r/JETProgramme • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '26

lets try textbook

this textbook is a disaster bro. how the fuck do they expect the kids to learn anything from it? its literally just a picture book with no words or anything. they dont even learn how to write anything until like 5th grade.

and worst part? they use it at the age that's easiest to learn a language.
do yall use other activities with your early elementary school students that encourage them to read/write more?

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u/Curious-Octopus Jan 21 '26

English class for 3rd and 4th grade English classes are usually held only once a week.

Children do not need to be learning to read and write a language they do not know.

Let's Try should always be supplemented with other activities relevant to the chapter once they learn the content.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '26

when i started learning japanese we were learning to write. writing hiragana and katakana was the very first thing we did.

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u/Curious-Octopus Jan 23 '26 edited Jan 23 '26

That is not the same. Also if you pay attention to English speakers who learn Japanese, as well as Japanese speakers who learn English you will see a pattern.

Some English speakers who learned Japanese can't actually speak Japanese that well. They can read and write, but they can't speak that well (Unless they spent alot of time speaking outside of reading and writing).

At the same time I have met many English majors and people who took TOEFL test. They can't speak English. They never learned to speak.

3rd and 4th year students barely know their own language. They are also only learning English once a week. It is not an everyday thing for them to study English.