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DO PROGRAMMERS DREAM OF ENGLISH SHEEP? @FUSHIROYAMA

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ANDROID PROGRAMMER FUMIHIKO SHIROYAMA

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AGENDA ▸My background ▸How I studied English ▸Why should programmers study English

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MY BACKGROUND

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MY BACKGROUND ▸Born and raised only in Japan ▸Have never studied abroad ▸My English teacher is Podcast

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HOW I STUDIED ENGLISH?

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PODCAST ▸Internet radio through iTunes ▸Various kinds of programs including Educational ones ▸Many of them are available for FREE

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DON’T WASTE YOUR COMMUTING TIME!

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MY RECOMMENDATIONS ▸elspod.com ▸BBC News ▸ABC News

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MY RECOMMENDATIONS ▸elspod.com ▸BBC News ▸ABC News NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON ITUNES

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MY RECOMMENDATIONS ▸elspod.com ▸BBC News ▸ABC News NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON ITUNES STILL AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE!

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ESLPOD.COM ▸Short ▸Easy and slow ▸Difficult words are paraphrased in easy English ▸One or two difficult words, idioms

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ESLPOD.COM ▸Short ▸Easy and slow ▸Difficult words are paraphrased in easy English ▸One or two difficult words, idioms NOT IN JAPANESE BUT IN ENGLISH

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ESLPOD.COM ▸Short ▸Easy and slow ▸Difficult words are paraphrased in easy English ▸One or two difficult words, idioms MORE THAN THREE UNKNOWN WORDS WITHOUT DICTIONARY IS MEANINGLESS

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BUT HOW TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK?

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HOW TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ▸Talk to English speakers! ▸Shadowing

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WHY SHOULD PROGRAMMERS STUDY ENGLISH?

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WHAT PPAP TAUGHT US IS… ▸Make English contents and provide it on the Net may make you a star!

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WHAT PPAP TAUGHT US IS… ▸Make English contents and provide it on the Net may make you a star! GITHUB!!

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TAKE A CHANCE! ▸Japanese programmers are great! ▸English makes you outstanding! ▸Don’t hesitate to make mistakes! It’s ok for programmers to make slight grammatical errors!

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THANK YOU! All illustrations are thanks to irastoya.com