How much we have to study English?

1000 Speakers Conference #6での発表資料です。
英語習得にどれぐらいの時間がかかるかと、その時間を確保するアイデアについてです。

Transcript

1. Amount of Time to Study English Tak Yanagida @tyanagida
2. Who am I? • Independent software developer • US MBA graduate • Publish English tests for SW engineers on CodeIQ https://codeiq.jp/ace/tyanagida/q851
3. • Distance of Language • Required time for English natives Category Language Time I Italian, Spanish 24-30 weeks II German 36 weeks III Russian 44 weeks IV Arabic, Japanese 88 weeks Source: FSI Course Catalog English and Japanese are far apart.
4. Only 88 weeks? • 88 weeks as full-time job • 88 x 40 = 3,520 hours • Only 1,000 hours in 6 years of Japanese junior / high school Study 2,500 hours more
5. How to make thousands hours? • Use English documents for your daily job. • Browse English sites for your hobby. • Daydream English conversation on train. Presentation in last month Incorporate English study into daily life!