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Pronunciation drill sergeant Yoko Mizui Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer "Straighten up and speak louder!" So commanded Hisako Murakawa, phonetics professor at the Center for Language Research of the University of Aizu in Fukushima Prefecture, addressing about 70 English-language teachers and university students. She had them repeatedly pronounce the letters of the alphabet from A to Z, first in choru..

Using The Daily Yomiuri in the Classroom Simon Goddard Weedon Special to The Daily Yomiuri This months' column focuses on the recent news surrounding Asashoryu's health and the difficulties that come with being a top athlete. Over 90 percent of the vocabulary in the article is from basic word lists, so the first activity focuses on understanding the less frequently used words. There is also an a..

Making English Work / Radio in tune for EnglishBy Yoko Mizui Yoko Mizui Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer A 32-year-old housewife with three children who could hardly speak English decided to study the language in 1992 and, three years later, started a small English conversation school at her house. Today, 15 years since Sanae Kawamoto decided to study English, not only does she teach English to childr..