ibunka TB_U3

1 Jeremy , American, university professor, lives in Japan In my American high school, sometimes when the teacher asked a question that was too hard or too easy, students hesitated to raise their hands. But overall, much of the class was a dialogue between the teacher and individual students who raised their hands, and sometimes even disagreed with the teacher.

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→ In Jeremy’s high school, it was common for students to have conversations with the teacher during class.

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2 Jeremy , American, university professor, lives in Japan Being able to give an opinion was an important part of understanding the material. If the teacher asked a question and no one raised their hand, it seemed rather unfriendly.

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→ Jeremy felt that students who disagreed with their teacher were quite rude.

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3 Hayley , Australian, study abroad advisor, lives in the UK Growing up in Australia, classes were always interactive. Students were encouraged to contribute throughout the lesson. I could freely ask my teacher for more information if I needed it.

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→ Hayley was too shy to ever ask her teacher for help.

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4 Hayley , Australian, study abroad advisor, lives in the UK Also, students almost always answered when called upon by the teacher. It was very rare for a student to remain silent. If they did, it was usually because they were extremely shy. At that point, the teacher would ask other students to help the student out, and the lesson would move on.

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→ In Hayley’s experience, classes did not progress if a student didn’t answer the teacher’s question.

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UNIT 3 | COMPREHENSION