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