Questions from my interview test for my Japanese Jr High students

[orbit4d]

what is JET?

[myargonauts]

click on my main page and either check out my playlist about becoming a JET or click on the link to the JET Programme (Japan Exchange & Teaching Program) for more info

[11889music]

Great video! Thank you!!

[myargonauts]

yw - thanks for watching.

[schoons27]

great video. thanks jason sensei

[SlowStabs]

ehhhh, this is probably a dumb question but, do you have to wear a suit to school? Im female. so like we have to wear the whole womanly suit?

[myargonauts]

check out my channel page and click on the "JET vlogs" playlist and then look for the vlogs on clothing - I go over this.

You will need a dress suit for some occasions, like Graduation and opening ceremony, etc - but everyday at school you can wear business casual.

[restone]

hi how are you long time no talk... what do u think of japanese schools education system ?

[myargonauts]

I plan on making some vlogs about my thoughts on the Japanese educational system in May or June, so stay tuned. :)

[DeeDoubleYou81]

Had to watch this again, especially since my chance to be in your seat is coming very soon!!

[afronathan]

An interesting insight into what you do

[Benmarkk708]

Awesome sounds like my spanish class. Maybe (I don't know if you do) but teach them the culture that helps me understand the spanish structure why things are formed.

[42317]

So they're having trouble with numbers above 20 - I never realized that but now that you say it...

I guess it comes from learning words by heart instead of teaching and comprehending the system. The conceptual conditions are fairly good imho, "fourty-three" is basically the same sequence as "yon-juu-san" (way easier than translating into German that turns the numbers around, reading "43" as "three-and-fourty"/"drei-und-v­ierzig").

[Tylatz]

Sounds like their English teacher has a good sense of humor with a greeting like that or just has some interesting quirks. Makes me think of Johnny Deep and the word "superfluous". :P

[JasonsinJapan]

The whole greeting is "I'm super happy, optimistic, joyful and prodigious." And yeah, their teacher is a fun guy.

[DarkNekoStudio]

at 8:31 you said :I play Kendo...doesn't it suppose to be:I practice Kendo?But you're a really good teacher for them to have some with perfect score or near it.

[JasonsinJapan]

No - it's ok to say "I play kendo." It sounds weird to hear "I play judo" tho, so I know what you mean. The trouble comes when they apply "play" to all sports and say stuff like "I play ski" or "I play swimming" or "I play gymnastics."

[DarkNekoStudio]

ok i know what you mean,it's true..when i learned english in grade school i did errors like this.

[IBelieveInFae]

So, do only children say they have one sibling? Would you give extra point if a student were to say "My parents decided to not mess with perfection"?

[myargonauts]

yeah - if you asked "nan nin kyoudai?" (basically "How many siblings do you have?") then they would respond "hitori" or "just me."

If they gave me the line about perfection, then I think that would warrant some extra credit. :)

[voggvogg]

useful info for all us ALTs out here. Thanks!

[TheWhitey]

What time is it?

IT'S HAMMERTIME!

[TaishaJason]

you could answer that in the test, but only if you did the accompanying dance as well... :)

[nyannyan123456]

Iam super happy!!!!!!! lol

[myargonauts]

I'm super happy, optimistic, joyful and prodigious. :D

[lleverfreell]

I didn't know about the include-self-in-sibling-count thing. Glad I learned a little something today. :)

[TkyoSam]

Thats funny, I have to do the same test every day this week and I got like 6 classes to day that for -.-

I hate the questions the teachers give me, so I mix it up with my own questions for each interview so I don't get bored and actually give them some REAL English <.<

[myargonauts]

Yeah - I throw in my own questions when I test the 3nen sei (9th graders).

[sheerblade]

It's official, from now on, you have to end ALL your video's in school, with that chime. I love it :)

[Senoska]

Good timing. I'm majoring in Japanese, and we have finals this week. All verbal.. Gotta give a speech, in Japanese, in front of the entire class. Totally not fun. Great videos, Jason. Keep up the good work! I hope to see more things like this, I kinda miss your old videos.

[yotafro]

Reminds me of a Spanish speaking test I took a while back. Memories... :)

Excellent post

[NinkeNuK]

Oh my god xD; Such easy test. This was what we learned in 1st~2nd grade in Norway =P

[SchoolhouseTechno]

I think the languages are a bit closer than Japanese and English.

[myargonauts]

Yeah - it's not too hard, but Japanese kids only start learning English in the 7th grade. They have English lessons in elementary school, but it's not a regular subject and mostly the lessons from age 8 to 12 are for fun.

Jr High is when they start having to learn to read and write, have a textbook, take tests, etc.

[NinkeNuK]

I know but xD; If Japan, or japanese kids must be so "gambatte-study-hard"ish - they should start earlyer with english. The earlyer they start, the less problems they get learning it. I know my english is far away perfect, I hated to study glossars. xD I remember I always got 3/10 corrects in Elementry school =P

[TaishaJason]

Starting in 2011, the Japanese govt is changing the curriculum in Elem schools to include more hours of English instruction and a standardized course of study that will be mandatory for 5th and 6th graders. So it is coming along.

[NinkeNuK]

Aah thats great to hear =) Im happy for them.

[ayeyot1]

very nice

[Mugenai]

good

[TheGreatMrWhite]

That's some great insight into getting to know the students and their comprehension level. I'll have to keep this mind, should I make it into the JET programme.

Keep up the great and informative posts!

Cheers!