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Tue	17:00	–	18:30
Wed	17:00	–	18:30
Thu	17:00	–	18:30
Fri	17:00	–	18:30
Sat	16:30	–	18:30

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Welcome to my profile!

I've been teaching English to students from around the world for years.

I have taught two languages regularly for about 20 years.

I was a full-time professional English instructor of all ages and levels for 8 years (in Japan).

I have now been a part-time teacher of adults, online and in the classroom, for 12 years.

I've worked as a translator since 2009 to present.

I also worked in Japanese offices in Tokyo until Covid.

Do you need to practise your English conversation?

Are you looking for listening and reading help in English?

I can be your guide and support as you study and practise, and use your English skills in (virtual) real life.

Check out my lessons below.

See you soon.

*Scottish English is a variety of standard English spoken in Scotland and used in education and the workplace. It is easy to understand, and uses British English spelling conventions.

Famous people who speak Scottish English:

Sean Connery (Hollywood actor)

Ewan MacGregor (Hollywood actor)

Nicola Sturgeon (First Minister of Scotland)

Gordon Brown (former UK chancellor and Prime Minister)

Sharleen Spiteri (singer in band Texas)

Alan Cumming (New York broadway actor)

Andrew Murray (tennis player)

Here are some well-known people who speak English with a stronger Scots dialect influence:

Liz McColgan (World Champion middle-distance runner (Tokyo, 1991)
Alex Ferguson (former football manager and player)
Irvine Welsh (a novelist e.g. Trainspotting)

You can read more about Scottish Standard English here:

Scottish English - Wikipedia

Wir Ain Leed - Scottish Standard English (scots-online.org)

OLCreate: Scots language and culture 2 Unit 20: Standardisation of Scots: The creation of Scottish Standard English (SSE) (open.edu)

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Customisable English Lesson

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English

50min X 5 10,000P
Pack of 5 2,000P per lesson

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Customizable English Lesson

Do you have something specific in mind you'd like to study? This class is for students with specific requests!

English

50min 2,400P

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Special Interest Lesson - Scottish Gaelic

Introduction to Scottish Gaelic language and culture, and also follow-on Gaelic beginners language lessons

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45min 2,000P

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Counseling Lesson

This is an orientation session for first-time students. Let's check your English level, talk about your goals and decide which of my lessons is a good fit for you!

English

20min 1,000P

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English Conversation Class - 50 Minutes

More time to practice your spoken English, improve your fluency and enhance your vocabulary!

English

50min 2,200P

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English Conversation Class

Practice your spoken English, improve your fluency and enhance your vocabulary!

English

35min X 5 7,000P
Pack of 5 1,400P per lesson

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Special Interest Lesson - (SSE) Scottish Standard English

This is for people interested in Scottish Standard English (SSE) pronunciation, and who would like to compare it with other varieties of English.

English

45min 2,000P

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Beginners Scottish Gaelic Conversation

Others (Language)

30min X 5 5,900P
Has Trial 10min 0P Pack of 5 1,180P per lesson

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Easy to talk to Casual Caters to your level

In today's lesson, I found it interesting to learn that in a typical rented house in Scotland, the ground floor is wooden and you have to wear shoes, but the first floor is carpeted so you can get around in slippers. Also, perhaps because Scotland is a cool region, air conditioning is not necessary ...

In today's lesson, I found it interesting to learn that in a typical rented house in Scotland, the ground floor is wooden and you have to wear shoes, but the first floor is carpeted so you can get around in slippers. Also, perhaps because Scotland is a cool region, air conditioning is not necessary in the summer, but it is certainly predictable that heating bills would be high in the cold winters. I was reminded once again that if you live in northwestern Europe, you should keep in mind that the winter climate is very different to that of Japan.

Customisable English Lesson 50min 10000P
2 months ago
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Easy to talk to For intermediates Caters to your level

In this class, we studied one article. It was about the CEO of a company who travels all over the world by plane all year round for work. I was surprised to hear him openly talk about how he wants to be treated as if he were in a privileged class and how he doesn't like airlines that don't fulfill t...

In this class, we studied one article. It was about the CEO of a company who travels all over the world by plane all year round for work. I was surprised to hear him openly talk about how he wants to be treated as if he were in a privileged class and how he doesn't like airlines that don't fulfill that wish. Although it may be different in each country, there are people who care about this kind of status everywhere, and it reminded me once again that the environment in which a person grows up, from their childhood onwards, has a big impact on them even as adults.

Customisable English Lesson 50min 10000P
2 months ago
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Professional Enthusiastic Caters to your level

Today we learned the differences between American English and British English. I was surprised to learn that Scottish English is pronounced like American English. As teacher Steven mentioned in his feedback, there are also dialects within a country, and people from the same country who grew up in a ...

Today we learned the differences between American English and British English. I was surprised to learn that Scottish English is pronounced like American English. As teacher Steven mentioned in his feedback, there are also dialects within a country, and people from the same country who grew up in a different region cannot understand the dialect of another region at all. I agree with this idea that it's the same across countries. It's inevitable that people will speak a dialect depending on where they grew up, but I think it's important to learn the standard language of a country when speaking in public situations.

Customisable English Lesson 50min 10000P
3 months ago
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Friendly Enthusiastic Fun

In this lesson, we continued from last time and talked about our experiences while traveling. We talked about what kind of irritation we get when traveling, but when traveling by plane, there is a lot of discretion, so it is inevitable that problems will arise. However, when a typhoon hit once and o...

In this lesson, we continued from last time and talked about our experiences while traveling. We talked about what kind of irritation we get when traveling, but when traveling by plane, there is a lot of discretion, so it is inevitable that problems will arise. However, when a typhoon hit once and other airlines' flights were canceled, our plane still departed and we were told that our luggage would arrive on a later flight, which made me very nervous. Looking back, it was a valuable experience, but one I hope will never happen again.

Customisable English Lesson 50min 10000P
3 months ago
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Friendly Professional Easy to talk to

Today we talked about travel. When asked to choose from five factors that are important to you when traveling, I said that I choose safety and reliability over price, which he said was a very interesting answer. I think that Japanese people would probably give similar answers to mine, but hearing th...

Today we talked about travel. When asked to choose from five factors that are important to you when traveling, I said that I choose safety and reliability over price, which he said was a very interesting answer. I think that Japanese people would probably give similar answers to mine, but hearing the teacher's reaction made me realize once again that this is where people from other countries have a different perspective.

Customisable English Lesson 50min 10000P
4 months ago

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