English learning here at Global

Being a learner here makes me feel great. I have practiced free talking.

The purpose is to have a skill to argue or debate. In developing the skill, my understanding is that working vocabulary has to gradually become big, and basic sentence structures should be ready to use. All this is fundamentally important.

I always feel motivated and pleased with lesson materials prepared to me.

Topics of articles are social, cultural, economical, and political. Its diversification is meaningful to practice arguing. They are full of words and phrases new and interesting to me. The content is, of course, worth talking.

In order to make teaching materials meaningful, I think questions play a big role. Instructor’s questions are very good in pulling out learner’s views and opinions

To name only a few of the recent topics, they are: A Year of Cappuccino, U.S.-born kids may be split from illegal parents, Three ‘Rules’ that Don’t Apply.

The first one mentions about sabbatical leave, not about coffee. But in this case Cappuccino indicates Italy.

After the lesson of ‘Cappuccino,’ I talked about that with my wife. Although I like coffee, I had not yet tried Cappuccino until that time. As a result, the lesson unexpectedly took me to trying to make my own Cappuccino coffee.

I don’t actually know how to make coffee into Cappuccino. But at a glance, my special cpffee looks like Cappuccino. You can see white foam on the surface of coffee. It really tastes good. This has become one of my morning routines.

The ingredients of the white frothy substance are egg white, sugar, and milk. A little more work is needed. What’ that? Maybe no need to say.

This is a precious by-product of learning here. Thank you.

Thank you, Jennifer.

Thank you for your comment on my writing.

The way of thinking toward adoption by American citizens shows how the society is open, and dynamic. New human relationships are seemingly being established in this way. What’s more, I think they are attentive to communication among them. All these make me perceive American society’s resiliency in the rapidly changing world. Beside, I notice the nation as a whole keeps oneness. Here exists something important.

Next time I will write something I treasure regarding English learning at this school. Thank you.

Are we Japanese blood fundamentalists?

I read all the articles carried in ‘Globetrotter, Issue 5.’ It goes without saying that each of them has a lot to learn.

I am going to mention something related to ‘What do you think?’ by Jennifer Yun. (Globetrotter, Issue 5) The subtitle goes like ‘Blood line.’ Adoption by celebrities is a topic. I think adoption has something suggestive of mentality.

Are we Japanese blood fundamentalists?　This is a question to myself.

The followings are some of my observations surrounding adoption.
It seems there is something different between Japanese and Americans. Regarding adoption, Americans are likely to be more positive than we.

For Japanese celebrities, they are possibly not concerned so much about that. Of course, even in the U.S., adoption by celebrities may be something rare. So when it happens to someone well-known and popular, I think it might become a headline.

Generally speaking, Japanese seemingly stick to blood relationship when it comes to families and relatives. In addition, Japanese celebrities and the general public might be losing an interest in raising children who have no blood relationship. This is perhaps a sign that our way of thinking is going away from the spirit of generosity, and self-sacrifice.

Looking at our daily life, I find that the population of Japan is beginning to decrease. This will probably affect the future course of our economy. With this in mind, people are talking much about family with less children. The government is planning some measures. For example, financial aid to people who have babies and young children, or more deregulations on immigrants who have special knowledge and skills.

On the other hand, there are sterile women eager to have their own babies. In most cases, they hit upon going to obstetrician and gynecologist, not adopting someone else’s child.