Gunma Language Center & Language Academy

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Heidi Heringer
カナダ、ブリティッシュコロンビア大学卒ドイツ語B．A．, TESL

    Heidi comes to Gunmamachi, Gunmaken from Vancouver, British Columbia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in German from the University of British Columbia. She received her TESOL certification from the Canadian Global TESOL Training Institute in Calgary, Alberta.
    She has six years of German-English translation experience. In 2001, she received credit for her research and translation work on the documentary film, Leo’s Journey: The Story of the Mengele Twins (Infinity Films Entertainment Group, Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia).
    She currently teaches English as a Foreign Language to children, adolescents, and adults at Gunma Language Center and Language Academy.

    My name is Yoko Oyama. I grew up in Maebashi, lived in Tokyo, and enjoyed a year abroad in Wales, U.K. My hobbies are watching English films, listening to English music, e-mail exchange with native speakers. This is a good way to improve my listening ability and to learn about other cultures. I also like snowboarding in the winter.

    I graduated from Musashino Women’s University and my major was English and American literature. It has been about over 5 years since I started working for Gunma Language Center. I really enjoy working here very much. I teach English to students from elementary school to high school. All the students here are very energetic, motivated and they each have unique personalities. I’m really impressed by their enthusiasm in taking English proficiency exams at such early ages, their independence in study, and so on. They help motivate me, as well. And every day I discover new things that I had never learned while I was a student. I would like to continue to grow with my students and make use of this precious experience!

Shibukawa Language Academy

Address:1709-4 Tatumi-cho, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 377-0013
Tel   :(81)279-25-0078
Fax   :(81)279-25-1102

Maebashi Language Academy

Address:3-3-3 Chiyoda-cho, Maebashi-shi, Gunma-ken 371-0022
Tel   :(81)27-233-3318
Fax   :(81)27-231.6010

Gnma Language Center

Adress:1243-16 Munedaka, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-3521
Tel   :(81)27-373-2310
Fax   :(81)27-373-0846

Christin Butler
  The ways in which native speakers of a language approach a text is often different than the ways in which language learners approach it. It is important that learners develop these skills in order to better understand a text as a whole.
　 The following handout discusses effective ways teachers can stage receptive skills lessons to encourage students to use these approaches when reading and listening. 

  Gunma Language Centre(GLC) & Language Academy(LA) is a school for everyone, from preschoolers through adults.
  We provide class lessons at each school, GLC,Maebashi Language Academy(MLA) and Shibukawa Language Academy(SLA) and we send teachers to other institutes and companies as well.
  The school also provides special lessons for people who will go oversea for business, translation services and counseling for oversea study.

   Principal      Kimiko Horiguchi
   Welcome to the homepage of Gunma Language Centre & Language Academy!

    In 2010, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary. In 1997, the  Language Academy was added to the school to offer a wider range of languages such as French, German, Spanish, and Chinese in addition to English.

 

Yoko Kamo
            加茂　葉子（かも　ようこ）
            米国セントマイケル大学院卒　MATESL
            
    My name is Yoko Kamo. I am from Gunma. I have been teaching at Gunma Language Center since 1992. I earned my master’s degree in MATESL program at St. Michael’s College in 1996. My teaching interests are teaching children and English education in a public elementary school in Japan. 
     My hobbies are spending time with my sons and playing the piano.