LETTER FROM HAPPY ENGLISH SCHOOL May 10th, 2018

Hello. How are you? How was your golden week holiday? Did you have a good time? Did you use English? Yes! I did when I went shopping at Chasuka Junkudo to look for ESL books on 30th with Julia- a Happy English School student, now a teacher, and a grade one holder as well. I also went to Takatsuki Jazz Street and talked with Cindy, Stan, Vanessa, Hisako, Setsuko and Hiroko-Cindy’s friends and Happy English School students-in English there. We enjoyed listening to live music, wining and dining.

I try to take every single opportunity to use English because I have realized that it is hard to have a good command of English without using English a lot in real life situations. We should try to experience daily life, any activities, and any events in English. Otherwise, English would not sink in us in a real sense.

School English will help you understand English, but you would never be able to communicate in English unless you put it into use. English learning has to be interactive and you can usually get immediate feedback from someone you talk to when you speak English, and learn a lot from their responses. You may make mistakes, and you notice your mistakes after they are pointed out or after they are found by yourself. You can be more accurate than ever by making those mistakes and correct them each time.

What a mother is to a little child, an English speaking coach is to a learner. A little kid acquires their native tongue through their mother’s coaching- teaching them words and phrases, correcting their mistakes, and leading them to speak more accurately. You should make English speaking people around you your company and your coaches to practice and enjoy English conversation. It is a good idea to get more people to speak English to you and when they are English learners, you can help each other to improve your English.

How fast you improve your English depends on how much and how intensively you use English in various situations. You would be more than blessed as an English learner if you could get good company and coaches like us to help you.

ゴールデンウィークも終わり、いよいよ本格的に新年度の英語のレッスンに取り組んでもらいます。１年以上の留学をしなくても、英語を無理なく自然に話せるということを目指すために、何が必要かずっと考えてきました。そして今、学習も必要ですが、習って実際の場面で使うということがもっと肝心ではないかと実感しています。英語は中学・高校でほとんどの人が勉強するわけですが、どれだけの人が話すことに至っているでしょうか。

習ったら自分なりに使ってみる。実に大切なことです。どこで使うって？　誰でも英語を話す人、習っている人を巻き込んで英語の練習をすればいいと思います。少なくともHappy English Schoolはそういう場で、どんどん小さな子供が言葉を発し、言語を獲得していくように、友達を、先生を使い練習しましょう。家でも習った英語を発してみましょう。ルー大柴化してもいいと思います。単語を発するだけでもそれが自分のものになっていきます。

出来たら母親のようないちいち正しい言葉を教えてくれ、間違いを訂正してくれる人がいればいいのですが…..Happy English Schoolの講師は母親のように寄り添って言葉を教えていきたいと思います。とにかく使う事に徹してください。