Re: Culture clash

On 2007-09-10 06:01:38 +0900, Phil Yff <phil.yff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 17:45:34 +0900, Paul D wrote:


laudable. In Japan, high school graduates expect to have a basic degree of
conversational fluency in English and are quick to self-critique when they
encounter difficulty communicating.

Phil Yff

Really? :) Which graduates are these, then?

I was living in Japan in 1979. Are today's graduates different?

Phil Yff

I have quite a few college students as friends (i.e. recent high school graduates). If they try really hard, they can stammer out a sentence of broken English, but they generally prefer not to even try. It's like the math and science they learned; if they concentrate, they can recall details and decipher a bit of it on paper, but using it in real life is practically impossible. Just like most Canadians who learn French in high school. :)

Paul D.

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Culture clash
    ... Paul D wrote: ... Phil Yff ... I have quite a few college students as friends (i.e. recent high school graduates). ... If they try really hard, they can stammer out a sentence of broken English, but they generally prefer not to even try. ...
    (sci.lang.japan)
  • Re: Am I racist?
    ... But does that mean the whole human race - all 6.5 billion of ... waived for any foreign doctors who can speak English and are qualified to go ... This week there have been reports of British medical graduates being unable to ... The government expected loads of Central European graduates to come here, ...
    (uk.politics.misc)
  • Prepare grads for job market
    ... graduates for the employment market. ... Unfortunately, the outside world is not what graduates think it is, ... especially so when jobs are hard to find. ... big deal if he or she is poor in English. ...
    (soc.culture.cambodia)
  • Re: Kipor generator advice?
    ... Probably more fluently in English, than English graduates. ... Don't apply British education standards to foreigners. ... I actually have a translator for that who is happy to read bullshit. ...
    (uk.rec.waterways)
  • Re: Kipor generator advice?
    ... Probably more fluently in English, than English graduates. ... Don't apply British education standards to foreigners. ... Did I catch a nerve? ...
    (uk.rec.waterways)