Ten Year Compulsory Japanese Teaching For Grandparents And Grandchildren Is Only For The Purpose Of Cultivating Expo Volunteers

Around the beige wall, there are all kinds of cute patterns: forest animals, flowers and fruits, cartoon smiling faces; The tiles in the kitchen and bathroom are pasted with active goldfish... The owners of the warm house are two "post-80s" - 82 year old E Mei and her granddaughter E Qing.

Although the hut is small, it is always crowded before the summer vacation. E Mei told reporters that since 2001, she and her granddaughter have volunteered to run a Japanese language training class for the World Expo. This year, it happens to be 10 sessions, with more than 700 trainees. Each time, they would first interview in the hut and tell the trainees: "The training class is to serve the World Expo, and the only entrance condition is that they will have the opportunity to be Expo volunteers after learning."

"If you pass on your skills to more people, you will be in a good mood even if there is no return." -- E Mei

"Enrollment hotline" is the home phone of Emei; "Enrollment Office" is the bedroom of E Mei's family. Turn on the computer in front of the bed. More than 20 students have been entered in the EXCEL form. E Mei can't type. She used a stylus to input these words one by one. "Enrollment began in May, and the phone at home was almost broken every day." The old man spoke Mandarin in Northeast China. "There are still 30 places left, which will be officially opened in mid July!"

As an octogenarian, Emei has been dealing with Japanese all his life. She was born in Shenyang. When she was 3 years old, she went to Japan with her father and returned to the motherland after attending primary school. She has mastered Japanese skillfully since childhood. After liberation, Emei moved to Shanghai and worked in Jiangnan Shipyard. Since the late 1960s, E Mei began to teach Japanese in factories and schools.

With the standard Tokyo Tone and mature teaching methods, Emei was quickly recognized by the industry. Soon, she was employed as a visiting professor of Japanese by the then Shangwai Night University.

In 2001, China officially submitted an application letter to BIE. Upon hearing this news, E Mei decided to hold a free Japanese training class with her granddaughter E Qing, who also learned Japanese from childhood: "We should make early preparations for the World Expo."

"Teaching is hard, but I am satisfied with so many precious students. As long as I live, I will persist with my granddaughter." -- E Mei

On the desk of E Mei's house, there are all kinds of teaching books. The old man said proudly, "Grandparents and grandchildren have their own strengths in class!" Emei has a great accent, vivid class, and is good at explaining Japanese vocabulary through cartoons; Granddaughter grammar is very good, patient and meticulous in class, "we can say we are 'golden partners'!"

The summer class from July to August was in the hot summer. The classroom was in the North School of Shangnan Middle School, which was about 15 minutes' walk away from home. Although the journey is not far, for the octogenarian, the journey back and forth in the heat is not easy. Due to early cerebral infarction, E Mei's right leg was not easy to walk. In the morning, the old man always walks down three floors with a cane in one hand and a granddaughter in the other; When he comes back from half a day's classes, the old man is often exhausted. He has to hold the handrail tightly with one hand and lean on crutches with the other hand. He needs to be pushed by Eqing behind to go upstairs. After climbing the third floor, I was already panting and sweating

The old man has heart disease and high blood pressure. He takes four or five kinds of medicine every day. In order not to affect teaching, taking medicine before class and taking heart protecting pills with you have become a "required course" for the elderly. When a strong wind blew and a rainstorm broke out, the students were worried that Mr. E, who was old and had poor legs and feet, could not come. Unexpectedly, the old man still appeared in the classroom on time. "Students can not come, and teachers can not. Even if the world is full of knives, I will come with a pot on my back."

This year's registration period falls on Mother's Day. A student came for an interview with a carnation, and respectfully sent it to the old man: "Teacher is an extraordinary mother, and I wish you a happy Mother's Day!" When she received the flowers, she was very pleased, and two lines of tears burst out.

"Grandma teacher, the heart is sunny, and life is sunny." -- E Qing

When the old man's computer is not in use, the screen scrolls with this sentence: "The heart should always be sunny."

For 700 students in 10 years, what kind of account will it be? For one student to attend a course, the market "market" registration fee is at least 1000 yuan, and the registration fee for 700 students alone is 700000 yuan. If Emei Zusun does not open a compulsory class, but goes to other places to have classes, it will cost 300 yuan according to the class hour cost of "market". E'mei's grandparents and grandchildren did not calculate this account at all: "The happiness from paying for the Expo is incomparable."

"Grandma teacher" is the most popular name for E Mei among students. These two days, former students have called the elderly to report their good news: Chen Xiaoyun has been employed as an intern by the African Union Museum; Xu Qianyue is volunteering at the urban volunteer service station; Chen Li will also work at the site in August to serve the Expo