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オンライン英会話ベストティーチャー
オンライン英会話ベストティーチャーには、英語圏と非英語圏を含め、世界50ヶ国以上の講師が在籍しています。多様性あふれるベストティーチャーでは、英語を学ぶとともに世界中の文化や人々と繋がることができます。
多様性あふれる講師陣についてもっと多くの方に知ってもらいたいため、人気講師に語学や文化 、英語学習法などについて伺いました！
今回はジェレナ講師にインタビューしました。日本の英語教育は”実践的な英語力が身につかない”とよく言われますが、オンライン英会話講師の目にはどよのうに見えているのでしょうか。普段なかなか聞く事の出来ないことも、どんどん質問してみました！
講師インタビュー
Can you introduce yourself?
My name is Jelena Dramlic. I’m from Serbia. I’ve been studying English since I was 5 years old. I am a student of Greek language at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Belgrade, and my second language is Japanese. I’m a big fan of Japanese culture and history. My friend told me about Best Teacher so I thought that this would be a great opportunity for me to learn more about Japanese people and their customs.
Can you talk about tips and know-how for learning a language?
My native language is Serbian, but I can speak fluently English and Greek. I’m still a beginner at Japanese, but I think that it’s a wonderful and very interesting language. I hope that one day I will speak Japanese fluently. I went to a private language school called “Lingua” for ten years. In that school, I learned English. I’m still learning Greek and Japanese at the university. I think that the most important thing is that you love the language that you are learning. Because I love Japanese and Greek, I’m really motivated to learn them.
What do you think of English education in Japan?
A lot of students complained to me that all they do in their English classes in junior high school and high school are listening and reading. Perhaps one of the biggest complaints was the amount or lack of English used in the classrooms. The teachers often teach all the grammar in Japanese and check that the students can follow the textbook by translating English into Japanese. The classes should be more interactive. Students should participate more. At my Greek classes, teachers never use Serbian; only Greek language. Although sometimes it can be very difficult to understand them, since Greeks talk very fast, it is definitely better that way.
What makes you special in teaching English at Best Teacher?
I don’t know if this can count as a strong point, but I always try to be friendly. I think that teacher should always wear a smile so that students can relax and be more comfortable with the lessons. Sometimes we have free-conversation, sometimes we practice grammar. Some students send me some articles and we talk about them. I also like to send the pictures to the students so they try to describe them to me.
Do you have any encouraging message for students?
Learning new languages can be hard and maybe scary and it takes time and commitment, but in my opinion, life is richer for those who know more than one language. Like Nelson Mandela said “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
いかがでしたか？
日本の文化や風習に興味を持ってくれて日本語を勉強してくれているというストーリーは、我々日本人としてもなんだかとてもうれしいことですよね。語学学習に行き詰まった際は、一度初心に戻ってみるのも大切ですね。
ジェレナ講師のレッスンはオンライン英会話ベストティーチャーで受講することが出来ます。皆さんも、ぜひ一度ジェレナ講師の授業を受けてみてはいかがでしょうか！
オンライン英会話ベストティーチャーはこちらから御覧ください。
