Sapporo Language School AGREATDREAM - Eikaiwa

Glen Charles Rowell
Owner/Teacher/Designer

  From Canberra, Australia

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Over 25 years of teaching experience as an English teacher (American and British English)

Current School: Sapporo Eikaiwa AGREATDREAM.COM

Radio Program: FM Northwave: L-Second, 10 Minute English

Previous Schools: Little Tree English School; Odori Kindergarten; ELS Japan, Berlitz; IAY; EC Eikaiwa (English Circles), Odori, Grand Hotel Mae, Asty 45, Hakodate, Asahikawa; Doshin Culture Center; SSTA (Sapporo School of the Arts), Sapporo City University; Rotary Club; etc.

A relief teacher at Epson, Hokkaido University, ANT Eikaiwa, and Sapporo Asian Institute.

Tatta Ichido no Yuki, Sapporo 1972

Questions

Q. Why did you come to Japan?

A. I was always interested in education, Japanese language and design so after graduating from university I moved to Japan. In the final year of my industrial design course I made a small computer and some modular language learning software to study Japanese or English.

Q. How tall are you?

A. I’m 188cm tall. 6 foot 2.

Tatta Ichido no Yuki, Sapporo 1972

Q. Do you enjoy teaching?

A. Yes, and it’s a nice way to learn a lot too.

Hana TV

Q. What food do you like?

A. I like sweet foods but almost any type of food is okay. I just don’t really like shiokara (salted squid), nato (fermented soy beans) or grapefruit.

Q. How long have you been living in Japan?

A. I’ve been here for [year_in_japan] years now.

Q. How long have you been teaching?

A. I’ve been teaching over 25 years now.

Q. What will you be working on in the future?

A. An Australia-Japan lesson study collaboration or language learning app.

On the Aoyama set in Hakodate.

Depending on the type of class and other students, lessons can be taught in Japanese if requested.

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