Official Appointment Ceremony at the Takashima Board of Education
by usolee
The following is the speech I presented (English version) at our annual “I pledge to do my best this year” ceremony. All the Assistant Language Teachers (ALT’s) in our city attended and gave speeches in Japanese in front of the top bosses of our city. (funny ice-breaker) Many words lose their meaning when subjected to translation. No where is this more apparent than here in Japan where 和製英語 (waseieigo), or Japanglish, is abundant. Native English speakers here find themselves doubting their […]
Categories: Year 4 • Tags: ALT, appointment, B.O.E, Board of Education, BOE, ceremony, elementary, High, japan, japanese, Junior, official, school, speech, Takashima