With this rare boot camp style learning experience, we hope you gain some knowledge at least required to have the most fun! To achieve this, we came up with programs where you can gain some knowledge before joining our camp. It's free contents so don't hesitate to sign up even if you are still unsure whether to join!
Thanks for signing up to our mailing list! You’re now part of our English team. You’ll be one of the lucky students receiving daily updates from Rina-sensei and Erika-sensei.
Since we will be spending quite a lot of time together at the camp, I, Erika, would like to tell you a bit more about myself.
I would like to tell you more about what makes me tick. Do you know what this phrase means? In this phrase, tick refers to a clock, because we use the sound effect tick or tick-tock to refer to the motion of a clock, and the movement of the hands around the dial.
I, Erika, spent a year in Japan as a high school exchange student. It was my first time living outside Finland and first time visiting Japan. I will tell you more about my year abroad.
I will share with you a bit more about my experience in Japan. This time, I will tell you about the problems I encountered with the Japanese language.
Going to Japan taught me something very important: it’s good to step outside your comfort zone (i. e. do things that are not easy for you, or do things that you wouldn’t ordinarily do) every now and then.
In this email, I will talk about how my experiences in Japan have affected my ideas about learning and teaching English.
Instructor Rina will be running this program together with Instructor Erika. She is already imagining all the fun we will have together at the English Boot camp, which will be held in about three months from now. Let her tell you a bit more about Akita, her home prefecture.
Akita might be the most countrylike prefecture in Japan, but it’s famous for its academic ability! It’s No. 1 in the national achievement test and also No. 3 when it comes to speaking English. Apparently, kids from other prefectures even come to stay in Akita to get better at studying.
Last time, I, Rina, told you kids in Akita are No. 1 in academic achievement tests. Well, kids in Akita are also No. 1 in height and body weight at almost all ages! It is true that there are quite a lot of people who are overweight in Akita. One thing is clear - the people of Akita love to eat. Naturally, I am not an exception.
Until now, I’ve been telling you some fun facts about Akita that you probably didn’t know. Do you feel like you want to know more about Akita now?! There’s still a lot of stuff I want to say, but that will have to wait. Today, I’d like to tell you what we will be doing on the first day of the camp.