When I came to Canada on a working holiday visa, I had trouble with English. Of course, I didn’t have any vocabulary or grammar, but my pronunciation was the worst. I couldn’t convey simple words and went to various English school trials without any results.

TES was really helpful because my pronunciation was thoroughly corrected, and my speaking improved. I would never have learned how to pronounce English like a native without taking this class. TES focuses on pronunciation and speaking, and Teacher Joe will explain any grammar that you do not understand. I was really happy to take this class. Thank you very much!

私がカナダにワーホリで来て仕事、私生活で英語で困った事、もちろんボキャブラリーも文法も全然出来てなかったけど、一番は発音でした。

簡単な単語も伝わらないで焦ってて、英語学校のトライアルにも色々行ったけどjoe先生は発音を徹底的に矯正してくれるので本当に助かりました。

私は8ヶ月位、週２日1.5時間だけ通いましたがマジで発音良くなりました。むしろこのクラスを受けて無かったらネイティブの発音の仕方は知らないままだったろうと思います。joe先生は発音とスピーキングメインで、分からない文法があればちゃんと説明してくれます。

本当このクラス受けて良かったです。ありがとうございました！

Hello! I have been in Canada for 5 years, and I’m going to graduate from college this year (2022).

Like most people, I thought I would naturally learn English if I studied abroad! However, my English didn’t magically grow as I imagined it would just by living in an English-speaking country. In fact, it was hard to speak English. As my confidence kept dropping, I created an environment where I could live without English by hanging out with my Korean friends, shopping in the Korean area of the city and staying quiet in class.

I realized that if I didn’t change, I would always hide from using English but then what would have been the point of studying abroad. I wanted to pursue my dreams in this country, not limit myself with a language barrier, so I decided to find a tutor.

I’ve taken other English classes before, but I didn’t learn anything new. Either the teachers would review content that I already knew or they understood what I was saying, even though I made many mistakes, and would move on without correcting me; so, I just paid for the opportunity to speak English, but I don’t think I got any better. I even studied on my own through shadowing native speakers online, but I didn’t know if I was doing it correctly, so I ended up creating some wrong speaking habits.

I’ve been taking Joe’s lessons for 3 months. The class is focused on speaking and pronunciation, and teaches many new things that I’ve never learned before; it made me wonder why I had only heard of these things with Joe and never before at any of the private tutoring or various language schools that I attended.

When I say a sentence, Joe doesn’t just try to understand the meaning of it and move on, but he teaches me what I did wrong and how I could’ve said the sentence differently, like a native. Little by little, I’ve been gaining confidence in my English by coming to know what I was pronouncing wrong. Now I can adjust and correct myself as I talk. I still don’t think I’m done improving, but I think I’ve taken a small step forward. For the first time, I’m speaking real English, and I’m motivated to learn more. I did really well to study with Mr. Joe. As always, thank you teacher, and I will continue to study with you!

안녕하세요! 저는 Joseph 선생님께 3개월차 수업을 듣고 있는 학생입니다. 저는 일단 캐나다에 온지 5년째고, 대학 졸업 직전인 학생이에요.

사실 대게 모두가 생각하듯. 유학 가면, 가서 부딪히면, 현지에서 살다보면, 영어는 자연스럽게 따라올거야! 당연히 늘거야! 라고 저도 안일하게 생각해온 것 같아요. 하지만 다들 아시다시피 언어라는 게 내가 상상했던 것처럼 마법같이 늘지 않더라구요. 근데 또 여기서 산 짬이 있는데 ~ 이라고 생각하며, 튜터는 무슨 공부도 안 하고. 한국인 친구들과 어울리고 (그게 잘못됐다고 생각은 하지 않지만요!), 어쨌든 그러면서 계속 자신감은 줄어들고, 영어 할 때 괴롭고 누가 말 안 걸었으면 좋겠고 그렇게 영어 없이도 살 수 있는 환경을 스스로 만들어서 악순환이 반복된 것 같아요. 저는 그렇게 그냥 수업에서 말 안 하는. 과제만 제출하는 그냥 그런 아시안 학생이 된 것 같아요.

이제 졸업을 할 때가 되었더니, 새삼 실감이 나더라구요. 아 학교야 이렇게 그냥 저냥 졸업은 할 수 있겠지만, 이래서 내가 유학 온 의미가 뭐가 있나, 이래서 내가 이 나라에서 꿈을 펼칠 수 있을까. 언어라는 장벽으로 스스로한테 제한을 주고, 내가 나를 너무 괴롭히고 있는 건 아닐까. 라는 생각이 들었습니다. 그렇게 튜터를 알아보기로 결심했어요.

저는 사실 다른 전화영어 수업을 들은 적이 있는데, 대체로 다른 선생님들과의 수업은 내가 배워오고 익혀온 걸 써먹는 방향으로 진행이 된 것 같아요. 그래서 무언가 새로운 걸 배우는 게 아니라, 선생님께서 제 말을 알아들으면 넘어가고, 그냥 영어를 말할 기회를 돈 주고 사는 수업들이었어요. 그래서 더 나아지는 게 없었던 것 같아요.

그런데 Joseph 선생님과의 수업은 내가 왜 이걸 이제야 들었나 생각이 들었습니다. 선생님도 마찬가지로 스피킹과 발음 위주로 수업이 진행이 되는데요, 먼저 제가 말하는 모든 코리안 악센트를 다 잡아내주셨어요. 저는 사실 제가 엉터리로 말하고 있는지 여태 몰랐어요 (제가 다닌 각종 어학원, 과외, 전화영어 등등 아무도 제게 그런 제 문제점을 알려주지 않았기 때문에 심지어 전 제가 어느정도 잘한다고 믿어온 거 같아요 ㅎㅎ..), 예를들어 저도 스스로 공부하려고 흔히 많이들 하는 쉐도잉을 했었는데요, 저는 분명 들리는대로 말한다고 생각했지만 사실 전혀 다른 소리와 발음을 뱉고 있었던 거죠. 게다가 애초에 그게 틀린지를 모르니까 계속 그렇게 틀린 훈련을 하고, 잘못된 습관을 만들어 왔었던거죠.

그리고 선생님께서는 제가 어떤 문장을 말하면, 대충 이해하고 넘어가시는 게 아니라, 왜 나의 말을 이해하지 못했는지, 문법적으로는 완벽하지만 원어민들처럼 더 유연하게 말하는 방법이나 새로운 표현법등을 가르쳐 주셨습니다.

저는 처음으로 내가 여태 잘못 표현하고 있었구나, 이건 이렇게 하는구나, 저렇게 하는구나 라는 생각을 하며 영어를 말하기 시작했어요. 선생님과의 수업을 바탕으로 복습을 하거나, 무언가를 읽을 때 새로운 습관을 만들려고 애쓰고 있어요.

이렇게 조금씩 영어에도 자신감이 생기고, 내가 뭘 잘못 발음하고 한국어처럼 말하는지 알게 되어서, 일상생활 속에서 누군가 내 말을 못 알아들으면 아 내가 i 발음이 아니라 ee 발음을 했구나! 를 순간 다시 인식해서, 위축되지 않고 더 크게 다시 뱉어낼 수 있게 된 것 같아요.

저는 아직도 제가 잘한다고 생각은 못하지만, 내가 뭘 잘못하고 있는지를 인식하는 것 부터 작은 발걸음을 내딛었다고 생각해요. 그래서 조셉선생님과 함께 공부하기를 정말 잘했다고 생각해요. 선생님께 항상 감사드리고, 저는 계속해서 선생님과 공부할 예정이에요!

Joe patiently corrected me every time I made a mistake, especially in pronunciation and grammar. He helped me feel confident speaking in English.

Thanks to Joe, I realized that even though I understood the grammar in my head, it was another matter whether I could automatically use it correctly in a conversation. I felt Joe was different from other tutors and online English conversation classes because he targets the weaknesses of Japanese, and helps us thoroughly learn the basics of English, so we build good speaking habits. I felt that my weakness in English gradually diminished, and now I can communicate well.

Even though, I took a limited number of lessons, I improved and noticed the difference. Recently, I have realized small things that have become easier, such as going to the border for switching my visa type, carrying out procedures at the hospital by myself, and other indispensable situations.

Don’t regret your English; take Joe’s lesson.

私は語学学校には通わず、Joeのレッスンに週１で約３ヶ月、その後他州への移動が決まったので、最後の月には週3で通いました。トロントに居続けることができれば、そのまま通い続けていたいと思うくらいに、この短期間で効果を感じています。

特に発音や文法について、毎回訂正するのは非常に根気のいることだと思いますが、Joeはそれを続けてくれ、英語で話すことへの自信をつけてくれました。文法など頭で理解していても、それを習慣として使えるかというのは別問題だということを思い知ったのもJoeの毎回の指摘のおかげです。特に日本人の弱点をよく理解していますので、基礎の基礎を徹底的に癖として身につけられるようにサポートしてくれます。そういった点が他のチューターやオンライン英会話との違いかと感じました。

また、ある程度レッスンが進むと、様々なトピックで英会話をしますが、トロントでの楽しみ方や、生活での悩み相談に答えてくれるなど、とても頼りになる存在でした。会話を純粋に楽しむことができると、英語への苦手意識も少しずつ薄れてきたように感じます。受け身にレッスンを受けるのではなく、積極的に気になることを聞くと、レッスンがより楽しくなると思います！（特においしい飲食店についての情報は豊富です！そして間違いない！）

また、ある一定回数レッスンを受けると、自分でも効果に気づけるくらい変われます。私が最近効果を実感したのは、ビザ切り替え時のボーダーでのやりとりや、病院での手続きを自分でできるようになったことなど、小さなことですが、生活をする上で必要不可欠な場面で積極的にコミュニケーションできるようになりました。

そして、私の後悔は、最初の段階から週３でレッスンを受けていればよかったということです。そうしていれば、もっと生活をポジティブに楽しめたのではないかと思います。トロントにいられる期間が限られている人も多いと思います。後悔のないように、Joeのレッスンを受けてみてはどうでしょうか？

I went to another language school for three months, which I applied to from Japan before coming to Toronto. When I was at my previous school, I was satisfied and was glad to go. However, after going to TES it all turned into regret because I realized that my English hadn’t improved at all during the previous three months.

In the class, as other students have written, I felt messed up at first, but after a month or two, I felt my English had changed. I had a lot of things to do every day, but it wasn’t hard as long as I thought I could continue improving and speaking English. The classes were also in a homey fun atmosphere with a small number of people, so it was easy to ask questions. If you go to TES, you will definitely improve your English, especially your speaking!!! I recommended it (* ^ o ^ *)

私はトロントに来る前に、日本で申し込んだ別の語学学校に3ヶ月通いました。通っていた当時は行って良かったと満足していましたが、Joe(先生)の学校 に通い出してからは、それが後悔に変わりました。なぜならその3ヶ月間、私の英語力は全然成長していなかったからです。

その後、友達が通っていたTESで トライアルを受け、ここなら成長出来るかもと感じたので、入学を決めました。 授業もアットホームな雰囲気で少人数なので、質 問もし易いし、冗談も言ったりと楽しんで学ぶことが出来ました。 ここで過ごせば、英語が上達すること間違いなしです!!!とにかく、英語が話せるようになりたい人にはぜひオススメです。(* ^ o ^ *)

I arrived in Toronto and went to a language school for about two months. Afterwards, I took a TES trial lesson, and I was shocked at how much I needed to be corrected each and every time I spoke. I don’t think there are many teachers, like Joe, who can make such corrections so carefully.

Unlike other ordinary language schools, TES knows what Japanese people stumble on and what they are not good at, so lessons are specialized accordingly, especially in pronunciation. Thanks to TES, I can understand native speakers more than before. If you are going to a language school like I did and have a hard time improving or want to learn English well, I recommend taking Joe’s lessons.

私はトロントに着いて語学学校に2カ月ほど通いましたが、グループレッスンでなかなか発言出来ず、英語のレベルも伸びず悔しい思いをしました。 1番最初にJoeのレッスンを受けた時、私が発した英語1つ1つを訂正されてとても衝撃を受けました。ここまで丁寧に訂正してくれる先生はなかなかいないと思います。Joeは日本人がどのような部分につまづいているか、何が苦手か把握しているので、レッスンの内容も普通の語学学校とは違い発音に特化しています。Joeのレッスンのおかげで、ネイティブの発音が前より聞き取れるようになりました。もし私のように語学学校に行って伸び悩んだ人や今英語をしっかりと学びたいと思っている人にはJoeのレッスンをおすすめします。これからもJoeのレッスンの内容を忘れずに英語の勉強を継続していきたいと思います。

At first I went to a language school. However, I didn’t feel like it was fun or interesting, so I stopped immediately and looked for a new school. I found TES where teacher Joe corrects pronunciation, grammar and collocation mistakes instantly. In particular, his pronunciation teaching was clear.

I also highly recommend this class for those who want to improve their listening. He said that if I can’t hear sounds correctly then I can’t pronounce them correctly. After taking Joe’s lesson, my TOEIC listening score increased from 220 to 420. I recommend that you take a trial at once. Good luck!!!

私は最初、ごくごく普通の語学学校に通っていました。しかし、お遊びのような英語の授業に意味を感じず、すぐにやめ、新しく学校を探しました。そして、このJoeのクラスを見つけました。

マンツーマンなので、発音や文法、コロケーションを瞬時に訂正してくれます。特に、発音の上達は明らかでした。自分で発音できない音は聞き取れません。リスニングを伸ばしたいと思っている方にも、このクラスを強く勧めます。私のTOEICのリスニングスコアは220から420に上がりました。トライアルレッスンは無料なので、悩んでいるのなら、一度受けてみることをお勧めします。Good luck!!!

Joe is an amazing teacher! He tutored me when I first came to Canada when I didn’t even know how to pronounce the sounds of the alphabet. When I started going to college, I got really busy and had to stop taking his lessons, but I planned to retake them again one day. Two years later, I asked him to help me prepare for General IELTS because I was happy with his teaching style.

As I already said, Joe is a great teacher. In fact, I would say that one of the reasons I could graduate college was his tutoring. He’s a reliable teacher who is open to any questions and explains English in a simple way that’s easy to understand. I assume we will have a long relationship as a teacher and student but also as friends.

At my old school, I didn’t feel like my language skills were growing. To be honest, I thought my previous school was a waste of money, and I could have had the same experience at a free language exchange.

At TES, I could always talk directly with my teacher, therefore my pronunciation and grammar mistakes were always corrected during every lesson. In fact, he relentlessly pointed out every mistake (laugh). Eventually, the repeated corrections helped me to improve naturally, resulting in the correct use of articles and plurals. I noticed a number of pronunciation mistakes, like TH, R, F, etc., also improved. Lastly, Joe always taught me patiently even when I kept forgetting the meaning of the same words because of my poor memory. I believe I developed good speaking habits at TES and would recommend TES, especially for those of you who feel stuck at the intermediate level or feel too shy to participate in class.

私は通っていたESLを途中で辞めて、Joeのクラスに3ヵ月通いました。

私のレベルはintermediateで、文法の基本知識はそれなりにあったので、ESLの一般英語クラスだとそれを英語で習い直しているだけのような感じがし、語学力が伸びている感覚がありませんでした。そのため、もう少し実践する場がほしいと思いいわゆるスピーキング強化クラスにも参加してみましたが、大人数ゆえに会話をする相手は先生よりは生徒になります。それだと会話をすることに慣れることはできても、間違いに気づく機会が少ないです。正直これなら無料のランゲージエクスチェンジに行くべきで、お金がもったいないと思いました。

Joeのクラスに通うことを決めた理由は、常にJoeと会話ができることにあります。そのため、発音も文も間違いは逐一訂正してもらえます。というより、容赦なく全部指摘してきます(笑) 基本的には曜日ごとにやることが決まっていて、それを毎週繰り返すので、冠詞の抜けや、三単現のsのつけ忘れ等が自然と無くなっていきます。

日本人の苦手なth、r、f等の発音も意識するようになります。繰り返すことで習慣化することができているんだと思います。また、私は物覚えが悪いので同じ単語の意味を何度も聞いてしまっていたのですが、Joeは嫌な顔せず毎回ちゃんと教えてくれます。間違えたまま使っていた発音にもいくつも気づくことができました。

Intermediateから伸び悩みを感じている方。発音が超日本人英語の方。Shyで大人数の中だと埋もれてしまう方。おすすめです。