I don’t teach English in Japan (I teach something else, which is why I’m on this sub), but I do live here. My child attends regular Japanese yochien, and they have an English teacher visit once a week.
I got a chance to watch her class the other day. My child is a native English speaker, so I was curious what the class would be like for her. One thing that surprised me is that the “Alphabet Song” was different than I grew up with in America. Notably the “L, M, N, O…” part, which was sort of drawn out to coincide with a different part of the tune than I’m used to!
I’m curious, is there a pedagogical reason for this? Or perhaps the alphabet song is different in other English-speaking countries and I’m not familiar with that (again, I’m American)?
by beginswithanx