Focus on communication 課題英文 本番用
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コミュニケーションの方が訛りよりも重要だと思います。本文では、訛りは重要だが、最も大切なのは相手とのコミュニケーション能力だと述べています。また、英語に正しい訛りはないため、訛りに過剰に気を取られるのではなく、伝えたいメッセージを伝える能力に集中するべきだと勧めています。
Focus on communication 課題英文 本番用
- 1. Focus on Communication! 問 本文でいうコミュニケーションと訛りはどちらが重要かあなたの意見を日本語で述べ なさい。（解答用紙記入、３００字以上で記述してください。目安は４００字です。） Whenever I tell students that they have a good accent, I see their faces light up with pride. They feel as if all those long hours of study have been worthwhile. Although accent is important, students must be careful not to exaggerate its importance. They should remember that what counts most is communication. I would like to tell you a humorous story about accent. A few years ago I gave a lecture in California. Since I was living in Italy at that time, some people probably assumed that I was Italian. After the lecture, one professor complimented me on my interesting presentation and particularly on my excellent accent in English. In his opinion, I almost sounded like a real American! Since I did not want to embarrass the professor, I thanked him politely for the compliment. Inside my heart, I was laughing. Can you imagine his shock if I told him that I came from New Jersey? This episode illustrates that accent can sometimes be a very subjective matter. The professor judged my English on what we knew about me rather than on how I spoke. But his compliment also proves that communication is more important than accent. My lecture was successful, because the audience had understood what I said. Communication is the most important part of language learning. Accent is really a secondary problem, especially in English. As you know, there is no uniform standard for spoken English and thus no model for standard accent. A native accent in English refers to one of the many varieties. I urge you to concentrate on communication rather than accent for a very important reason. As more and more people speak English, the variety of accents will increase, and thus the number of “correct” pronunciations will also increase. Because of this expansion, English speakers-both native and non-native alike-will grow more accustomed to these varieties and thus less concerned with the problem of accent. The English language belongs to all its speakers. So stop worrying about accent, and focus on communication.