19928 жыл бұрын
+That Japanese Man Yuta that's the best reply I've ever seen in my life lol you are my spirit animal
@adneskjvelandjssing83868 жыл бұрын
It looks like he deleted it :( Do you remember what it said?
@edgykoala17328 жыл бұрын
yeah for real.
@LapahnYT8 жыл бұрын
The guy in the blue jacket is awesome :D Reminds me of Prison School
@henriquept12248 жыл бұрын
right
@pj-vb5rk8 жыл бұрын
yep, always relate a video from Japan about anime.
@pj-vb5rk8 жыл бұрын
chincho meka I think you should work on your assumptions especially by the way. If you didn't realise, I said that because any weeb will try and compare an anime character to any person or thing in a japanese video.
@محمدزغيلط7 жыл бұрын
Aprax n
@ThePayola1237 жыл бұрын
Cute Hamster I tried to copulate with a cute hamster very recently, I hope it wasn't you...!!!
@nwaikikai8 жыл бұрын
I'm a Canadian ESL/EAL instructor and so really appreciated hearing what these young people liked and wanted in an English teacher. In particular, it is interesting to hear them make a distinction between real-world communication in English and studying the grammar of the language. They are related things but they are not the same thing and these young people know it! Real-world communication is a much better way to truly learn English than the rote grammar/translation approach.
@ThisCanBePronounced8 жыл бұрын
This was exactly the kind of comment I was looking to make. I've done a lot informally with languages and going through ESL certification myself, so I had the same impressions!
@paulwalther52374 жыл бұрын
Jon Hay did you miss the part when they said all they cared about was sex appeal 🙃
@Andi-tr6vx8 жыл бұрын
Oh my god this is so helpful.... The first girl you interviewed. Her eyes.... They sparkle.
@noId1129937 жыл бұрын
4:38 i like the way she laughs. she's cute
@issaalkhafaji54466 жыл бұрын
i feel ya bro! her face is really round but when she laughs she's hella cute!
@booshank23276 жыл бұрын
She is the most attractive girl in the video. Most feminine energy.
@Libellulaire5 жыл бұрын
She's cute because she seems so spontaneous and honest. She doesn't hide her smile, act shy or anything: she just acts and laughs geniunely. It's not like she's objectively really beautiful, but she's really charming and cute thanks to her energy and behaviour.
@Alchemist_1715 жыл бұрын
She looks stupid not cute
@Alchemist_1715 жыл бұрын
Maybe the stupidest thing I watched today was this thing and it's bitchen laugh
@SK8B0RG8 жыл бұрын
The guy from Osaka was so funny :D
@ThatJapaneseManYuta8 жыл бұрын
He lived up to Osakan's reputation of being funny.
@SK8B0RG8 жыл бұрын
+That Japanese Man Yuta now you say it that's true ^^ i went in Shinjuku to drink some beers and met ppl from Osaka that's true they were funny ^^
@VratyasVakyas8 жыл бұрын
I did't know that was a thing! My japanese teacher is from Osaka and she's quite funny too :D
@BrandenBlack19928 жыл бұрын
1:21 HER VOICE IS TOO CUTE
@danarizer6 жыл бұрын
Branden Black agreed
@felipechaves61008 жыл бұрын
watching your japanese lessons and watching your videos now, you improved your english A LOT
@rashmika97426 жыл бұрын
That pronunciation of "opportunity" isn't so bad. There's an accent, but it'd be understandable to a native (or me, at least.)
@0zone2474 жыл бұрын
7:35 i love this guy. Unlike most Japanese in interviews this guy has no filter. Very refreshing to see
@thetraitor38528 жыл бұрын
I had a really terrible teacher in high school. I knew English much better than her, but she still thought, she knew it the best. Some sentences she used to write on the blackboard that went like "He doesn't likes..." were pretty hilarious, but i also felt sad for the rest of my class, because they didn't learn anything.
@klaycoco8 жыл бұрын
that's awful
@kathleenannebethune12486 жыл бұрын
...than she did...
@DavidSharpMSc5 жыл бұрын
@@kathleenannebethune1248 Thank you, I was worried that I might have been the only one who noticed that.
@Xezlec5 жыл бұрын
@@kathleenannebethune1248 Nobody talks like that. "Than" is definitely often a preposition in the real world, regardless of its function in the particular dialect of the particular class in the particular region and time period where those arbitrary rules were fossilized.
@hexyko48505 жыл бұрын
I had the same experience at school. It's better to learn by yourself than stick with bad teachers, and they are numerous here in my country.
@HelloKyoto8 жыл бұрын
As an English teacher in Japan, this was definitely my favorite video that you've done so far! My students tell me their opinions pretty honestly, but it was great to hear the opinions of older people reflecting on their past experiences. Thanks Yuta!
@HoneySoifon8 жыл бұрын
I actually improved my english a lot by being on the internet. Since i was interested in Kpop since I was 13 ( 8 years ago) and most sources back then were only in english.. I went to Allkpop everyday for several years and I improved greatly...Rather than just counting on teachers Japanese students should have( or be given) the motivation/chance to read in english, watch english spoken movies..and so on. I find it so sad that the only occasion kids get to practice is by approaching foreigners when they're on school trips..They ALL use the same sentence and read the sheet! ( May I speak to you in english ? ) I think it's a pity. Even though those teenagers are really cute when they come to you all shy 笑
@X-Gen-0016 жыл бұрын
1:30 "None of my English teachers were good.." hahaha she's really cute!
@TheRollingBacon7 жыл бұрын
As an aspiring ESL teacher currently enrolled in a TESL course in university, this video has been very enlightening on the merits of dual language in the English classroom. Thanks Yuta! Keep up the good work! :)
@jujusilla8 жыл бұрын
As a current eikaiwa teacher I found this very interesting. Thank you for sharing! My advanced English level high school students all tell me how boring their English classes are. More emphasis on speaking, less on memorization and grammar, PLEASE!
@stiimuli4 жыл бұрын
but if you don't memorize the words and learn the grammar, how can you have a conversation? O_o
@Un1234l4 жыл бұрын
@@stiimuli Have you actually *tried* to learn an additional language? Especially in a poorly structured public school environment? The answer should be obvious.
@purebloodedgriffin4 жыл бұрын
@@stiimuli Grammar is taught best by learning phrases till it just clicks, any other way either leads to incredibly slow speech, or those awkward phrases which while technically follow ever grammatical rule, still break the convention for native speech
@darkchapters8 жыл бұрын
0:43 omg her eyes are beautiful.
@demertknight8 жыл бұрын
Those are coloured contact lenses... try them yourself in a natural colour and you'll see how beautifull your own eyes will become aswell =w=
@rodazi8 жыл бұрын
I think she may be Japanese-Russian. I am mixed, and I think she looks mixed too. Some hapas have naturally gray-blue eyes.
@sanji508 жыл бұрын
she remind me of that one anime character that always planning something bad while smiling, mostly because the shape of her eye's didn't know that actually exist, the closest i can think of right now is souma on working!. vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/wagnaria/images/c/c4/Souma's_dark_secrets.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20131102133821 - the blue haired guy. Edit: oh and fox yokai's so must be reason why +Hantzie C liked it.
@darkchapters8 жыл бұрын
Yeah she looks mixed. I think she's cute, with lenses or not.
@Russel1728 жыл бұрын
also how her eyes are curving downwards and her smile is curving upwards looks really beautiful to me
@alejandrofortuna47512 жыл бұрын
5:50 i agree with this, it will really be hard to learn a new language if the teacher doesnt even know yours. I'm learning japanese and I have english as my second language. My sensei was a native of my country and stayed in japan on her adulthood. She was really amazing to be with since she can easily communicate with us in our language and english. I've learned a lot of japanese words and granmar rules easily because of her
@GGShinobi777 жыл бұрын
Wow, that video was awesome! Everyone was in such a good mood, it was pure joy to watch! :D I'm smiling big now! :)
@Hedgeyy8 жыл бұрын
The two high school girls and the guy in the blue coat were HILARIOUS. ちょううけるw
@saekka85378 жыл бұрын
"Handsome foreign English teachers, please come here so I can feast my eyes on you." Well, if you insist. Get ready ladies in Japan, I'm coming for you. ;)
@henriquept12248 жыл бұрын
i think a found my next job"english teacher in japan"
@saekka85378 жыл бұрын
That actually sounds pretty good. :D
@Johnny-rx4hs8 жыл бұрын
Pretty much all you need is a Bachelor's degree for programs like JET
@Woshiahbing8 жыл бұрын
*Enters Japanese classroom* *Many awkward stares* Thinking:"WTF is going on...."
@feixia91358 жыл бұрын
Then you regret for the decision you made...
@DennisVlaanderen8 жыл бұрын
The ALT they talked about at 4:50 was definately Dutch haha.
@Reinout1008 жыл бұрын
Obviously!
@guillaumechaumette83138 жыл бұрын
Or Finnish. Since salmiakki is the worst candy you could ever offer to a foreigner haha
@ilsedewot67398 жыл бұрын
Drop.
@CottidaeSEA8 жыл бұрын
Could've been Swedish as well. We have a lot of liquorice candy, but most of it is from Finland. I'm guessing it was Kouvolan Lakritsi, since they have a liquorice roll. A link here! www.kouvolanlakritsi.fi/en/products/liquorice-wheels-and-pipes/liquorice-wheel/
@guillaumechaumette83138 жыл бұрын
Werewolf211 I threw up a bit.
@sandrobatinovic37617 жыл бұрын
7:36 watches anime/hentai all the time lmao
@iwannaslapu-55544 жыл бұрын
LMAOOO FR
@Revaldie4 жыл бұрын
I KNOW RIGHT
@skullplasma02214 жыл бұрын
That guy and the girl with the mask belong with each other
@steamedbuninvasion57923 жыл бұрын
A true man of culture.
@Philson7 жыл бұрын
The girl at 5:00 is kind of hyper. But in a funny and cute way. HAHA.
@Redsonjiamoo5 жыл бұрын
she probably very nervous and laughing it off
@rockyraccoon75944 жыл бұрын
I thought she was actually super adorable
@davimag20714 жыл бұрын
5:03 What the heck, she's so weirdly funny
@hunyodaisynueve4 жыл бұрын
She's probably the most animated person I've seen in Yuta's videos. :)
@clinton41614 жыл бұрын
She's got one of the prettiest faces I've ever seen. Nice personality too.
@FixFireFlank8 жыл бұрын
This is actually pretty helpful for learning how best to tailor my future English teaching to students :) ありがとう!
@Figgy51198 жыл бұрын
To be fair, I've only sat in on a few grammar classes, so I can't say for sure, but on the other hand, I work at a school ranked as a "Super English Language High School", so it's supposed to be good. However, in the few grammar classes I've seen, the teachers (who teach the grammar in Japanese) can hardly explain anything themselves. Sure, they can say "with the verb, use the infinitive form, but with this one use the ing form," but if someone asks why, they couldn't say. That isn't to say that the teachers don't have the capacity to legitimately understand the grammar, but I think it's the vicious cycle thing, where they're never taught in the first place so they can't pass it on. Not to mention that even the grammar classes seemed to be ill organized (learning the many English phrases to correspond to one Japanese phrase instead of the other way around, for instance) and I don't think the students even understand basic concepts of grammar in Japanese let alone English, for when I ask them これは何の品詞? (What part of speech is this?) about a *Japanese* sentence they must translate, I am almost WITHOUT FAIL answered in Japanese with "Uh...verb, right? No, adjective? Not an adjective...what's adverb mean again? Oh, is it a noun?..." I'm obviously speaking from my own experience here, so I hope that other teachers/schools have less of this problem...
@Figgy51198 жыл бұрын
and I'm sorry for being so long winded >_
@slaiyfershin8 жыл бұрын
Not at all. It gives an interesting insight.
@CW2578668 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I thought it was interesting as well.
@forgreatjustice228 жыл бұрын
To be fair English as language makes no fucking sense whatsoever.
@Figgy51198 жыл бұрын
The FantasticM except it does and the people who say it doesn't are only comparing it to a few choice languages and basing the fact that English "doesn't make sense" primarily on spelling, which is not at all an accurate measurement of how a language does or doesn't make sense. Now yes, English does have some features that are unusual compared to similar languages, but if you study some syntax and study some history, English is really isn't that weird. It's just another language with patterns and rules and exceptions due to specific circumstances just like everything else.
@Hanoitami8 жыл бұрын
The problem with most English teachers in Japan is, they are Japanese natives. They dont have much experience nor have they lived long enough in the "west" to teach that language the way its meant to be. I have been working now for 6 years as a native English teacher in Japan, and have even been traveling to several public high schools. And what I see, for the most, is really really sad. Only having passion isnt enough. Japanese will never develop good English / French,... skills if they listen to teachers that can barely even pronounce the words right, or barely know western behavior when saying something. Btw... most native English teacher also know Sakai and Sen no rikyu. ... この道に入らんと思う心こそ、我が身ながらの師匠なりけり。
@Chariots19816 жыл бұрын
M.M. There is truth to what you say as I have met Japanese teachers with little interest in the West (or haven't even been to an English speaking country!)... but having lived in Japan as an English teacher at a variety of work places for 30 years, there are some native Japanese teachers who are a great deal better than native English speaking teachers. Just because one is a native speaker doesn't mean he/she has more potential to be a good English teacher. Some are woefully unqualified and have little interest in teaching or studying the culture. I have met a lot of native speaker teachers who are only in it for the money and/or to take advantage of the kindness of Japanese people. I hope what you are saying about the present is true and things have changed... but I know in the past so many foreigner native teachers were bitching about Japan and how it wasn't as good as their home countries. To which I i say "Go home and bask in the superiority of your own country. You obviously have little to contribute here."
@DavidSharpMSc5 жыл бұрын
Personally, I think a large factor is that the English lessons deliberately ignore culture, history, geography, music, art and politics. It is standard in the English speaking world that a, say, French course, or a Spanish degree, or a German class is not just learning grammar and having conversations, the course generates enthusiasm and interest by teaching you about the culture, people, history, etc, of the language and its people/s, and then you feel you have something you really want to understand and study and immerse yourself in. English will never work in Japan without the cultural context. How would you even start understanding idiom or daily conversation or small talk, or whats on TV if you don't know the culture?
@rayman3655 жыл бұрын
i dont agree with the replies ....nihongo teachers do exactly the same thing ..teach rubbish .. instead of conversational japanese ! a girl in the video said same thing , teach as in conversational language , then roll out the other junk , grammar,punctuation, polite versus common versions ... they want to talk in english ...not be lawyers or politicians etc etc .... if i was learning Japanese and the first 4 months was learning the particles ... i would lose interest too
@adde95065 жыл бұрын
@@rayman365 Agreed. I have a friend who teaches English to Arabic speakers. He was astounded when we told him not to bother with cussing or contractions. Both are completely unnecessary. And you can cover a lot of ground by explaining the day's concept and watching Disney movies in English with the English subtitles on. You can cover a lot of pronunciation by singing Disney songs, too.
@amievil36977 жыл бұрын
I taught English in Korea and after about 9 months of intense(internet) research of how to teach and how to teach language I began to become more competent I started to have fun teaching. It is an experience I cherish and I know I could have become better at doing.
@kingnekogon7 жыл бұрын
Well, now I know what to prep if I get accepted as an English teacher in a year or two. Thank you very much for this video. Though I think I might go through a company rather than JET, where I have some more leeway in class design... Currently working my way through the Genki studying Japanese in College. So lucky to have a native Japanese speaker that actually makes sure we understand before moving on, and meanders off on off-topic examples and ramblings that give us some cultural context. Just found your channel about 3 videos ago, I expect to spend a lot of time here.
@kphay898 жыл бұрын
As an ALT it makes me happy to see a lot of these responses. As for making students stand up and speaking in front of class, I use this as an opportunity to allow peer pressure to sink in. Also, I teach both Eikaiwa and ALT, so the translations ignoring the differences does change the meaning I think.
@TwodeeTwodimensional8 жыл бұрын
0:45 This girl looks like the happiest girl on the planet
@Forka1378 жыл бұрын
0:45 That girl is so pretty omg, Yuta ありがとう!!
@thebak15014 жыл бұрын
00:45 She looks like Uraraka From My Hero Academia
@linguisticspundit20944 жыл бұрын
Holy shit you're right!!
@super20683 жыл бұрын
I really like her and her smiling face.😍😍
@czpb28263 жыл бұрын
bruh i can't imagine her to stop smiling
@011001010111001001117 жыл бұрын
"...you have to have a sexy body, or you have to be Justin Beiber." lel.
@copyman2388 жыл бұрын
I do understand Japanese people who want to learn with JP-EN teacher. I myself have Thai as my mother tongue and English is my second. Since I do love Japanese cultures, I decided to learn Japanese as well. The thing is if teachers are only know how to explain in their language which is not good when students are not understand some part of sentences or grammars they couldn't elaborate to them. It'll keep going around like this for awhile , but if they do have some basic(read & write) I think they could learn with Native English teachers just fine. Don't worry, it happened to me as well in the beginning. Keep practice and learning! :)
@KyotoSonata8 жыл бұрын
The Osaka guy was awesome lol. I lived in Osaka for a while before, and I can't say enough good things about Osakans in general, always so cool
@mikleman9968 жыл бұрын
I would totally be an English teacher *I am British* but my Japanese is bad and as one of the girls said in the video only speaking English during the lesson would be hard for some student to understand, being able to explain the harder parts or help people in the native language would be beneficial.
@mikleman9968 жыл бұрын
or maybe i could be an English Teacher's Assistant =)
@AmyNyanpi8 жыл бұрын
English teachers are almost never allowed to speak Japanese anyway unless you are an ALT in an actual school, but the vast majority of English teachers teach at an English conversation school where Japanese is not allowed.
@mikleman9968 жыл бұрын
Woo! the more i know the better =) makes it a little more realistic now
@klaycoco8 жыл бұрын
and the truth is, experience beats everything else! just learn how to simplify ur words and be humorous, like, I u wanna say opportunity, instead, u can say chance : )
@klaycoco8 жыл бұрын
* if
@abdullakc7 жыл бұрын
my dearest girl is the last one to the right
@dilbaum6 жыл бұрын
I thought all the while the vid lastest she looks like a Japanese version of my ex :')
@Elisezzz8 жыл бұрын
0:52 gosh her eyes, what a beautiful girl and so is her friend
@MilanNikolic964 жыл бұрын
These interviewees are so chill. Almost makes me regret I've got no friends
@m0m0m0m0m08 жыл бұрын
Considering most japanese people don't speak english, I'd say these english teachers aren't doing a very good job.
@annaployglotgirl1238 жыл бұрын
Actually they can speak in English (at least most can can read English and say simple sentences) but Japanese tend to feel insecure about their level, and they generally don't have many opportunities to speak in English.
@annaployglotgirl1238 жыл бұрын
Yeah exactly lol
@annaployglotgirl1238 жыл бұрын
If you live in Tokyo or Osaka (metropolitan places) it should be easier to find foreigners to talk to. Though again Japanese tend to be shy and insecure about their English, plus how do they talk to those foreigners? Do they just come up to them and say hi? (can't really see most Japanese doing this)
@annaployglotgirl1238 жыл бұрын
I guess so, though in my case I've gotten very good at Japanese (not that I'm boasting, but I've reached the level where I can read novels and newspapers without really using the dictionary or watch Japanese movies without subtitles and have basically no trouble understanding) but I've never lived in Japan for a prolonged time. I've just made a bunch of Japanese friends, Skyped&messaged them, created a language environment for myself, etc...
@Snufkin2248 жыл бұрын
If English movies and books are translated to Japanese and they don't interact with English on a regular basis then they don't really learn English and/or maintain it. It's the same with countries like Germany, France and Italy that translate most English to the native language. Compare that to the Scandinavian countries who don't bother translating as much and therefore the population is better at navigating with the English language.
@wcnmvp38207 жыл бұрын
0:38 A Rolls Royce drives by in the background
@LiamNoir6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video, Yuta! I'm finishing a teaching degree and would love to travel to Japan to teach. So this insight is helpful. I'm a handsome native speaker, so I hope and expect that my teaching is well received. Haha.
@jeanrane50152 жыл бұрын
handsome? hahaha
@RB95225 жыл бұрын
Forget the English Grammer. Learn English conversation in Grade School. Then when you can converse easily build vocabulary and teach grammar. It really works.
@captaininsane91014 жыл бұрын
Yesss that's absolutely true
@chaelisa27634 жыл бұрын
I will try
@kingstrongsad74544 жыл бұрын
English is primarily a spoken language. That's why the grammar rules are so blatantly thrown out so frequently. If you can understand the speech pattern and the words vocally, it makes writing it easier as you can think about the required sounds the individual letters make (ignoring all the blatant rule breaking.) It at least helps with beginner level grammar.
@markaaron99578 жыл бұрын
The girl in the surgical mask is obviously gorgeous. I'll be on my deathbed saying: "But I never got to see the rest of her face!"
@youknowyoufuckedupright30588 жыл бұрын
And you still won't.
@CodeProvider6 жыл бұрын
she was smiling so big with her eyes T_T
@chrissmith24466 жыл бұрын
Watch a few JAV movies. You will probably find her there. lol
@jongreen9156 жыл бұрын
No, not always true. In fact it's probably mediocre. Nice eyes do not mean a pretty face.
@MrKreisKlinge6 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@johnnytsang70736 жыл бұрын
the girl at 5:50 looks like dancing when having interview, acted so cute
@Haloprogamer19968 жыл бұрын
Up until the point of mentioning Justin Bieber i was fond of those girls ... now ....
@Haloprogamer19968 жыл бұрын
water lemon if you mean by "great" something like "causing cancer and sudden suicide" then you are probably right
@AvailableNameForMe8 жыл бұрын
+water lemon how old are you?
@choux83728 жыл бұрын
We're always raving about Japan's idols without ever really talking about their bad sides, too (eg: Kyary Pamyu being open about her relationship with a prepubescent child on twitter), so it kind of goes both ways. It makes me wonder if they have news channels that talk about US stars.
@RenegadeShepTheSpacer8 жыл бұрын
+Haloprogamer1996 Hahahaha
@RenegadeShepTheSpacer8 жыл бұрын
+water lemon Justin Bieber looks like Simon Weston with some Aloe Vera on his face.
@magnifician216 жыл бұрын
The girl on the right at 8:19 looks like Kana Hanazawa.. 😍
@kseniamylash32307 жыл бұрын
I enjoy inspiring my students while teaching! Hope I am going to succeed as an ET in Japan despite not speaking Japanese that much.
@woltti4 жыл бұрын
"I wouldn't be able to focus if the teacher was handsome". I'm going to have a bright future ahead of me in teaching English in Japan, as soon as I learn Japanese of course... which I can do by subscribing to Yuta's email group(link in desc) and learning to speak like a real Japanese person!
@theofficialpollo3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but I really have to say it. 7:06 This girl is beautiful, I fell in love 😅
@junztermax43873 жыл бұрын
I'm kinda attracted to the girl she's with, she's always smiling, but in seriousness everyone in this interview are all joyful and always smiling
@alfinpeter81553 жыл бұрын
Same here bruh I fell in love with her when I saw her for the first time cuz she was smiling and gives off a positive vibe..😍
@artistrymindsstudios25313 жыл бұрын
Too bad you'll never meet her, such a shame.
@junztermax43873 жыл бұрын
@@artistrymindsstudios2531 at least we can still see ger in this vid
@artistrymindsstudios25313 жыл бұрын
@@junztermax4387 It's a good and a bad thing. focus on your reality, not a manifestation.
@OHOHOHCOME8 жыл бұрын
Learning grammar is the worst way to learn a language. Memorizing grammatical rules lets you write more effectively, but it doesn't cement the structure of the language to a degree sufficient enough for people to have basic conversations. Look at the English literacy in Japan......they spend at least six years learning it in class but most people who graduate high school cannot even hold a decent English conversation. Learning to speak the language with less regard towards grammatical correctness often leads to more cemented and motivated learning, and it should be how languages are taught in general.
@reziik69048 жыл бұрын
My japanese teacher who spent about 2 years there explained that the reason most japanese know how to write so well (most can write better than most native english speakers) is because there's a lack of native english speakers there so they don't learn the pronunciation as much as they should and instead focus on the writing.
@OHOHOHCOME8 жыл бұрын
Reziik I think you are delusional claiming that most Japanese people can write English better than most English speakers. There is no direct way to prove this, but I would like to think that spending years reading, listening, and writing in English will at least allow us to master our own language more than foreigners can through sheer lessons.
@reziik69048 жыл бұрын
I guess you're right, why would I trust my japanese teacher over you, I'm so silly.
@melissasugi6818 жыл бұрын
I've lived in and taught English in Japan for 8 years, and the average Japanese person cannot write a decent sentence in English. Your Japanese teacher probably worked in a junior high or high school where students were able to write down sentences that they have memorised with little thought to how to make a sentence or the meaning of the words.
@Xezlec5 жыл бұрын
Language should be learned through repeated examples. Students should figure out the grammar rules on their own, intuitively, by hearing (and speaking) lots of different examples of sentences with similar words but different grammar. That intuitive knowledge is the only kind of knowledge you can use in a real-time conversation. You can't calculate a sentence out of memorized mathematical rules in a split second.
@adrianunderwood55734 жыл бұрын
My best friend is teaching English in Tokyo, although her students are a bit younger she is very popular among the students and the staff. But I think it helps that she challenged herself to learn Japanese (despite not taking a Japanese Language course) and focused on learning together with the students rather forcing information on them. I've experienced learning a foreign language in both High School and a Language School. I personally preferred the way the HS teacher taught us, he still used English to explain a lot of the information, but I was able to grasp the grammar and meanings a lot better. When I went to a language school though (both HS and Language School was for German), I struggled a lot. The teachers only spoke in German, too quickly and too softly. Most were also too busy gossiping over teaching so I didn't really learn anything new.
@AnimeAddictsPodcast6 жыл бұрын
The kid that starts at 3:22 is GOOD. He basically lays bare the problem with how INTERAC wants teachers to teach.
@SuperficialKing7 жыл бұрын
0:43 She is absolutely gorgeous!.
@banaantjexx1646 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I had to make sure I was looking at the real thing. You don't see that kind of 'beautiful' all too much anywhere really.
@starplatinum96778 жыл бұрын
Teaching English in Japan was an awesome experience. I'd do it all over again
@klaycoco8 жыл бұрын
how so
@user-gb6jv3ju2l6 жыл бұрын
How?
@milkbath47984 жыл бұрын
I’m an education major considering this, what would you say to prepare yourself for this experience?
@starplatinum96774 жыл бұрын
@@milkbath4798 to be honest, not a whole lot. Sure, a basic understanding of the language would REALLY help, but probably not necessary assuming you're going to be living in Tokyo. I know a guy who was there for 12 years and never bothered to learn Japanese. However, You will have a much better experience if you can at least ask for basic directions and order your own food. Also, be able to read some Kanji (along with hiragana and katakana). One time I was waiting for my train to go to work, which was maybe 3 stations away from my "mansion." I hopped on the train as I usually would, but I didn't realize that the train I was on is the express train, so it went ALL THE WAY to the last stop and skipped my stop completely. I was super late for work and ended getting fired lol. But otherwise, all you really need is an open mind and a sense of adventure and you will be good to go. A lot of things will surprise you in terms of the day to day life in Japan - how people behave in general, how friendships are made, how people will treat and interact with you differently (both good and bad). My only advice is if you're thinking about doing it, do it. Japan is one of the safest countries to live in.
@Luluconz6 жыл бұрын
7:36 more true words have never been spoken
@peterarnaldo24182 жыл бұрын
Those 2 girls are giving off positivity, love it
@andrewrivera190 Жыл бұрын
Currently working as an ALT. It can be a very thankless job but there are those moments where a student asks me a question and with my limited Japanese I understand what they are asking and I am able to help them by giving them the English translation. When I see the light go on and they thank me it melts my heart everytime. I have been spending the last few months trying to improve my Japanese. For personal reasons but this by product of it being very effective with my teaching has definitely made me want to continue to improve. I kills me when I get a question about English in Japanese where I have to respond “Wakarani”. I know Education fails to use ALTs most of the time, and a lot of ALTs treat the job as a working holiday, but regardless I try to take every little victory I can get.
@guperoner8 жыл бұрын
The world needs more girls like the one with the smiling eyes. I got positive energy overdose.
@josephomally42444 жыл бұрын
The girl at 0:45 is probably the cutest girl I've ever seen!
@thundertower4 жыл бұрын
the. most. infectious. smile. i have ever seen on a person. Dude id pay her to stand in my store and greet the costumer and it would probably boost my sale x10.
@Malvaza3 жыл бұрын
@@thundertower idk how but her bright smile made me smile too
@daicerlopez98965 жыл бұрын
Imagine being a teacher and then a few years later you see your students again and having a conversation in English.
@animeproblem10705 жыл бұрын
I understood the comment about English business language because of gajin goombah however I wish someone would explain in their classes that in English speaking countries there isn’t a huge split between how you talk at work and in your daily life there’s a minor split like be more serious when at work but that’s about it
@michaellk22543 жыл бұрын
6:20 put it best. Learning Croatian and French, while my first language is English, was best achieved when I was placed in an environment entirely in the language I was learning. The moment you know you can refer to your mother tongue instead of depending on the new language, is the moment you know you don't have to try as hard. It makes you give up easily because you KNOW you don't actually need the new language within the situation you're in; instead, you just speak in your native tongue without trying.
@merubindono6 жыл бұрын
7:38 my friend taught me that term ;)
@ripoutyourprejudice7 жыл бұрын
0:43 ...Aye Aye Aye Your Eyes Hypnotize....
@josephchadwickj.romulo89423 жыл бұрын
Yuta always interviews cute japanese girls ngl
@r.daneel.903 жыл бұрын
Of course, he's a man of culture.
@jonathanlaliberte31753 жыл бұрын
The end about using English instead of focusing on grammar is so true. I learned English as a second language and was really bad at it most of my school time, teachers sucked and would focus on boring stuff. Most people would dislike English classes. At the end of high school I switched to an English intensive program and I was shocked because the teaching was totally different. Almost no more boring grammar, no more memorizing verbs and such. The teacher would require everybody to speak English once in the class and most classes consisted of teamwork about anything. The goal of the teamwork wasn't about the task required but about making people discuss as much as possible. I learned so much from these classes.
@juancarlosvaldes45386 жыл бұрын
Great video Yuta and I am a Math, Science, and English Teacher. I am looking forward in visiting Japan in the future and even seeking a Japanese woman for a serious relationship! Take care and maybe I'll see you there!
@peko74468 жыл бұрын
In comparison, I had the worse Spanish teacher in HS. He would play a pre-recorded chapter for most of the class time, so he can leave the room then come back in time either to play another chapter or to talk about it. This went on the whole semester, but all of us never said anything to other language teachers because being teenagers, we didn't care that we weren't learning anything and loved socializing in class.
@peko74468 жыл бұрын
the girl in the army green jacket looks like Juri Euno.
@BlackEmperor8 жыл бұрын
The Osaka guy reminds me, maybe it would be interesting to make a video on different regional dialects.
@NotImportant11227 жыл бұрын
I don't know why but the girl with the blue eyes reminds me of the titan that ate Eren's mom when she smiles
@kathleenannebethune12486 жыл бұрын
Blue contact lenses?
@patevangelio79625 жыл бұрын
OMG HAHAHA
@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess4 жыл бұрын
@@kathleenannebethune1248 Yes. Many Japanese girls wear colored contacts and bleach or dye there hair to look like anime girls. Japan is a very colorful and lively culture
@Malvaza3 жыл бұрын
0:44 idk why but i rly love her smile
@crybabyyprod3 жыл бұрын
Because it's beautiful. Her eyes too.
@SharapovaFan7 жыл бұрын
What the girl said at 8:11 is right. Grammar is something you learn naturally over time. English isn't my first language, but I'm definitely at a native level now. You can start out with broken English. But with WILLINGNESS and CONFIDENCE to use it as much as you can, you will naturally get good at it. Being shy of "making mistakes" does not help. Reminds me of when tennis player Novak Djokovic. When he was new on the ATP tour, his English wasn't good. But he obviously wanted to learn and kept conducting interviews and such in English, even when his English wasn't good. I noticed his progress as years passed and a few years later, he speaks English as well as Federer. lol. They're both at native level now. Can't say the same for Nadal who obviously preferred to speak in Spanish. He still struggles with English to this day.
@herrdoktornapy68358 жыл бұрын
I want to be an English teacher in japan and this is a huge insight. besides I need to look like Adonis. Yuta san. do you think it would be unreasonable if I asked the class if they would rather learn how to speak English or learn how to speak and write English?
@BagoGarde8 жыл бұрын
mate see the videos of unrested , he is/ was a english teacher in japan. He has some pretty acurate views. He will lay it down in a pragmatic way and get rid of the fluff.that's important for you if you are really motivated to go teach english. You need to know the real job you will be doing there.
@herrdoktornapy68358 жыл бұрын
+Bago Garde cool thanks man :)
@ribendende8 жыл бұрын
If you aren't a native speaker, then good luck. It's very hard to find a teaching job, unless your Japanese is proficient enough. Many native speakers went there and contributed to the ridiculing of English teaching as a job. Don't expect a stable contract unless you are a professional already.
@herrdoktornapy68358 жыл бұрын
+ribendende noted. I'm learning Japanese now and don't plan on teaching til I lived there for at least a year or two so I can get used to speaking Japanese everyday
@TrickWithAKnife8 жыл бұрын
As long as the school you work for allows it, it's good for teachers to assess the students' needs and balance the lessons appropriately. This is something that will come with experience.