On Jimbo's English Teaching in Japan (under EFL/ESL folder), there are topics about teaching English in elementary schools in Japan. This is one of our current hot topics. Among the topics, I found "Challenges in Using English Picture Books for Japanese Primary School Teachers" interesting.
I can see Japanese elementary school teachers are worried about the teaching English. One of the comments of the teachers surprised me. "I am not sure how accurate I should pronounce the words." Why do we need to control pronunciation to teach English according to grade levels?
In my opinion, concerns about introduction of English to elementary schools in Japan is that teachers have different attitude toward teaching English from the level. I agree with that it is beneficial to teach English from elementary schools, especially in terms of listening, pronunciation, avoiding cultural barrier or bias as long as we have trained teachers and organized education systems and curricula. Unfortunatelly, I don't think we have those. I'd like to keep my eyes on this issue.
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3 comments:
Nana,
The topic sounds very intriguing, but you didn't post a link to it. Please supply one so that we can all access the article/post.
Dr. Burgos
Dear Dr. Burgos,
I'm sorry for the missing link. I modified my post, so now the post in Jimbo's English teaching in Japan blog is accessible.
I hope the post I commented on is interesting to many of us.
Nana
Nana,
Thanks for modifying your response. I'm glad that you are following issues that will be of benefit to your in your own teaching environment.
Dr. Burgos
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