Are you making progess with your English (あなたの英語は上達していますか)? Many students worry that they should be learning faster. I think that many people don't realize (認識する）that it takes a very, very long time to learn English.
For example, the US government (政府）says that it takes 40-60 weeks of full-time study for Asian immigrants (移民) to become fluent (流ちょう). That's 1200 hours in the classroom (教室)! Those people live in America, so they can practice (練習）English every day. If you study English once a week in Japan, it would take 23 years to learn English well.
That's the bad news. But the good news is that if you are a complete beginner (入門), you can move up to beginner level in about one year, or less if you study hard. If you are a beginner, you can move to intermediate (中級） in 4 or 5 years. To get to advanced （上級), it will take another 5 to 6 years.
Next time I will write about some ways to improve your English.
-Ed
For example, the US government (政府）says that it takes 40-60 weeks of full-time study for Asian immigrants (移民) to become fluent (流ちょう). That's 1200 hours in the classroom (教室)! Those people live in America, so they can practice (練習）English every day. If you study English once a week in Japan, it would take 23 years to learn English well.
That's the bad news. But the good news is that if you are a complete beginner (入門), you can move up to beginner level in about one year, or less if you study hard. If you are a beginner, you can move to intermediate (中級） in 4 or 5 years. To get to advanced （上級), it will take another 5 to 6 years.
Next time I will write about some ways to improve your English.
-Ed