Tuesday, May 8 2007
Mood:
Sometimes it is almost sad watching these japanese kids struggling with English so much. I know I have been lucky enough to learn english at an early age. I had the interest and made the effort to master it to a level I am satisfied with. But these kids did not get that; it is only natural for them to struggle. I struggled too, just that in my case it was at a much younger age.
Now I am stuck with these English lessons. I have to take the course because otherwise I cannot get the credits, but reviewing stuff that I already know since gradeschool is nothing but a dreadful experience. I do not blame the teachers and I try not to shove it in their faces. It is their jobs and I respect that. But I sometimes get the feeling that I can do better English than them (referring to the japanese teachers, not the native speakers). It is cocky, I know that. I cannot help it though.
I will have to endure it. Not only this semester but next one as well, perhaps even more. Since it is a mandatory course I need to get the credits in order to graduate. I like not having to study and have it easy in class, but it requires work anyway and just having to be there inside the classroom in time can be quite troublesome sometimes. I cannot help but feel that I could be doing something better or more important with my time.
The idealistic conclusion would be for me to get the credits without having to go to class (by doing some kind of work outside of class, i.e. an essay, short story, etc) and still get a good (or should I say excellent) grade, not just a passing grade. But the way I see it. I will be there every class, even more bored than before. At least I can write something while in class. I am writing in English anyway, right?
Update: I have talked with my teachers, it seems that all hope has been lost. Because of the policy of the university I need to attend to at least 2 out of every 3 classes, so I cannot get the credits by doing work outside the classroom. Not only that, but one of my teachers is kind of fond for giving lots of homework, the kind that even if I know all the answers it will still take me hours to complete. A lot of senseless writing makes me feellike a chimp working for bananas. It feels so far from being a real university class. So I will be there, at my seat, 2 out of every 3 classes at least, sitting like a tool, trying to blend into the furniture of the classroom and probably working on some project of my own while pretending to be listenign to what the teacher has to say. This is a very good example of the japanese term SHIKATANAI, which means "there is nothing else to do" or "there is no other way".
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