MFWI and MWU

Saki Mi

I study Speaking, Writing, Conversation, Grammar, Reading and American Study in MFWI. I also studied other kinds of education in MWU last year. I found some differences about the classroom teaching style of MFWI and MWU. I studied American style classes in Japan because most classes were American teacher; professor Mary Brooks, but it’s a lot different here.

The class style which the students are expected is different between MFWI and MWU. I learned to actively speak in the class at MWU. We have to tell the teacher our opinion every time. We spoke more than we wrote in the classes. The teacher gave us a lot of assignment in each class; however, we have a time to do them because the classes are once a week in Japan. On the other hand, MFWI is different from MWU. The big difference is being active in the classes. It is similar to MWU, but we have to do more. I noticed our attitude in Japanese class was weak. The teachers expect us to be more active and talk with the teachers. We’ve still have a reserve. I’m sometimes nervous to say my opinion because of it. We are expected to speak with native speaker more in MFWI, so we have a lot of opportunities to talk with and make a speech. I also found one more big different between MFWI and MWU; that is, the each class is three times a week. For example, the writing class is on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. It’s surprising for me. We had the classes once a week in Japan. MFWI teachers give us many assignments, and we have to do them at once because we have the classes tomorrow or day after tomorrow. It will be hard for me by the time I get used to the school life.

I found the difference of the classroom teaching style of MFWI and MWU. The students were expected to be active and tell their opinion in the English class only in Japan, but we didn’t do so perfectly. It’s weak. We don’t say our opinion quickly in English class. We had the classes once a week in MWU, but MFWI is very different. One class is three times a week in MFWI. MFWI teachers want us to be more active and do a volunteer. We talk with the teacher every time the class starts. We work hard so that the classes are three times a week in MFWI, but I will get used to the class style gradually, and improve my English skill well.