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I started new job last week.
Now I am a private tutor of a junior high school student.
She really dislike Math and English.
What I surprised most is that the education system has changed a lot.
I started studying English in junior high school.
I also had English classes when I was in a elementary school about once in a month.
It was very fun because we just played some games in English.
I didn't know about grammar, or spelling at all at that time.
Nowadays English is taught from 1st grade of elementary school.
So my student must has studied for 6 years.
But... she can't write even easy word in English, "cat" "baseball" "cake" and so on.
She said it is very hard for her to memorize foreign words and its spelling.
mmm... How can I teach her?
I want her to enjoy learning English or other foreign languages!!
Now I am a private tutor of a junior high school student.
She really dislike Math and English.
What I surprised most is that the education system has changed a lot.
I started studying English in junior high school.
I also had English classes when I was in a elementary school about once in a month.
It was very fun because we just played some games in English.
I didn't know about grammar, or spelling at all at that time.
Nowadays English is taught from 1st grade of elementary school.
So my student must has studied for 6 years.
But... she can't write even easy word in English, "cat" "baseball" "cake" and so on.
She said it is very hard for her to memorize foreign words and its spelling.
mmm... How can I teach her?
I want her to enjoy learning English or other foreign languages!!
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She really dislikes Math and English.
What I am surprised by most is that the education system has changed a lot.
she can't write even easy words in English, such as/like "cat" "baseball" "cake" and so on.
My first boyfriend taught me a lot of kanji by buying me fashion magazines! I was really in to fashion at the time, so I became interested in learning the kanji there.
Maybe you could borrow magazines in English for her to read and start learning words? Or maybe through lyrics of songs?
I started a new job last week.
I also had English classes when I was in a elementary school about once in a month.
I didn't know about grammar, or spelling at all back then.
Nowadays English is taught from 1st grade in elementary school.
So my student must have studied for 6 years.
She said it is very hard for her to memorize foreign words and their spelling.
You: (start with any of the words and say it) House.
Student: (She repeats your word and adds one) House. School.
You: (repeat the first two and add another) House. School. Store.
Student: House, School, Store... Park.
You keep going until one of you forgets the order and loses. It's great because it's a game (neither of you wants to lose!) but it's drill practice too. If you think it's not fair because your English is much better than hers, then you have to spell all the words (or spell them backwards!) while she only has to say the whole word.