高校生の時に『百万人の英語』に視聴者(挑戦者かな?)として数分間だけ出たことがあります。英語で歌を歌ったんですよ!
小林克也さんの番組でした。検索してみたら、「洋楽の歌詞の意味を native speaker に確認しつつ解説し、リスナーが英語の曲をカラオケで歌い、小林が後でコメントする挑戦コーナー」と出ました。まさにこれ!
たしか交換留学生として渡米する数ヶ月前のことでした。「アメリカにいたから英語ができるんでしょ」とあとで絶対に言われるだろうと予想できたので、日本を出る前に何か試してみたかったんです。英語に関してはいつも挑戦的で生意気なティーンでした。
ウィキペディアで小林克也さんの項目を読み知りましたが、小林さんもFENで英語を勉強されたんですね。何がきっかけだったかは忘れましたが、私もFEN を利用しました。BGMのようにいつもつけておきました。始めはちんぷんかんぷんでしたが、少しずつわかってくるようになりました。
小林克也さんのように日本に居ながら外国語を習得される方々を尊敬します。逆に英語圏に長年住んでいるのに日本語での生活にどっぷり浸かり、「英語が全然上達しない」「英語は話せないから」などと言う人たちに会うと、心から残念に思います。だから”海外英語難民”なんていう言葉が生まれてしまうのでしょうね。
心に響く言葉と私の独り言
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人間科学
人間はまず人間を知らなくてはなりません。人間を知らないで人間を生きようとするのは無理なことです。・・・・われわれが人間を知るのには、その一人であるところの自分を、注意ぶかく本気に生きることからはじめなくてはなりません。
『親しき友に』 p.10
Friday, September 10, 2010
Baby book experiment #3
Experiment #3: The moon book again at nap time. This time though, I said the lyrics of the Japanese lullaby (ゆりかごのうた) that I sing every time I put my baby down to sleep instead as I flipped the pages . Oh boy, he looked so sad, confused and almost angry that I had to quickly say, "OK, OK, let's read it again"! As I read it "the correct way," his facial expression gradually changed, and I got a smile at the end. :D *phew*
Is this amazing or what? I was pretty certain that my guess would be right again this time, but still, it pleasantly surprised me, in a way.
Is this amazing or what? I was pretty certain that my guess would be right again this time, but still, it pleasantly surprised me, in a way.
Good Evening, Dear Moon
In case anybody is wondering, the 絵本 (Japanese children's book) that I've been talking about this week is 『おつきさまこんばんは』 - "Otsukisama Konbanwa" by Akiko Hayashi whom I absolutely adore. I probably own all the books that she has illustrated/written.
The English version of this book is "Good Evening, Dear Moon." Nothing is better than the original, but I'd still recommend it to parents.
So I'm going to call the book "the moon book" on Twitter and this blog from now on.
The English version of this book is "Good Evening, Dear Moon." Nothing is better than the original, but I'd still recommend it to parents.
So I'm going to call the book "the moon book" on Twitter and this blog from now on.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Baby book experiment #2
Experiment #2: Baby was whiny at bedtime (his naps weren't great). I asked him, "Do you want to read?" about 5 times. No response.
I then said the title of the Japanese book, just like yesterday. He immediately opened his eyes and enjoyed the book with a big smile. :D
His reaction was exactly what I'd expected! I'm having too much fun observing how my three kids learn languages. :)
I then said the title of the Japanese book, just like yesterday. He immediately opened his eyes and enjoyed the book with a big smile. :D
His reaction was exactly what I'd expected! I'm having too much fun observing how my three kids learn languages. :)
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