Tafuto 🇯🇵
HIDEOUT Osakaの塾長です。
現役フローリスト/英会話講師という2つの顔を持っています。
英語は21歳まで全く喋れず。10ヶ月のアメリカ留学を経験したが思うように伸びず、日本に帰国後音声学などを本格的に学びました。
英会話講師歴は11年。塾講師や色々な英会話教室での講師、市民講座での経験などを経て、2018年にHIDEOUT OsakaをOPEN。
「全ての人が自分らしくいられる場所で、英語を学べる環境を作りたい。」
そんな想いで5年、独自の英語教授法で初心者から上級者まで教えています。
良い意味で先生たちと生徒様の距離が近い教室を心掛けています。世の中に溢れているいわゆる”英会話教室”ではなく、皆さんの毎日の暮らしの中で “home” だと思っていただけるような、暖かくてみんなが輝いている、そんなスクールで有りたいと思っています。
教室の同ビルで花屋 “mojo flower”を経営。お花が大好きです。
好きな国：タイ・イギリス
趣味：Netflix・美味しいお酒を飲みに行くこと
イギリス人の同性パートナーと国際結婚をしています。
毎年イギリスに帰るのを楽しみにしています！
担当レッスン：
全て
Hing 🇭🇰
Interviewer: Where are you from?
Hing: I am from a little-known place called Hong Kong.
Interviewer: Isn’t that where Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are from too?
Hing: Yeah, so you’ve heard about Hong Kong!
Interviewer: Of course, I love Hong Kong movies! So, how did you learn English?
Hing: In Hong Kong, we start learning English since kindergarten, and we have an equal number of English and Chinese classes in school. Because Hong Kong used to be a British colony, we study British English in school, and English is still one of the official languages of Hong Kong.
Interviewer: Can you tell us a bit more about yourself?
Hing: Sure! After finishing secondary school in Hong Kong, I went to Switzerland and Australia to study hotel management (1 year in Switzerland, and 3 years in Australia), so my English accent is a little all over the place, but I usually stick to Received Pronunciation as much as I can when I speak English. I came to Japan in 2017 and I’ve been living in Osaka ever since. I also completed a 420-hour Japanese Language Teacher Training Course in 2023, just to have a better grasp of the Japanese language.
Interviewer: Describe yourself in few words please?
Hing: Avuncular, particular and secular.
Interviewer: Any favourite phrases?
Hing: “No good deed goes unpunished.”
Interviewer: That’s a bit cynical, isn’t it?
Hing: Well, look what happened to Urashima Taro…
Interviewer: Fair enough. What are your lessons like?
Hing: I’ll do whatever works for the students; the lessons are not about me. I just hope that I can help them learn the language more efficiently.
Interviewer: Alright, thank you very much for your time today!
Hing: No worries!
担当レッスン：発音矯正・フレーズ・ディスカッション
Shiori 🇯🇵
こんにちは！講師のしおりです。
大阪生まれ大阪育ちの22歳です。
HIDEOUTでは主に、初級、中初級、中級レベルの文法やフレーズ、会話表現などを教えています。
私が英語を勉強し始めたのは19歳の時で、特に長期留学やワーキングホリデーに行った経験等はコロナ禍というのもあり、ありません。英語を身につける為に海外に行くのも一つの手ですが、国内でも英語を話せて使えるようになります！私もそうだったように最初は出来なくて当たり前で、落ち込むこともあると思います。ですが、少しずつ一緒に悩みながら楽しく英語を学びましょう！お待ちしてます！
Hello! My name is Shiori.
I am 22 years old, born and raised in Osaka.
At HIDEOUT, I mainly teach grammar, phrases, and conversational expressions at the beginner, pre-intermediate, and intermediate levels.
I started studying English when I was 19, and I have no particular experience of going on a long-term study abroad or working holiday because of the COVIT-19. Going abroad is one way to learn English, but you can also speak and use English in Japan! It is of course that you cannot do it at first, as I did, and you may feel discouraged. But let’s have fun learning English little by little while thinking together! I am waiting for you!
担当レッスン：初級クラス全般・接客英語・リーディング・ディスカッション
Tim 🇬🇧
Hello! My name is Tim, and I’m from Hampshire in southern England. I teach a variety of topics including vocabulary, phrases, and a reading/discussion class where we go over news in both Japan and worldwide.
I came to Osaka in early 2022, starting at a Japanese language school, so I know how difficult learning a new language can be. However, I know that it’s possible and I hope to show others how great it can be to learn a new language and be exposed to new cultures and ways of thinking.
If you’re curious at all about the wider world or would like to develop a new skill to advance your career, please do consider attending one of my classes, or any of the classes provided by the fantastic team at HIDEOUT!
担当レッスン：中初級 & 中級 ディスカッション
Arthur 🇧🇷