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I'm not a language teacher, but I've interacted with this kind of Japanese person before. What's worked for me is "dog on the bone" technique: never give ground, keep chewing that argument until there's nothing but white bone left. Then go bury it over a couple of beers.Big Booger wrote:I wonder if Japanese think they are really strange.. or if they act this way only with you because you are foreign?
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Maybe you should try being "Japaneseque" and agree with everything. Nod your head. Smile. Do all the mannerism that you'd consider to be Japanese. Offer them tea during the lesson.. or some nasty snack.. like green tea candy LOL
Unless that person's a superior at work, you can blow them off easily by whipping out the tried-and-true "sure you can rub phrases together into correct grammar, but so can American 6 year-olds. Do you have cultural literacy?"kamome wrote:They also will never acknowledge that a foreigner's Japanese language ability is even worthy of notice.
I wouldn't go that far... parent's bought her way in (foreign students usually get more slack because they pay at least twice the tuition and various other fees).kamome wrote: I had a terrible personality clash with a J-girl who had gone to a top US university and obviously was a smart girl
Rezz wrote:I get the impression that they understand the western culture alot more than the usual low-level students, so I put pressure on them to back up their opinions with reasons as to why they said what they said. Now, when it comes to them asking me for my opinoin ("and what about you?"), I tell them... then they GET ON THE OFFENSIVE!
Neo-Rio wrote:Rezz wrote:I get the impression that they understand the western culture alot more than the usual low-level students, so I put pressure on them to back up their opinions with reasons as to why they said what they said. Now, when it comes to them asking me for my opinoin ("and what about you?"), I tell them... then they GET ON THE OFFENSIVE!
Just thought I'd point out what you might be doing to get the reactions you are getting.
Gotta watch what you say... you might be doing the same in reverse (teaching them about their culture) without knowing it.Rezz wrote:Almost like they want to teach ME about western society or something (if the conversation was heading that way).
cstaylor wrote:Gotta watch what you say... you might be doing the same in reverse (teaching them about their culture) without knowing it.Rezz wrote:Almost like they want to teach ME about western society or something (if the conversation was heading that way).
Andocrates wrote:You are the teacher right? You should be able to teach without getting your emotions involved. That's why it's important to have a healthy social life away from the classroom.
The greatest teachers I ever had were those guys who always said crap that made me think. These girls went to America, not just to learn English, but to learn American culture. In the same way they want to come to your class to keep up on english they also want to keep up their critical thinking skills.
Also as alluded to in the message above maybe you are creating a subtle, but hostile classroom, and only the girls who speak good english can catch it.
If everything you say is "In America it's this way" (we so rock) That crap gets irritating. It doesn't matter if you are from the greatest country on earth, no one want to have their own country dumped on.
Give us some examples.Rezz wrote:They simply want to know my opinion, I give it, then they just reject whatever I say, for whatever reason, simple. I thought that was strange (never encountered it until I met mature Japanese ladies with high-level English skills).
Rezz wrote:I'd also reassure him that I'm not angry at him, but angry for what he did.
ramchop wrote:Rezz wrote:I'd also reassure him that I'm not angry at him, but angry for what he did.
Is there really a difference? You sound too soft to me :P
Amen to that. After a couple of years of language and culture practice, you can pick out the bad apples pretty easily.Andocrates wrote:I wish to retract my last comments. And replace it with "some people just suck, you just don't know how much they suck till you speak the same language."
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