ESP 特定分野の英語

スミス英会話相模原校のオーナー講師でいると毎日刺激があります。相模原校には様々な年齢の生徒様が在籍されていて、みなさんがそれぞれ英会話を勉強する目的を持っています。仕事に英語が必要だという生徒様の勉強をお手伝いすることも多いです。そして、時々特別な理由がある生徒様のお手伝いをする機会もあります。そういった時は、生徒様はもちろん私自身にとっても学びになります。ここ1年では、英語を話す患者さんのために勉強する歯科衛生士の生徒様のお手伝いをしてきました。

English For Special Purposes (ESP)

Owning an English here in Sagamihara is far from boring. We have students of all ages, and all of them have a purpose for studying English conversation. We often help students that need English for their jobs. And occasionally we get the chance to help someone with a very special purpose. It is a learning opportunity for both the student and myself. Over the past year, I’ve been helping a dental hygienist who has English-speaking patients  in a Dental Clinic in Fuchinobe, Sagamihara. She has kindly given me permission to write a little about her.

Asami purchased a book full of dental language and brought it to class. I looked through it and realized that it was a good “guidebook,” but full of unnecessary language that she didn’t really need for her job. For example, the phrase “please hold the mirror and notice the tartar (red dye). I am going to remove it, and it might be a bit uncomfortable. If you feel any pain, please raise your left hand.” So I broke that down to make it as easy as possible for her. (She gives the patient the mirror) “Look. Red is tartar. I’m gonna remove it.” (Begins) and occasionally asks “you okay?” These “guidebooks” are good, but they don’t teach simplicity and natural English. And that is where Smith's franchise owners come in. We can make ESP simple and effective for our students.

I enjoyed a year of helping Asami. I know that she is a top-quality dental hygienist and now has the most useful and natural-sounding English to help her communicate with foreign patients!