In Japan it is not related to their study. In fact, their study doesn't even matter a single bit. All that is required is a diploma from a good enough university. University is a formality more than anything else. But if you took longer about your diploma, it will often be frowned upon, no matter what the reason may be. So to keep name-sake and to be able to be accepted to companies, they "have" to finish their education within 4 years. But yes, it would be a great experience for anyone.
Hello Real Voice of Japanese Students 2, We at the University of Florida are grateful for your video and are using it as an example of near-peer role modeling and as a pathway toward political change at the national level. Hearing your voices lends a higher level of authenticity to the cause of studying abroad. We wish you many blessings & good fortune. You have inspired us. It is deeply respectful in its tone. Dianne Murphey, University of Florida Doctoral Student College of Education/CTTE
Hi from Seville . Congratulations on your new video. My Methodology of Language Teaching students saw your first video last semester and enjoyed it. Good luck with getting abroad. Jane Arnold, University of Seville, Spain
Dear Tim and students!! Great work and so important for all students to listen to. Here in Brazil we have students who want to go abroad but there aren´t many opportunities. Your video will sure help us here as well!! Congrats on the great work and great English!!! Warmly Ana (Federal University of Viçosa - Brasil)
Now onto the video! Very well done and I can see where this would be a problem. In a somewhat related problem we have here in the US. Students end of taking classes or courses which have very little to do with their major. Being a music major myself. Taking physics, English yes, we still have to take that in college lol. As well as prerequisite classes did me no good. I wish more focus was put on work study in the fields you are training for. Although in Japans case I agree with you 100%
I also recommend students which wish to further their English to read Shakespeare! This is required by many universities to read, at least mine was. Shakespeare (Hamlet) is not easy for even English speakers. His writings make you work hard. They require you to engage with the text on a level to which most high scholars are unaccustomed. Plus, it gives you an incredible foundation for reading later literature.
Interesting to note about the unis charging the two fees for when students study abroad as I have heard about students worrying about the expense, but haven't heard before about this duo-fee system. Couple of suggestions, in my opinion, the background music is distracting rather then helpful and I'm not sure using multiple students to voice single sentences is better (seems rather unnatural). Otherwise, great job and interesting to see video work from students in Japan.
My heart goes out to you guys. When I became a linguist, I considered focusing on Second Language Acquisition specifically to make a case to the Japanese Ministry of Education. I was naive -- the cultural issues are such that they don't really WANT to improve the current system. However, I do still consider going over there to run classes that will at least improve the experience for what few Japanese students I can interact with.
Probably he was in britain...I see the same things with exchange students in Germany, when they are in southern germany they take the southern accent and when they are in northern germany they take the north german accent.
One thing many Japanese students are never told about English. The importance of learning phonics. Now this is something which many English teachers here don't even do. Some argue the importance but I for one cannot stress it enough. Many English speakers are terrible spellers. I see it all the time when reading signs and always having to correct people. Not only will this help you spell better but you will help you to pronounce words like Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis lol.
Damn! Great students!! I feel the same way! I also wish we had more study abroad programs that are more accessible! & 2 of them sounded british! Like native..maybe half?
Hmmm... but Shakespeare was written in old English. Most would be highly proficient at English if studying Shakespeare! Just like classical Japanese, not for beginners or even intermediate levels.
The funny thing about USA accent is that there is many many different types of accents. There is the southern, northern then you've got the east coast and the west coast. Im not getting into a deep analysis about it but ask your teacher and be like "Which USA accent?" Because there aint just one accent. Im a mixture of Southern Virginia with British accent and a bit of japanese due to watching so many animes lol
I'm impressed with one of the guys because he was so good at speaking english that I just thought that the guy is actually half british half japanese :D
While it's somewhat amusing at times hearing Japanese English words. It is misused and isn't doing them any good. The importing of English Words into Japanese usually written in Katakana produces problems. Such as Manshon which is imported from the word Mansion but have different meanings. Manshon is apartment or condo in Japanese as in English is a very large dwelling or house. Baikingu ( Buffet Viking style lunch in Japanese) In English Smorgasbord fits more the Viking reference not Buffet.
lol Japanese aren't the only ones afraid of finding jobs, try finding a job in the US with a degree in anthropology or psychology. Even if you started job hunting 4 years in advanced you should be very afraid of not finding a job. I think Japanese people should study abroad and not worry about finding a job so quickly you have ALL your lifetime to find a job and only a few years in school and you spent all of JHS/HS studying. Go explore, it'll be a great life lesson for anyone.
Japan is one of the most creative countries in the world. why going abroad for studying, if Japan is so amazing. this is one thing I need to understand. lol
It sounds a lot like Australian accent due to how he says Semester and Innovative.. He sounds just like the "Aussies" that goes to the high school I graduated from to play basketball against them haha
In Japan it is not related to their study. In fact, their study doesn't even matter a single bit. All that is required is a diploma from a good enough university. University is a formality more than anything else. But if you took longer about your diploma, it will often be frowned upon, no matter what the reason may be. So to keep name-sake and to be able to be accepted to companies, they "have" to finish their education within 4 years.
But yes, it would be a great experience for anyone.
Awesome!
Hello Real Voice of Japanese Students 2,
We at the University of Florida are grateful for your video and are using it as an example of near-peer role modeling and as a pathway toward political change at the national level. Hearing your voices lends a higher level of authenticity to the cause of studying abroad. We wish you many blessings & good fortune. You have inspired us. It is deeply respectful in its tone.
Dianne Murphey, University of Florida Doctoral Student
College of Education/CTTE
Fantastic! Hope you guys can make the change! 自分たちのために、一生懸命頑張って下さい！
great work!
Awesome video!
Another good video that is inspiring.
Hi from Seville .
Congratulations on your new video. My Methodology of Language Teaching students saw your first video last semester and enjoyed it.
Good luck with getting abroad.
Jane Arnold, University of Seville, Spain
this awesome. stusents asking for a change in there education is truely something happening all over the world. i love seeing it happen!
great work everyone!
I hope this work is helping to change minds and improve your educational system!
Dear Tim and students!!
Great work and so important for all students to listen to. Here in Brazil we have students who want to go abroad but there aren´t many opportunities. Your video will sure help us here as well!!
Congrats on the great work and great English!!!
Warmly
Ana (Federal University of Viçosa - Brasil)
That's great work by Tim and his students.
Well done. Now if you can get this broadcast in areas like Shibuya and other places where many students will be able to view it.
i think its a really great thing you´re doin! Dont give up! Make lots of foreign friends and learn more about each other ( not only the language!)!!!
Now onto the video! Very well done and I can see where this would be a problem. In a somewhat related problem we have here in the US. Students end of taking classes or courses which have very little to do with their major. Being a music major myself. Taking physics, English yes, we still have to take that in college lol. As well as prerequisite classes did me no good. I wish more focus was put on work study in the fields you are training for. Although in Japans case I agree with you 100%
Wow these are really cool
Go guys, go!
As opposed to what?
I support you all 100000%
wow!! the guy at 2:27 sound british! you're all really good! it's amazing what you're doing :) congratulations :D
I also recommend students which wish to further their English to read Shakespeare! This is required by many universities to read, at least mine was. Shakespeare (Hamlet) is not easy for even English speakers. His writings make you work hard. They require you to engage with the text on a level to which most high scholars are unaccustomed. Plus, it gives you an incredible foundation for reading later literature.
Because he's awesome! (And may have studied abroad in the UK or in Australia.)
english is so much better than the last video
Interesting to note about the unis charging the two fees for when students study abroad as I have heard about students worrying about the expense, but haven't heard before about this duo-fee system.
Couple of suggestions, in my opinion, the background music is distracting rather then helpful and I'm not sure using multiple students to voice single sentences is better (seems rather unnatural).
Otherwise, great job and interesting to see video work from students in Japan.
Don't give up, dude. You guys are pretty good in English language~ :D
My heart goes out to you guys. When I became a linguist, I considered focusing on Second Language Acquisition specifically to make a case to the Japanese Ministry of Education. I was naive -- the cultural issues are such that they don't really WANT to improve the current system. However, I do still consider going over there to run classes that will at least improve the experience for what few Japanese students I can interact with.
Good first example, but when have you or anyone else you know last said the word "Smorgasbord"?
This is a very cool video, there are many people from Japan in my High School, they don't know English very well though :(
3:02 he's Funny hhh I'm Sure his voice well stick in to my head for a while
Probably he was in britain...I see the same things with exchange students in Germany, when they are in southern germany they take the southern accent and when they are in northern germany they take the north german accent.
It doesnt matter in my opinion. the us accent is the way more easyier to understand as british english.
One thing many Japanese students are never told about English. The importance of learning phonics. Now this is something which many English teachers here don't even do. Some argue the importance but I for one cannot stress it enough. Many English speakers are terrible spellers. I see it all the time when reading signs and always having to correct people. Not only will this help you spell better but you will help you to pronounce words like Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis lol.
In saudi arabia you can go abroad for a year in France to Learn french in KSU University ~ I hope that they changed the system in japan too
Again ... some of you nailed the accent (the most difficult thing in my opinion). Time to learn how to write essays :)
Damn! Great students!! I feel the same way! I also wish we had more study abroad programs that are more accessible! & 2 of them sounded british! Like native..maybe half?
i wouldn't say he's hot, but he did indeed nail the british accent.
Hmmm... but Shakespeare was written in old English. Most would be highly proficient at English if studying Shakespeare! Just like classical Japanese, not for beginners or even intermediate levels.
The funny thing about USA accent is that there is many many different types of accents. There is the southern, northern then you've got the east coast and the west coast. Im not getting into a deep analysis about it but ask your teacher and be like "Which USA accent?" Because there aint just one accent. Im a mixture of Southern Virginia with British accent and a bit of japanese due to watching so many animes lol
I'm impressed with one of the guys because he was so good at speaking english that I just thought that the guy is actually half british half japanese :D
Why is the guy in purple speaking in a British type accent?
驚きました！今は宮崎にすんでおりますが、この問題を知らなかった。僕は日本人ではないけど、日本の社会を少しずつをわかってくると思う。皆さん、頑張ってください。応援していま～す！Great vid!!
I think the guy that has British accent might be half!
the purple guy maybe is their sensei
if u look closley to his face u will see taht he isnt full japanese
guy in purple got British swag in him
While it's somewhat amusing at times hearing Japanese English words. It is misused and isn't doing them any good. The importing of English Words into Japanese usually written in Katakana produces problems. Such as Manshon which is imported from the word Mansion but have different meanings. Manshon is apartment or condo in Japanese as in English is a very large dwelling or house. Baikingu ( Buffet Viking style lunch in Japanese) In English Smorgasbord fits more the Viking reference not Buffet.
lol Japanese aren't the only ones afraid of finding jobs, try finding a job in the US with a degree in anthropology or psychology. Even if you started job hunting 4 years in advanced you should be very afraid of not finding a job. I think Japanese people should study abroad and not worry about finding a job so quickly you have ALL your lifetime to find a job and only a few years in school and you spent all of JHS/HS studying. Go explore, it'll be a great life lesson for anyone.
I honestly don't think he was Japanese.
Japan is one of the most creative countries in the world. why going abroad for studying, if Japan is so amazing. this is one thing I need to understand. lol
"we have a spy among us"
Slam dunk!
damn this video is soooo good (lol it doesnt sound right at all)
It sounds a lot like Australian accent due to how he says Semester and Innovative.. He sounds just like the "Aussies" that goes to the high school I graduated from to play basketball against them haha
lol yeah he is good at it...but i'm not British.
BECAUSE HE THE ILLEGITIMATE SON OF JAME MAY OF TOP GEAR FAME !!!! LOMF
the british guy does not need that class XD lmao
THIS IS sooo FUNNY. The guy at 1:58 is soo bad
Cuz he's a spy...