Direct Translation Impossible: Tales from the Land of the Rising Sun

Frisk, Chad

ISBN 10: 1619612917 / ISBN 13: 9781619612914

Published by Lioncrest Publishing, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Direct Translation Impossible: Tales from the Land of the Rising Sun
• Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1619612917
• ISBN 13: 9781619612914
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Many Westerners are intrigued by Japanese culture, but only a small percentage of them get to see it up close. Very few of them indeed get as close as Chad Frisk. In his short new book he shares his experiences: - Struggling with and mastering a foreign language - Overcoming culture shock and its neglected cousin, reverse culture shock - Teaching English with no formal training - Breaking into traditional Japanese festivals - Managing cross-cultural miscommunication - Constantly feeling stupid This book is a window into the life of a foreigner in Japan and will appeal to anyone who is considering teaching English abroad, wants to see Japan from the inside without buying a plane ticket, or enjoys the occasional dose of schadenfreude.

About the Author

Chad is a graduate student at the University of Washington working towards a Masters in Teaching English to Students of Other Languages. From 2008 to 2013 he lived and taught English in Hamamatsu, Japan on the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program. In 2008 he was awarded the Jill Carlstrom Award for Japanese Studies at Whitman College, and in 2010 passed the most difficult level of the Japanese Language and Proficiency Test (N1) with a score of over 99%. Follow Chad on Twitter @friskcr.