bunicchi
Member
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2015
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Japanese
- Home Country
- Japan
- Current Location
- Japan
Hello
I would like to know how to describe my feelings effectively in the following situation.
I am a Japanese teacher of English at a public school in Tokyo. I am assigned to take care of a native speaking young assistant language teacher who is coming to Japan for the job. They haven't sent us the novice teacher's CV yet, but from our experiences so far, most probably, he/she has just finished college and has no experience of working in Japan, or teaching English. I want to give him/her sufficient advice so that I can minimize the trouble that he/she will have in our school/Japan. However, I do not want to annoy them by taking care of him/her too much or treating him/her like a child. I've found a phrase, "At the risk of sounding paternalistic, I think it's best to..." This phrase describes my feelings well but I think it might be too formal for my situation.
I want to express my worries of being paternalistic or officious and my willingness to help the novice teacher in a friendly manner. What are some of the phrases I should use instead of "at the risk of sounding paternalistic"?
I would like to know how to describe my feelings effectively in the following situation.
I am a Japanese teacher of English at a public school in Tokyo. I am assigned to take care of a native speaking young assistant language teacher who is coming to Japan for the job. They haven't sent us the novice teacher's CV yet, but from our experiences so far, most probably, he/she has just finished college and has no experience of working in Japan, or teaching English. I want to give him/her sufficient advice so that I can minimize the trouble that he/she will have in our school/Japan. However, I do not want to annoy them by taking care of him/her too much or treating him/her like a child. I've found a phrase, "At the risk of sounding paternalistic, I think it's best to..." This phrase describes my feelings well but I think it might be too formal for my situation.
I want to express my worries of being paternalistic or officious and my willingness to help the novice teacher in a friendly manner. What are some of the phrases I should use instead of "at the risk of sounding paternalistic"?
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