1996ๅนดใซใซใใใใๆฅๆฅใใๆฅๆฌใฎ่ฑไผ่ฉฑๅญฆๆ กใง9ๅนด้ๆใใๅพใ2005ๅนดใซ่ชๅใฎๅญฆๆ กใMaple Mountain Englishใ็ซใกไธใใพใใใ
็งใฏใขใณใใชใชใผใซใฎใณใณใณใซใใฃใขๅคงๅญฆใง็ฌฌไบ่จ่ชใจใใฆใฎ่ฑ่ชๆๆๆณ๏ผTESL๏ผใฎๅญฆไฝใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
2005ๅนดไปฅๆฅใๆพๆธใฎในใฟใธใชใงๆใใใ ใใงใชใใๆฑไบฌใปๆๅจ่พบใฎไปฅไธใฎใชใใฃในใ็ต็นใงใๆใใฆใใพใใKDDIใใฎใซใใใญใคใคใซใฐใชใผใณใฉใณใใไธๅ ฑใใญใณใใฃใขใๆฑ่ใ้บๆพคๅคงๅญฆใ
็พๅจใใกใคใใซใใฆใณใใณใฎใฌใในใณใฎ็ดๅๆฐใฏใSkypeใZoomใไฝฟใฃใใชใณใฉใคใณใฌใในใณใงใใปใผใใฉใคใๆใใฎใใใฌใในใณใ่กใฃใฆใใพใใ
่ช็ถใชไผ่ฉฑใ้่ฆใใใใคใใฃใในใใผใซใผใฎใใชใบใ ใปใคใณใใใผใทใงใณใป็บ้ณใใ็ทด็ฟใใใใฆใฉใผใ ใขใใใใๅใๅ ฅใใใ่ปฝๅฟซใชใฌใในใณใๅพๆใจใใฆใใพใใ(็งใฎ็ต้จไธใๆฅๆฌไบบใฎ่ฑ่ช่ฉฑ่ ใซใจใฃใฆใชใบใ ใฏๆๅคงใฎๅ้กใงใ)ใ
ๆๆฅญใงใฏใ็ๅพใฎใฌใใซใ่ๅณใ่ฝๅใซๅฟใใฆๆ็งๆธใไฝฟใๅใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใผใฑใใใชใผใใผใ๏ผ5ๆฎต้ใใใธใใน่ฑ่ชๅใ๏ผใ
“Life Topics”๏ผ4ใคใฎใฌใใซ–่ๅณๆทฑใใใใใฏใ่ชๅฝใใซใใผ๏ผใ
“Survival English”๏ผ3ใฌใใซ – ่ชๅฝใ่ช็ถใช่กจ็พใใชในใใณใฐ๏ผใ
“Let’s Talk About It”๏ผๅๅฟ่ ใ่ชไฟกใๆใกใ่ณชๅใใใใ่ฑ่ชใฎ่ช้ ใซๅใๆฟใใใใงใใใใใซใใใใใฎใใฎ๏ผใ
I came to Japan from Canada in 1996 and taught at an English conversation school in Japan for 9 years before starting my own school, Maple Mountain English, in 2005.
I have a degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from Concordia University in Montreal.
Since 2005, in addition to teaching at my studio in Matsudo, I have also taught at the following offices and organizations around Kashiwa, Tokyo: KDDI, Gilt, Royal Greenland, Sankyo Frontier, Toshiba, and Reitaku University.
Currently, about half of Maple Mountain’s lessons are taught online via Skype or Zoom, giving an almost “live” feel to the lessons.
We specialize in light-hearted lessons that emphasize natural conversation and incorporate “warm-ups” to practice the “rhythm, intonation, and pronunciation” of native speakers. (In my experience, rhythm is the biggest problem for Japanese speakers of English.)
In class, I use different textbooks according to students’ levels, interests, and abilities.
“Market Leader” (5 levels, for business English)
“Life Topics” (4 levels – covers interesting topics and vocabulary).
“Survival English” (3 levels – vocabulary, natural expressions, listening).
“Let’s Talk About It” (to help beginners gain confidence, ask questions, and switch to English word order).






