Learning a new language can be intimidating and scary at first, since you’re suddenly bombarded with unknown words, unfamiliar rules, and the constant fear of making mistakes like accidentally telling someone to shove it instead of saying hello (been there, unfortunately).
However, a secondary school in Japan has decided to take that idea of fear to a whole new level, since they are literally using P.T., the playable teaser for the canceled Hideo Kojima’s Silent Hills, as a teaching tool.
The Key To Mastering English Might Be Hiding In P.T.’s Haunted Hallway
According to a recent post on the official website of Niigata Prefecture’s Tsunan Secondary School, an assistant language teacher (whose name wasn’t disclosed – though she’s already a genius in our book) decided to use P.T. to create an interactive English lesson.
“On Wednesday, October 22nd, a fifth-grade English class was taught by an ALT. This time, the students attempted realistic English conversation learning using the horror game ‘Silent Hill’ as a theme. The lesson was, of course, conducted entirely in English”, explains the post.
Basically, the class of fifth-year students collaboratively progressed through the horror game demo by making choices in English and out loud, using...
