pilot 0 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Hi! I am a collge student and really interested in working as a ski instructor this coming winter at Hakuba area. Ideally, I'd be happy with seeing many foreigne gusets and teaching them in English and in the future I want to become a ski guide who can entertain guests from overseas. Could anybody tell me which ski school (at Hakuba) has many foreign customers the most? What the impression or idea of the ski school in Japan you went to before? If the instructor's English is bad, does it disapponit you? Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites
intr0 0 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 you want to teach english? Not really my area, but wouldn't it help to be able to spell first? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 most people coming from overseas want a certified instructor who speak a native level of English. research this a bit more in the jobs section to find your answer. Link to post Share on other sites
ProbablyaCrazyPerson 2 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 This might be interesting for you as well http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/working-at-japanese-ski-resorts.html Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by pilot: If the instructor's English is bad, does it disapponit you? I think they expect pretty good English and no misunderstandings welcomed. Your English has to be sophisticated one. Do you think you pronounce good? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Both my ski instructors spoke bad English. I didn't mind, as I was in their country, not mine. They taught me pretty well, though. That was important. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 That's cool. soubriquet, what I wonder is it always needs some urgent usage on instructing ski technique. Especially when students ski incorrectly and having risks to get accidents. If it's not a risky occasion like in an accommodation like my case, I think people don't get disappointed even when I speak bad Link to post Share on other sites
misorano 1 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Gams: Your English is great. I can't iamgine anyone having a prob with your place. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Thx misorano. But I think even when I try to pronounce words correctly hard, a lot often I notice I do it incorrectly. e.g. Right and Light (R and L are always big problems) Selfish and shellfish sit and sh*t lol... BTW, why is it always Gams (plural?) when you call me, misorano? Link to post Share on other sites
misorano 1 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Gams sounds friendlier than Gam. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 i have deleted my comments. Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 yeah it's annoying at the very least, you say thanks and then later you give an account of your experience it's even worse with all these people who come in and ask the hakuba/niseko questions that are answered on the first page of posts. (p.s. I have asked lots of these sorts of questions, but it's generally more specific stuff after doing a search Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 dude you have racked up 936 posts, nobody will say that you are a one hit wonder Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 It's only been one day, wait a little longer before deeming it a one post wonder. It is, after all the weekend, plus he/she mightn't have instant internet access. Link to post Share on other sites
pilot 0 Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 Thank you for your answers. I'm sorry for not showing up. I'm not bugging out! I understand the idea you want an instructor with good English. Acting as the instructor describes exactly on the slope is not so easy even if you had the same language. When I'm learning skiing from Japanese instructor, sometimes I'm frustrated by the instructions which didn't come across well. It depends on what the guests want from the instructor, isn't it? Some might just want them to attend their children or tell about the mountains thay see, local stories or things like that. gams you seem to be good at English. have you ever been to slopes with foreigh poeple? how do you learn some ski-related english terms? Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by pilot: gams you seem to be good at English. have you ever been to slopes with foreigh poeple? how do you learn some ski-related english terms? Yep, sometimes people need me to play with them on ski slopes and if I had enough time in a quiet day and in the mood, I would. My English base ( I think ) is from English language songs which I sang a lot when I was a student. Believe or not, it still works in my mind. I don't think I can speak so long, complecated sentence with slangs but if you know some basic patterns, it's practicable. One of my problem is gramatically gerunds and infinitives e.g. #1.I remembered to say "thank you". and #2.I remembered saying "thank you". I often get confused with them and still not good at using them properly which might cause some confusion to my English speaking guests. And another problem is probably prepositions. But if some foreign people speaks to me like "Eigo hanashi masuka?" , it makes me relax Link to post Share on other sites
bettyx 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 i'm confused. is pilot a native english speaker ? &gamera, your english always amazes me. but.. Do you think you pronounce good? this sentence would make my mother (a grammar freak) and my high school english teacher go crazy. americans (& increasingly australians etc), say 'you did good' but for some reason, we were always taught that this is a definite mistake. i'm not sure why. i just recall many occasions of being reprimanded with 'you did well. not 'good'.' just like we were taught never to say 'i'm good', but instead we must say 'i'm well'. i wonder if people are still ast strict about this nowadays? Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I guess pilot might be neither an English nor a Japanese native speaker. Perhaps one of other language is his/her mother tongue. Not sure why you can't say you are "good" inspite of you say you feel good, not you feel well. A lot of contradictions, something hard to explain in languages. Link to post Share on other sites
bettyx 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 maybe.. good is an adjective being positive/desirable. so 'i'm good' sounds a bit stuck-up? whereas 'well' describes a state of health? not sure. now you've got me thinking! Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Both are adjective, right? But well is used more like as an adverb sometimes specifying verbs while good is used only as an adjective specifying nouns. e.g. "well done" "good job" And both go well-better-best good-better-best grrrrrrrrrr Link to post Share on other sites
bettyx 0 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 ha. back to the original topic - i learnt to ski in japan from a japanese teacher, even though i could barely speak at the time. it was all about following my teacher like a little duckling, copying what they did & trying my best. i remember there was a girl from norway & she quit half way through the lesson as she was so frustrated with being unable to ask questions. so pilot, some foreigners may not mind english that is less than perfect - even a few words would probably be appreciated! but maybe not for kids? Link to post Share on other sites
housewife 0 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I know some friend foreign couple who go to naspa in yuzawa niigata for lessons in english. They are really happy with that. Link to post Share on other sites
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