The 11 year course with my student! Our value of Learning and Teaching
Feb 21, 2022
ใใฎๅ็ใฏใญใณใใณใฎๆฅๆฌๆ็ๅบใง็ๅพใจๆฎใฃใๅ็ใงใใใใฎ็ๅพใจใฏไปๅนดใ11ๅนด็ฎใซใชใใพใใใๆฏ้ฑๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใฌใในใณใใใฆใใพใใใคใฎใชในใฎๅคงๅญฆใงๆใๅงใใๆใใ15ๅนดๅ็ตใกใพใใใไปๅใฏใใใพใงใฎ็ต้จใใๅญฆใใ ใใจใ็ใใใจๅ ฑๆใใใใจๆใใพใใ็ใใใๅญฆใใ ใๆใใใใใใฎใซๅฝนใซ็ซใฆใฐใใใใใงใใ
This is the photo with my student at the Japanese restaurant in London. We have a Japanese lesson every week and our course is now the 11th year this February. 15 years and half have passed since I started my career at the UK university and I would like to share what I have learnt from my experience. It might be useful when you learn and teach.
ๆใใๅดใจๅญฆใถๅดใฎไฟก้ ผ้ขไฟใฎๅคงๅใใฏๆใใฆใใพใใใใใไบใใซใจใฃใฆๆๆ็พฉใชๆ้ใปไบบ็ใซใใใใใซ็งใซไฝใใงใใใฎใ่ใใฆใใพใใใๅใซ็ฅ่ญใๆ่จใใใใ ใใชใๆ็งๆธใ่ฒทใฃใฆ่ฆใใใฐใๅ ็ใฏใใใพใใใใใญใใใใงใใใฎ2ใคใฎใใคใณใใ้่ฆใ ใจๆฐใไปใใพใใใ
I knew the importance of trust between a teacher and a learner, but I wanted to know how I could enrich our time and life through the lessons. Because you do not need a teacher if you just read a textbook and memorise the information. And I realised these two important points.
ไธใค็ฎใฏๆฅๆฌไบบใฎใตใใพใใ่ใๆนใ็่งฃใใฆใใใใใจใงใใๆๆณใจๆฅๆฌไบบใฎใใฎใฎ่ฆๆนใๅใใใฆๆใใใใ็ๅพใใกใใจใฆใๅใใงใใใใใงใใไพใใฐใใๆๆฅไผใใใใงใใใใใจใใ่กจ็พใไฝฟใใชใใฎใฏใๆฅๆฌไบบใๆฌฒใ่กจใใฎใฏ่ฏใใชใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใใ ใจๆใใใจใใจใฆใ้ข็ฝใใจ่จใฃใฆใใใพใใใ็ๅพใใกใฏใพใๆฅๆฌใซใคใใฆๅญฆใณใใใฃใใใงใใญใ
One is to let learners understand the Japanese attitude and the ways of thinking. My students were very happy when I taught Japanese perspectives behind the expressions. For example, the reason why ‘Do you want to meet tomorrow?’ is not used in Japanese is because the native speakers consider that showing one’s desire is not socially appropriate. And my students found it very interesting. They actually wanted to learn about Japan.
2ใค็ฎใฏใใพใ็ๅพใไธปๅฝนใซใใฆ่ใใใใใใจใงใใ็ๅพใใกใ่จใใใใใจใ่จใใใใใซใฌใคใใใใใจใๆใใๅดใซใจใฃใฆๅคงๅใ ใจๆใใพใใใไปใพใงๅญฆใใ ใใจใใใณใใซๆฐใใๅ ด้ขใซใไฝฟใใใใใซใใณใใไธใใใจใใใใฐใฃใฆ่กจ็พใไฝใใพใใ็ๅพใใกใฏ่ชๅใ่จใใใใใจใ่ชๅใง่จใใใจๅฟใใ็ฌ้กใงๅใใงใใใพใใ
The other is to let learners think as the main character of the lesson. I found the importance of guiding them to express what they really want to say. They try to make a sentence in the new situation through my hints from what they have learnt so far. They feel great about themselves when they finally make the sentence on them own.
ใใใฏ้ ญใไฝฟใใใจใง่จๆถใซใๆฎใใใใใชใใฎใจใใใงใใ๏ผใใจใใ้ๆๆใใใขใใใผใทใงใณใไธใใใพใใในใใผใธใงใใใฉใผใใณในใใฆใใ็ๅพใๆจชใง่ฆใฆๅฟๆดใใฆใใๆใใงใใ
In this way, learners need to use their brain and it is actually good for their memory. And their achievement also motivates them even more. It is like I am watching and supporting the performer on the stage at the side.
ใใใงใ2016ๅนดใซArai Academy of Japanese Studiesใ็ซใกไธใใใจใใในใญใผใฌใณใใ่ผใใฆใใซใใพใใใ็ๅพใใกใฏ็งใฎไบบ็ใฎๅฎใงใ็งใฎไฝฟๅฝใฏๅฝผใใซใฐใญใผใใซใช่ฆๆนใใงใใฆใ่ชไฟกใใๅ ๅฎใใไบบ็ใ้ใฃใฆใปใใใจ้กใฃใฆใใพใใ
That’s why the slogan of Arai Academy of Japanese Studies is ‘Enrich your life!’ My students are my treasure in my life and my mission is to support them to become a global citizen and to feel great about their life.
ไพใใฐใไผ็คพใชใฉใงๆใใๅ ๅฎนใซใใฃใฆใฏใ็ธๆใฎๆฌๆฅใฎ่ๅณใซใคใใฆใใขใฏใใฃใใซๅญฆใฐใใใจๅนๆ็ใใใใใพใใใญใ็ใใใฏใฉใๅญฆใณใใใงใใใใใใใใไบบใซๆใใใจใใใฉใใช็นใๅคงๅใซใใฆใใพใใใ
It depends on the contents, but it might be effective if you let people engage and learn actively on something they are really seeking for. How would you like to learn? And what do you value when you teach? Let’s enrich our life!
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