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Avatar Posted by smoother 40 days ago (http://www.japanitup.com)
Category: Photography | Tags: engrish english sign picture
A photo taken at Round 1 with butchered English telling you to take your shoes off before entering. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 42 days ago (http://anenglishmaninosaka.blogspot.com)
Category: Teaching English | Tags: english test language offensive
The ultimate test for English language learners is the Test of English for Offensive Communication. For Japanese students who have mastered TOEIC and Eiken, the final hurdle is the TOEOC. Devised by an Englishman in Osaka, mastery of Offensive English will ensure complete understanding when immerse read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 229 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Work in Japan | Tags: teach english eikaiwa english teach
Without a healthy economy, will there still be a demand for English teachers? Will there be cut-backs, and reduced salaries among Japan's Eikaiwa instructors? Will it be the end of the JET program? What opportunities exist for foreigners with minimal language skills if the bottom falls out of the read more »
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Avatar Posted by Deas 42 days ago (http://everything2.com)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: language english gaijin culture
You may have noticed the "fake gaijin accent" on TV and in the other media for a while now. It seems like recently it's increased with the likes of the "Kaiten SUSHI" segment on Haneru no Tobira and various characters from the drama Nodame Cantabile. This article seems old, but i read more »
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Avatar Posted by Mike 95 days ago (http://www.japanisdoomed.com)
Category: Teaching English | Tags: comedy satire teaching english nhk
So the Japan Times suggest NHK run a 24/7 English learning channel. Yeah, as if anyone other than students would watch that. Here's 3 ways to get people learning English the fun(/slightly insane) way! read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 178 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: General Japan | Tags: katakana english language learn
There has been talk about the necessity of the katakana character set, and the obtusely irregular usage of Katakana English, a variation of English that often leaves native speakers of the language scratching their head in confusion.

A specialist believes the problem exists in the scho read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 109 days ago (http://neilduckett.com)
Category: Teaching English | Tags: teach english student salary english
The owner of Benesse Corp. is on the Forbes' Rich List thanks to his English school chain, Berlitz. Meanwhile English teachers in Japan are up in arms about the low salaries Berlitz pays, so Neil is here to remind us that there's more to teaching than just money ;) read more »
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Avatar Posted by Hawaiibadboy 242 days ago (http://waikiki2yanai.blogspot.com)
Category: Teaching English | Tags: nintendo d.s. english study
Tree huggers rejoice!! The savior has arrived!!! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Shuttlecock 148 days ago (http://www.bradstephenson.com)
Category: General Japan | Tags: japanese english banks banking
One of the most frustrating things about being an English speaking person in Japan is encountering half arsed English translations that has been edited or adapted for "English speakers". A lot of the time in Japan instead of having an English translation available of the Japanese content (whether read more »
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Avatar Posted by Hawaiibadboy 222 days ago (http://waikiki2yanai.blogspot.com)
Category: Teaching English | Tags: eiken english test elementary students
One of my classes had their first Eiken experience and it was a good one! read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 171 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: General Japan | Tags: english international blog languages
According to some recent internet surveys, only about 30% of internet users have English as a first language, and an astounding 800,000,000 speak another language full time. Considering how many sites are trying to make a dollar online or draw in a huge readership, shouldn't we target these peopl read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 270 days ago (http://tvinjapan.com)
Category: Teaching English | Tags: pick up nanpa tv esl english
Here's a video clip of a TV show in Japan. The older Japanese men have to use English to chat up a young blonde Swedish girl. Hiromi Go's English is impressive, and he wins the girl, too! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Hawaiibadboy 198 days ago (http://waikiki2yanai.blogspot.com)
Category: Teaching English | Tags: kids english diary teaching study
It's quite possible I would be a substance abuser were it not for the mental "pick-me-up" I get from kids.

Thank god for unexpected benefits!! read more »
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