An A - Z of Common English Errors for Japanese Learners (Japanese version)

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An A-Z of Common English Errors for Japanese Learners offers easy-to-understand explanations of the areas of English grammar and usage that cause the most problems for Japanese learners. The explanations are written in Japanese so that students can understand them, but arranged by English key word in an A-Z format so that teachers can quickly find what they are looking for. With 250 entries covering more than 400 common errors, this book will have an immediate and lasting impact on the way Japanese students speak and write English.

An English-only edition is also available. Both editions have exactly the same content, on exactly the same page numbers, making it easy, for example, for the teacher to use the English edition and students to use the Japanese edition without any confusion at all!

How to use this book:

An A-Z of Common English Errors for Japanese Learners can be used in many different ways. Please see below for some ideas on using this book in the following situations:

1. Eikaiwa School
2. Self-Study
3. University Class

1. Using this book in an Eikaiwa School

Key Points:
a. This book can help you give good grammatical explanations to your students, in either Japanese or English (depending on the edition used), without taking any conversation time away from the class.
b. Every student should have their own copy of the book, and of the “Key Word Checklist”, downloadable from www.btbpress.com.
c. There is a large fold-out card version of this Key Word Checklist, which is available free of charge for teachers to use. Please request one by writing a message in the comments box at the checkout of englishbooks.jp, when you place your order.
d. When a student makes a mistake which is covered in this book, simply highlight the Key Word in that student’s copy of the Key Word Checklist, and ask them to read that section at home, after class
e. This enables the valuable eikaiwa (English conversation) class time to be used for conversation practice, not grammar tuition, whilst still giving students the individual attention and correction they require.

A Message from the Author:
Students at eikaiwa schools often comment that although they get lots of speaking practice, they don't feel as though they are making progress because they are not learning anything about English grammar.
Adding "An A-Z of Common English Errors" to your current materials will allow you to provide this element without taking any extra class time or needing to speak Japanese to the students. When you notice a student repeatedly making a mistake, simply refer them to the appropriate explanation in the book, and move on to work with other students. The student will be able to read the explanation in their own language and have a permanent written record of it for future reference.
Although Japanese students have been taught a lot of "grammar" at school, very few of them have learned anything about usage. For example, most will know how to form passive sentences, but few will have any idea of what the passive is used for. This book allows them to add to their existing knowledge in a way that will help them to develop their communicative ability.

2. Using this book for Self-Study

Key Points:
a. You could simply read the book from start to finish ? you might be amazed at how many mistakes you didn’t know you were making!!!　
b. Use the index (bilingual in the Japanese edition), or Key Word Checklist (download from www.btbpress.com) to find sections that interest you, and start be reading those parts of the book.　
c. Use the workbook section to practice and review what you have studied.

A Message from the Author:
"An A-Z of Common English Errors" has a workbook section that allows learners to diagnose problem areas and work on weak points by themselves. Simply read the sentences, and try to work out what is wrong with each one. If you cannot figure it out, read the explanation on the page listed. Learning how to correct basic errors is one way to make your English sound much more natural in a very short period of time.

3. Using this book in a University Class

A Message from the Author:
Many colleges and universities in Japan take the approach that native speakers should deal with teaching "conversation," while grammar should be the domain of the Japanese teachers. However, many of the problems that learners have are ones that will go unnoticed by Japanese teachers, and it is simply not possible to teach "English conversation" to students who do not understand how basic questions are formed, who have no idea of the correct usage of "yes" and "no," and who have only a very poor grasp of how English tenses are used to express meaning.
Adding "An A-Z of Common English Errors" as a reference in your class will allow you to provide L1 explanations of basic grammar and usage that students will need to learn in order to be able to communicate in English. When each of your students has the book, you can refer individuals to the appropriate points as and when they make mistakes. This will leave you free to move on and monitor other students. The workbook section can also be used to set exercises for homework, leaving the students to learn about grammar and usage on their own so that more of your class time is freed up for speaking practice. In writing classes, adding this book to your regular text enables you to provide detailed feedback on written reports simply by writing key words on the student's paper, or by underlining the appropriate words on the "Key Word Checklist," which is available from www.btbpress.com.

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