Guten Tag, mein Name ist Dominik Hoepfner. Ich arbeite seit Januar fuer IHCWAY als Deutschlehrer und liebe den Beruf.
Ich habe bereits schon mehrere Schueler, mit denen ich Deutschunterricht mache. Im Laufe dieser 3 Monate habe ich bereits seinen sehr guten Weg gefunden um meinen Schuelern die deutsche Sprache besser beibringen zu koennen.
Die deutsche Sprache ist oft eine sehr bildliche Sprache und um meinen Schuelern das Lernen zu vereinfachen, erklaere ich ihnen auch bildlich die Bedeutung der Woerter. Ich habe gemerkt, dass das meinen Schuelern sehr gut geholfen hat und viele von ihnen sich bereits sehr gesteigert haben. Das macht mich als Lehrer natuerlich auch sehr froh.Ich wuerde mich also freuen wenn noch andere Schueler, die Interesse an der deutschen Sprache haben, ihren Weg zu mir finden wuerden.
Mit meiner "bildlichen" Erklaerung wird euch vieles leichter fallen und ich denke das ihr euch sehr steigern werdet.
Mit freundlichen Gruessen

Dominik Hoepfner

　 Hello there!
I’m Sandro from Germany and I teach English and German at IHCWAY. In Japan,everything is really new and exciting to me. The reason for my stay here is to get to know Japanese language and culture as well as I possibly can.
So, I am really looking forward to getting to know as many people as possible. I like to think that my work at IHCWAY lets me do just that: share experiences with many people from a different culture – and if I can help others to improve their English at the same time, much the better.
When it comes to learning foreign languages, believe me, I’ve had my fair share: I speak not only English and German, but am fluent also in Italian and French.
It is never easy to learn a new language; whether one is just at the beginning or a bit more advanced – it always takes a lot of effort and hard work to reach that next level. The good thing is, you are not the only one having difficulties! And as a teacher I want to guide you and help you achieving your goal in a fun and relaxed atmosphere with lessons tailored to your individual interests.
I am really looking forward to hearing from you.

Sandro

Hi everyone, my name is Ben.
I came from New Zealand this year to study Electronics at Tokyo University.
Teaching for IHCWAY has been a great experience because the students always have fun being able to talk 1 on 1 and improve whatever aspect of their English is most important to them.
It is also rewarding to be able to see each student grow and become more confident with English.
I always believe the best way to study anything is to make it enjoyable, and I feel by doing that I can see the improvement in each student every time we meet.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Ben


みなさん。私はベンと申します。
今年、ニュージーランドから東京大学で電気工学を学びにやってまいりました。
IHCWAYで教えるのは、とてもよい経験になっています。
生徒さんたちはマンツーマンで話せるので、とても楽しめるし、様々な角度から英語を進歩させるのは生徒さんたちにとって最も重要です。
生徒さん一人ひとりが成長し、英語に対しどんどん自信を持つようになっていく姿を見られるので、非常にやりがいがあります。
どんな勉強でも、ベストの方法は楽しみながら学ぶことだと、いつも考えています。
そのように楽しいレッスンをしていきながら、各生徒さんに会うたびに、その上達を実感することができます。
皆さんにお会いできることを、楽しみにしています。
ベンより。

Hello everyone, my name is Yuka Tanaka.
When I was 6 months old, I moved to England because of my father's job.
After living in London for 7 years, I moved to the Unites States of America and stayed in New York for 2 years.
I came back to Japan when I was 9. Currently, I am in my 3rd year at Sophia University where all classes are held in English. Moreover, I went to England as an exchange student last year, and I studied at the University of Sheffield for a year.
Ever since I came back to Japan at a young age, I have always been putting an effort in improving my English through various ways.
Firstly, I have been watching a lot of films. I would borrow DVDs and watch it with no subtitles. At times when I have understanding difficulties, I would normally watch it once with subtitles and then again without. This enables me to improve on my listening skills. Even if there were certain words which I did not understand, I am also able to imagine and think about the meaning by context.
Second, I like listening to English music. At first, I only listened to the rhythm. However, after listening for a period of time, I was able to understand the lyrics of the songs.
In the end, I will understand what kind of song the artist is singing. By doing this, it gives me motivation and sense of achievement from bettering myself.
Watching films and listening to music are not only things which you can do normally, but is a really fun way to improve one's English skills. Please give it a try and improve your English while having fun!