I find it odd too LOL Well, it is a private language school and I run it. If my family needs the money, I have to take the job. I also have school events on Sundays because that's the only day I don't have classes. Hubby and I have talked about making Monday a workfree day since I can't make Saturday free. We've never been able to make it work though.
Being able to see the shape of the mouth is very helpful in learning a language. Your interest in that reminds me of a student I have. She is a professor of graphics at a uni here and creates games for educational use - especially for disabled or elderly. One of these games was for teaching deaf children how to pronounce Japanese letters by showing them the shape of the face and showing their own mouth so it could be compared - it is very difficult for the hearing impaired to learn to speak, and yet it is so important for them to develop social skills (according to this paper she wrote, which I translated).
Anyway, there are several sounds in English that are not in Japanese and it is helpful for English teachers to be able to show them exactly how to make the sound - especially sounds like "f" "v" "th".
Maybe the boy's mother is thinking of devorce, maybe not. Either way, she will have to go to work and the kids will suffer hardship. I hope the boy gets the help and stability he needs.
Re getting cured - it makes perfect sense you would prefer it, I think the author meant that not everyone felt that way and it was presumptious to think they would. And this kind of ties in with my issues as a foreigner in Japan as well I suppose. As you wondered why I did not become a citizen to "cure" this situation. It sounds like a solid plan and to be honest, I have considered it. And with regard to the discrimination in housing and loans and soforth, this may make things better. However, with my looks, I will have to continually prove my citizenship to be validated and it would not really make any difference in how people see me. I am also quite proud of my Canadian heritage and have a hard time letting it go for the little benefit that would follow. Maybe one day I will be ready. We will see.
I am glad to hear that you will not "make do" with anything/anyone! I remembered how you mentioned someone suggested it was necessary, and it truly is bullshit. I think low self-esteem stems a lot from comparing yourself to others, which is done a lot through sight I'd think... having the ability to see is not always an advantage :P
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Date: 2022-06-07 06:09 am (UTC)Being able to see the shape of the mouth is very helpful in learning a language. Your interest in that reminds me of a student I have. She is a professor of graphics at a uni here and creates games for educational use - especially for disabled or elderly. One of these games was for teaching deaf children how to pronounce Japanese letters by showing them the shape of the face and showing their own mouth so it could be compared - it is very difficult for the hearing impaired to learn to speak, and yet it is so important for them to develop social skills (according to this paper she wrote, which I translated).
Anyway, there are several sounds in English that are not in Japanese and it is helpful for English teachers to be able to show them exactly how to make the sound - especially sounds like "f" "v" "th".
Maybe the boy's mother is thinking of devorce, maybe not. Either way, she will have to go to work and the kids will suffer hardship. I hope the boy gets the help and stability he needs.
Re getting cured - it makes perfect sense you would prefer it, I think the author meant that not everyone felt that way and it was presumptious to think they would. And this kind of ties in with my issues as a foreigner in Japan as well I suppose. As you wondered why I did not become a citizen to "cure" this situation. It sounds like a solid plan and to be honest, I have considered it. And with regard to the discrimination in housing and loans and soforth, this may make things better. However, with my looks, I will have to continually prove my citizenship to be validated and it would not really make any difference in how people see me. I am also quite proud of my Canadian heritage and have a hard time letting it go for the little benefit that would follow. Maybe one day I will be ready. We will see.
I am glad to hear that you will not "make do" with anything/anyone! I remembered how you mentioned someone suggested it was necessary, and it truly is bullshit. I think low self-esteem stems a lot from comparing yourself to others, which is done a lot through sight I'd think... having the ability to see is not always an advantage :P