2007年5月19日、「第1回サニーヒルFree
Talk」と題して生徒さんたちに自由に英語を使って話してもらう会を開いてみました。
まだ始めたばかりの人にも、長くがんばってくれている人にもこれまで習ったことを使って、普段日本語で話していることを英語で普通に話してもらいたい、というのが趣旨で、毎回一人の生徒さんに何についてでもかまわないのでプレゼンテーションをしてもらう予定です。場数を踏んでもらって度胸をつけ、英語を特別なものでなく身近なものに感じてもらえればと思っています。
れいさんの感想
"I joined Sunnyhill's event on May 19,
2007.Aki invited her friend
as a guest. Her name was Midori. She has had some interesting experiences. There
were just four people, and we enjoyed English conversations. It was a valuable time, because I have no chance to speak and hear
English except usual classes. And I was so happy to hear Midori's
experiences. She has lived in some countries and she has worked for some
developing countries. She spoke English with beautiful intonation and she chose
easy words for us to understand easily. Besides, her way of thinking was so
interesting to me. Thanks for the good time, Aki, Midori-san and Kenji!"
スペシャルゲスト ミドリさんの感想
"I very much enjoyed the
talking session at Sunnyhill English School with Aki and her students. I feel that there are two important things
when learning languages. Firstly, practice talking, talking and keep on talking!
Apart from exam purposes, we learn languages to communicate. To communicate,
talking is very effective and also fun, as we get to find out different views
and opinions. This leads to my second point. The process
of learning should be fun and enjoyable. Learning English should not
be a torture or bring you unhappiness. I felt that Aki’s students were enjoying
their English classes, which is perhaps why I very much enjoyed having
conversation with them.
Being a nation of shy
Japanese, many feel embarrassed to speak English in front of others. But this
kind of approach provides a great opportunity to practice. Everyone present is
not a native English speaker so no need to be shy. So
keep on talking! That’s the only way to improve your English!! I hope
that next time, more people join so that they can experience the
fun!"
日時:2007年9月29日
参加者:5名(ゆかこさん、けんじさん、みちよさん、ともおさん、なおさん)
プレゼンター:ゆかこさん "My trip to India"
今回は急遽ゆかこさんにプレゼンを頼んだにもかかわらず、快く引き受けてもらいとても感謝しています。GWに一人でツアーに参加し、世界遺産を周った話をしてくれました。有名なタージ・マハール、私はずっと宮殿だと思っていたのですが、何とお墓だそうです。
英語でいろいろ興味深い話を聞きながら参加してくれて他の生徒さんも楽しんでくれていたようです。
さあ、次のプレゼンターは誰になるのかな?
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