As to their course, I do not think they got anything unique or based on a serious study.
They mention things like phonetics, in order to earn the faith of people. They acknowledge the fact that people vaguely believe to be true and yet others like language schools never mention: Thus, in contrast to those, by mentioning certain things, they make themselves appear more honest and trustworthy. And then, they purport to offer an incredible, magical solution for the problem that we suffer from. Nevertheless, what they promise to deliver us and what they can provide are different, of cause, there is no such things as magic!!!
They are just using a century old marketing technique, "always mix one or two things true in lies", to pursued people to buy their rubbish.
Any language cannot be mastered in just one month, save by some exceptional individuals, particularly when students do not even recognise sounds in the language to be learnt.
Of cause, listening, to dialogues, radio drama, etc, is a good training always but it won't help as much as they claim. And equivalents of what they provide as course material are available free anyway.
Green Cat, here's a quick revised version, maybe I was able to catch some of the mistakes or maybe I made it worse! hehe. Sorry if that makes double the work but I just thought I'd give it a try myself before letting the teacher do all the work. よろしく。
Originally Posted by self corrections
僕は2年間にわたって英会話の環境で働いているんです。
それに僕が日本語を勉強し始めたのは前後2年半前のことになります。
日本で暮らしていることのおかげで他の英語を母語として喋っている人々に比べると
やや早く進んでいるとは言えるかもしれません。
とはいえ、全ての英語・日本語の間のコミュニケーションのズレや、英語を教える方法は
もうよく分かっているわけではないんです。
しかし、上記のリンクをクリックしたところ、このシステムは
いわばその画一の英会話の教科課程とはどう違うのか、
いったいどんなものであるだろうなと思いました。
英語の分かる僕は払って買うわけにはいけないし、
それにこのシステムを奪って自分の生徒に使う気もありません。
ただ、このJREFのコミュニテイーの中では、上記の英語を勉強するためのものを
試みたことある方、または何かの心当たりのある方がいっらしゃいましたら、
このシステムは効くかどうかをちょっと説いてもらえるかなと思っていました。
なぜかというと、上記のリンクはGoogleMailの中にある広告の欄には
最近常に載せているし、何とか気になってきてしまいました。
よろしく
1)僕は2年間に
わたって英会話の環境で働いているんです。
Emphasising a period of time?
It sounds like you are appealing how long you've been working in Japan to your new boss.
Not a mistake but can be slightly confusing.
僕は2年間にわたって
英会話の環境で働いているんです。
Conversational English Environment? We can deduce what you mean but never exactly sure. Because if you are Japanese, I think you are working in a place where you have to use English.
僕はこの2年間日本に住んで、英会話の学校で働いています(るんです)。
2)それに僕が日本語を勉強し始めたのは前後2年半前のことになります。
それに is like "also because" or "in addition to the reason given above"
Also 前後2年半前, not confident but got me confused for a second:unusual syntax maybe, not sure if wrong though.
そして僕が日本語を勉強し始めたのは2年半前後, 前のことになります。
3)日本で暮らしていることのおかげで他の英語を母語として喋っている人々に比べると
やや早く進んでいるとは言えるかもしれません。
Some people might feel verbose but very good sentence. You could mention what exactly is "progressing fast" for the shake of congruence though.
4) とはいえ、全ての英語・日本語の間のコミュニケーションのズレや、英語を教える方法は
もうよく分かっているわけではないんです。
もう is used for positive
まだ should be used here
とはいえ、全ての
英語・日本語の間のコミュニケーションのズレや、英語を教える方法 はまだよく分かっているわけではないんです。
It is hard to describe something intangible and undefined. And in Japan, people do say things like コミュニケーションのズレ often. I often say something like this too.
But you should avoid using ambiguous expressions that can be taken to be anything because, I think, ambiguity is a mark of stupidity.You should elaborate in context if cannot be avoided.
(Um, I know the comment was rather harsh but I just can't abide people who do not even know what they are speaking themselves. It is just that I'm really fussy, every time I hear a word ブレル used on news, it drives me almost crazy. What do you exactly mean!!!).
とはいえ、英語と日本語の表現の方法の違い(、)や英語を教える方法 はまだよく分かっているわけではないんです。
5)
いわばその
画一の英会話の
教科課程とはどう違うのか
Level of formality -register- of vocabulary used here is not suitable.
Vocabulary knowledge or depth of understanding issue, just exactly like the problem I am having...
画一
Used in text book etc to say uniform but not generally used. I have to check dictionary to make sure that there actually is such a word.
教科課程(教育課程)
教科課程とは何? Weblio辞書
Fine for people in teaching maybe, but not part of everyday vocabulary.
いわば(言ってみれば、言葉にすれば)
not part of everyday vocabulary
Namely or this is used to give an example or metaphor.
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn/13310/m0u/言わば/
一般的な 英語教育の過程 とは どう違うのか
6)
なぜかというと、上記のリンクはGoogleMailの中にある広告の欄には
最近常に
載せているし、何とか気になってきてしまいました。
せている or imperial form tend to be used with something or somebody who does or makes someone do thing or things.
It is hard to explain but I hear my internal voice asking "is he saying that 'google is displaying the ad' or 'the company/person is advertises their/his/her stuff there'".
なぜかというと、上記のリンクはGoogleMailの中にある広告の欄には
最近常に
載っているし(載せられている)、何とか気になってきてしまいました。
I prefer passive but 載っているmust sounds better
or
なぜかというと、
この会社は上記のリンク
をGmail の広告欄に
最近常に
載っているので/B]、何とか気になってきてしまいました。
Comments
Probably unnecessary, but sometimes it helps to hear what the other people think about things. So please don't be fended.
With short sentences, you are very coherent, which suggests good conversational skill, and I have a hunch that you won't face much difficulties living in Japan, language wise.
Albeit, it can also mean that you might lack challenges or stimuli in your everyday life to improve your language skills further.
Your grammar is also relatively good, though you need to write regularly and have someone check your grammar etc to improve it.
Your vocabulary size is also good, but you seem to be misusing or not using some of the less common words efficiently. When you use them, try asking yourself if you really know the words you are using well enough and have a dictionary with you.
Most text books or courses do not support students of your level and maybe figuring out what-to-do to improve your Japanese further is hard: it must be a lonely battle. Find someone who's better at Japanese(preferably non-native)and ask for an advice maybe?
One way of training that I am trying, may not be effective for studying Japanese though, is to rephrase a sentence I hear or read and study how the rephrased sentences differ from the original in meaning or connotation. Doing something like this forces me to pay attention to subtle differences in meanings of words.
p.s
Mind telling me 2 or 3 mistakes I've made in the above?
I know I've made many, so you do not have to do it thoroughly, just 2 or 3, because I won't be able to fix them all at once.