I teach at university in Japan. I don't know how to feel about this. My students are self-conscious enough about speaking English without knowing that their accent is being ridiculed on the Internets. It doesn't help that what you're seeing in this vid is a valid pronunciation practice technique called "shadowing." This kind of practice (recording what you're saying so you can compare it with the actor) helps the learners spot their intonation, rhythm, and other errors.

EDIT: Sorry, after more thought I have to downvote. I think it just promotes racial stereotyping (if the YouTube comments are any indication).

>> ^SDGundamX:

I teach at university in Japan. I don't know how to feel about this. My students are self-conscious enough about speaking English without knowing that their accent is being ridiculed on the Internets. It doesn't help that what you're seeing in this vid is a valid pronunciation practice technique called "shadowing." This kind of practice (recording what you're saying so you can compare it with the actor) helps the learners spot their intonation, rhythm, and other errors.
EDIT: Sorry, after more thought I have to downvote. I think it just promotes racial stereotyping (if the YouTube comments are any indication).


I humbly respect your opinion in regards to this clip... I can understand if this maybe something that is *controversial although as I said before, this is pretty much like when you have English dubs for anime... Some things are just better off staying in their own language...

And I'm sure that if one of your students can easily out perform this guy...