私は長年、英語のプロの家庭教師をしてきましたが、たまに、全く単語が読めない生徒がいます。ローマ字読みしか出来ない。英語は、スペルを読むのが難しい言語です。あいうえおに慣れている日本人は、不規則な読み方に戸惑います。 その方が、そのレベルであれば、まずあなたが、基本的な単語の読み方を教えてあげて、様子をみてはどうでしょうか？ そこのハードルを乗り越える人なのかどうか？

He should find a local beginners' English class where he will have the opportunity (and structure and support) to converse with fellow students; this is how most people get their first practice. It is not ideal: they will not be native speakers, but they will be equally as motivated as he, both able and willing to converse at his level, which is why this method is successful. I assume he is not wealthy, but does Japan not have government-subsidised classes for key skills such as this?

If he has had six years of English classes in middle school and high school (as most Japanese have had), he is not actually a beginner. Like the Japanese high school student who lived with my family for a year, this young man might be a low intermediate with functional reading skills and very poor listening and speaking skills. The most effective way to improve is to pay for private lessons with a qualified bilingual teacher. I have tutored some Japanese teachers of English who were at a high level. They could certainly work with him in Japanese and English and correct his English pronunciation. The most common way to improve is to participate in a group class led by a qualified teacher. Obviously, there is less practice time per student. Informal conversation with unpaid conversation partners usually doesn't work until the person is at a good level and can converse.

jojo moyes books are great :,(