Problem is NOT English

Why do Japanese business people go to English conversation school to learn English? What are the problems of Japanese people's English communication skills? What do they notice in learning at school? What will the English school help?
Most Japanese people start to learn English from junior high school or elementary school. So, people who graduated university are supposed to have studied English for 10 years or more.
They graduated university, started to work, and then they begin to go to English conversation school to learn English. Why they have to learn English after 10 years study in educational programs?
What is wrong with them?
Why many of Japanese are not good at English conversation who have studied English for long years at school?
As you look at the reasons why the Japanese are not good in English, you will find the problem is not English, but communication.
Many of the Japanese who is weak in English, are having problems with the way of communicating than their English themselves.
They just can not say hello and introduce themselves properly. They do not know how to express themselves. And, they do not have attitude to be interested in opponents, and ask questions positively.
Most Japanese people who are not good at English conversation have at lease one or more problems above. They are not good at English conversation even they have learned many words and phrases.
The communication skill are that people generate through their experience communication with people in life.
A good English conversation school will find issues of communication of students, and lead them to improve.

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Japanese and English Conversation

Fear of Speaking in English
It seems that many Japanese people are reluctant in speaking in English. There are many Japanese who thinks not good at English. Now you can learn English very easily compared with before. You can get English texts and materials easily at bookstore or through internet.
Why English Conversation
Why do Japanese learn English conversation after they start to work? What are their objectives? How come they made up their minds to learn English conversation and start to go to the schools.
Why at School
Now Japanese people can hear and speak English at many places. We can say the present time is the easiest time ever to learn foreign languages. But may Japanese people learn English conversation at some private schoools.
Conversation with Natives
It is said that speaking with natives will help to get shortcut way to improve English conversation skills. Go to the English conversation school, and you will get lessons that you can speak with native English speakers.
The Need of English Grammer
I will say Japanese people too much stick to English grammar. Leaning by decomposing English sentences as if they are chemical symbols and formulas is adopted well in Enlish learning at high school or college exams.
English is not the one
English conversation is one of the conversation method. Conversation is communication mainly using words. English conversation is not the one as any conversation is not the one. As there is no correct answer in the conversation, there is no correct answer also in English.
Appearance and True Mind
"Honesty and Facade" is the expression that there are differences between what people think and speak. Honesty is feeling and thinking of true mind. Facade is appearance viewd from outside.

Good English Conversation School

Roadmap to Achieve Target
There are reasons for those who start to learn English conversation at schools. Some have clear objectives and targets, some started to learn English with vague feelings.
Stretch Advantages
So as to improve communication skills, it is very effective to stretch the advantages. Every single person has his or her unique character, and each has his/her own advantages.
Compensate for Disadvantages
Each person has each character. Some characters would be good for conversation. Some would not. There are various people with various characters, making communication saying various things. Communication is highly dependent on characters of people to communicate.
Joyful Conversation
English conversatin is conversation. Basically, talking with someone should be joyful. Conversation in English is not necessarily difficult matter nor tough thing, but something you can enjoy.
Trouble Shooting
English conversation skill helps us Japanese in business communication with foreign people and travelling in overseas. Speaking English is a kind of status for Japanese business people.

Is English Conversation Useful?

Means for Communication
Is learning English an objective? Or is English conversation is no more than one of the means for communication? If askes such questions, maybe most of you would answer "English conversation is one of the means for communication".
Problem is NOT English
Why do Japanese business people go to English conversation school to learn English? What are the problems of Japanese people's English communication skills? What do they notice in learning at school? What will the English school help?
Should Learn from Childhood?
Children English conversation classes are increasing in Japan. Learning English from childhood is said very effective since children has soft and active brain. Recently many English schools start class for zero years old babies for English conversation.

What to Obtain

Dignity of English Conversation
English is often used to communicate with foreign people. Since English is global language, you can communicate with people in USA, Englans, and many other countries using English at travel, in businesses.
Customer Language
Many Japanese people learn English for business objectives. It is a kind of investment for themselves. Pay money to the school, master business English skills, then use the skill so as to make money.
Thought, Culture, and Background
Why do Japanese learn English "conversation" at school afte we start to work? What can we see by doing conversation. What can we obtain and master by English conversation.
Make Money English Conversation
To go to an English conversation school is, so to speak, self-investment. Self-investment is to invest money and time to improve your skills because you expect income increase in the future. Normally, people investing are expecting future profits.
Conversational Skill for Love Affair
A good way to learn through English conversation is to have conversation skills for love. Even though it is embarrassing and difficult to say when it is in Japanese, it can be said that it is easy to say in English conversation surprisingly.