Some people say
that the age of globalization has come and English skills are the most
important in the international communication. We need to speak English to play
an active part in the world. However, most Japanese are not good at English,
especially, speaking English. I found an article about this problem and
consider my opinion, why Japanese not good at speaking English. I mention three
reasons.
First, we don’t need to use English in usual in our daily lives. There
are little people in Japan who need to use English and they are people who work
for multinational corporations. Most people have no problem in their daily
lives even if they don’t speak English. It is probably one reason which Japanese
are not good at speaking English.
Second, Japanese government focuses on reading, writing, and grammar
on the English education. We don’t have enough opportunities to speak English
and hardly do discussion and group work in the classroom, especially, when we were
high school students. Also, Japanese dislike to do different behavior from
others and it makes us feel embarrassed to pronounce correctly. It’s also one
reason that Japanese can’t improve speaking skill.
Third, Japanese language is completely different from English in
pronunciation letters, and structure. We don’t use our tongues and breathes
when we pronounce. Also, we use hiragana, katakana, and kanji as Japanese alphabet.
In addition, verb is placed on the end of sentence in Japanese. On the other
hand, European languages and Chinese are rather similar to English in word
order. It means learning English for Japanese people is more difficult than it
is for European and Chinese people.
I think Japanese should have more opportunities to speak English to
improve their skills. In addition, Japanese people need to speak English more fluently
and logically because English is widely used all over the world and the
necessity for English is increasing these days. This makes easier for us to
communicate with foreign people and many companies more smoothly, which would
strengthen our economic power. We have to learn English more for us.
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Why Can’t Japanese People Speak English
Great perspective for an English teacher! It is always clear the style of teaching in different cultures because some students who come to study English have amazing speaking skills, but poor reading/writing skills. Japanese students are always amazing at reading and writing!
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