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Do Programmers Dream of English Sheep?

Do Programmers Dream of English Sheep?

A Lightning talk about how I learned English.

Fumihiko Shiroyama

February 13, 2017
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  1. MY BACKGROUND ▸Born and raised only in Japan ▸Have never

    studied abroad ▸My English teacher is Podcast
  2. PODCAST ▸Internet radio through iTunes ▸Various kinds of programs including

    Educational ones ▸Many of them are available for FREE
  3. ESLPOD.COM ▸Short ▸Easy and slow ▸Difficult words are paraphrased in

    easy English ▸One or two difficult words, idioms
  4. ESLPOD.COM ▸Short ▸Easy and slow ▸Difficult words are paraphrased in

    easy English ▸One or two difficult words, idioms NOT IN JAPANESE BUT IN ENGLISH
  5. ESLPOD.COM ▸Short ▸Easy and slow ▸Difficult words are paraphrased in

    easy English ▸One or two difficult words, idioms MORE THAN THREE UNKNOWN WORDS WITHOUT DICTIONARY IS MEANINGLESS
  6. WHAT PPAP TAUGHT US IS… ▸Make English contents and provide

    it on the Net may make you a star! GITHUB!!
  7. TAKE A CHANCE! ▸Japanese programmers are great! ▸English makes you

    outstanding! ▸Don’t hesitate to make mistakes! It’s ok for programmers to make slight grammatical errors!