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

by Chad Frisk

Overview

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.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149979561
Publisher:	Chad Frisk
Publication date:	10/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	149
File size:	2 MB

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.