The Teaching Team
Fully licensed teaching staff
All Iidabashi Language teachers have either or both:
- completed the Japanese Language Teacher-training Course or graduated university or post-graduate Japanese language teaching courses - passed the Japanese language teacher's examination
All our teachers also have overseas experience and take an international perspective to teaching.
Meeting the various demands of our students
When we choose our teachers, not only do we focus on teaching ability, we also get teachers who have a lot of life experience, are outgoing and flexible. We see these three points as vital.
Our students come from many different countries and are engaged in many different fields of work here in Japan meaning their Japanese language needs differ greatly. There are also various issues or cultural differences that may effect people while they live in Japan. In order to meet all these students' needs and ensure steady improvement in a fun atmosphere, we believe it is not just the teacher's qualifications or experience, but also the above three qualities which are important.
Maintaining our high lesson quality
In order to ensure our lesson style stays conversation-focused, our teachers undergo continuous training and attend regular study sessions to help them improve their skills.
What do our teachers think makes ILS such a good school?
I've taught at several language schools over the years, and I find that what sets ILS apart from the others is that I have the opportunity to create lessons that best suit the needs and goals of my students.
The teachers are all friendly and interesting, and the school itself always feels full of energy, not to mention smiling faces!
- Haruko Nagasawa
The charm of ILS is that teachers and students can stay together for a long time and make real progress.
In my lessons, I give my students conversation practice in which they can try out grammar they have learnt that day in various realistic situations, and this kind of approach really seems to help students make progress. As the lessons go on, students who struggled with Japanese at the beginning steadily develop their communication skills and start talking about a wider variety of topics.
It's a really nice feeling to see people using their new-found Japanese skills to show their true character and sense of humor, and share their interests and thoughts.
Seeing students around me use the Japanese I have taught them as a tool to express themselves clearly is the most satisfying thing about being a teacher.
- Yukiko Ogata
As of January 2006, 30 instructors are teaching at our school.
Staff
- Chikako Sakurai
- Kana Sumitani
- Yukiko Watanabe
