A while back, I told you about my Youtube channels; Takamatsueikaiwa about English conversation education http://www.youtube.com/user/takamatsueikaiwa and Kevin’s World about well, I don’t really know yet http://www.youtube.com/user/kevincozma2.
少し前に、私のYoutubeチャンネル-”英会話や英語教育に関する高松市英会話教室のチャンネル”と”ケビンの個人的なチャンネル http://www.youtube.com/user/takamatsueikaiwa(・・・う~ん、何に関する内容になるのかまだ分かりません)”について話をしました http://www.youtube.com/user/kevincozma2。
Today, I want to explain one of the videos on my English conversation channel. It is titled 高松市英会話教室 ケビンズ イングリッシュ ハウス. For those of you who can’t read Japanese, 高松市英会話教室 means Takamatsu city English conversation school. ケビンズ イングリッシュ ハウス is how you would write Kevin’s English House in Japanese.
今回は、私の英会話教室のチャンネルに載せているビデオの一つについて説明したいと思います。ビデオのタイトルは「高松市英会話教室 ケビンズ イングリッシュ ハウス」です。
I shot the video about 7 years ago, even before Youtube.com was big. I wanted to show my folks what my classes were like, so I took my video camera into my classroom for a couple of days. I did a little editing and came up with this clip.
このビデオは約7年前に撮ったもので、Youtubeが始まる前の頃です。私のレッスンがどんな感じなのかをカナダに住む家族に見せたいと思い、それで2日間ほど教室にビデオカメラを持ち込みました。それを少し編集したものがこのビデオクリップになったわけです。
It is pretty rough in terms of video quality and editing, but I actually like the results. Two obvious omissions are that I’m not in front of the camera much (maybe that’s a good thing) and I should have included more footage from the high school and older classes. Still, I think it is a fun video that shows that learning can be fun.
ビデオの画質と編集の点から見るとこのビデオは少し雑な感じがしますが、実は私はその成果を気に入っています。はっきりと分かる2つの怠っていた点は、私がビデオの中にあまり出ていないこと(多分それはよかった!)と、高校生や大人のクラスの場面も含めるべきだったという点です。それでも尚これは、学ぶのは楽しいということを示す面白いビデオだと私は思っています。
We do play a lot in class, but it is always done in English. If learning is fun, you will remember it more. Also, if it is fun, you will study more and longer, which is the key to improving in anything. A common pattern/philosophy I use in class is ‘learn, practice, use’. I want all three stages to be fun, useful, practical and memorable. I hope you enjoy the video. Right now I am incredibly busy teaching, but when I have a little free time, I will make an updated video of what I am doing in class.
私のレッスンではよく遊びを取り入れています。ですが、必ず英語を使って遊びます。もし学ぶのが楽しければ、あなたはもっとよく覚えるようになるでしょう。また、もし学ぶのが楽しければ、あなたはもっとたくさん、そしてもっと長く勉強するようになるでしょう。つまり、それが全てにおいて物事が上達するカギなのです!私がレッスンで使う一般的な様式/原理は「学び、練習し、使う」です。私はこの3つ全ての段階が楽しく、有用で実用的、そして覚えやすいものであって欲しいと願っています。皆さんがこのビデオを楽しんでくれますように!このところ仕事(英語のレッスン)の方でかなり忙しいのですが、もし少しでも空いた時間ができれば、レッスンでどんなことをしているのかを伝える最新版のビデオを作るつもりです。
Cheers,
それではまた!
Kev
ケビン
I think it’s a fun video. I didn’t see you much in the video, but you do seem younger. Now try to post a YouTube video made in other classes.
I want to study a lot of interesting English in the future.
I’m looking forward to it.
Yeah, it is a fun video. I am happy that the students are using lots of English AND having fun. May I make a video in your class, Aquakings? There are lots of interesting students in that class. It would be an interesting and crazy video, don’t you think?
Cheers,
Kev
Hi. After your e-mail,I checked your blog more than before. I wonder if I have seen
this video before. All of your class are great! The video reminds me of the class which I was in. I enjoyed very much!!
Hello, Yumi. Welcome to the blog.
Yes, please come back often. I will try to put up new information every week.
You might have seen that video before. Long ago, it was on my homepage. All the classes are great because all of the students are great! I have an incredible collection of totally cool students. I am the luckiest teacher around.
Your class was lots of fun. You spoke English very well, and had shared many cool opinions and ideas in class. You always did your best. If you ever move back to Takamatsu, I would love to be your teacher again. Your English was great, so don’t let it slip. Keep on studying. It is hard to gain language skills, but very easy to lose them.
Cheers,
Kev