Top 4 Types of Student Most Appreciated by English Teachers (Notes from Under the Tatami Mats–53 … My Adventures in Japan)
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This futile process often continues for 3, 4, 5 years or more.
In all honesty, the above 4 types of students were all greatly appreciated, primarily because there were so few of them.
Learn through osmosis
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In fact, many students seem to think they can learn simply by osmosis. Which makes it quite difficult for any teacher to teach them anything. (Image source)
Stop studying. Please!
Many Japanese ESL students make no effort to study outside the classroom. Most of them attend class for only 1 hour per week, and many are incapable of responding to even the most basic questions. Simple questions such as "How are you doing today?" or "What did you do on the weekend?"
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Top 4 Reasons to Bash Japan or Otherwise Lord it Over the Nation and its People
Top 3 Rates of Interest Paid on Savings Accounts at Japanese Banks
Top 4 Curry Restaurants in Japan
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Index– "Index" to all Chapters and Sections (right-click on title)
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Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2" (right-click on title)
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Oh, the struggles of being a teacher! It's hard when students don't realize that the language they learn can become handy in the future. It's always better and easier if, despite our different languages, we can converse in English, right? 😀
Heh, heh. If everybody spoke English, I would not have a job as a teacher.
But, at the same time, I'd have another 5 billion potential readers of my Steemit posts!!!
...which of course, will be great (pun intended)! 😃
You can find someway like making them understand about the importance of english language by giving some good examples :)