About

Modern English started in Neyagawa, Osaka, in 1998, as one sole-trader-teacher advertising in local magazines and teaching students in a classroom in his apartment. The teacher spoke Japanese and answered all telephone enquiries, though realized that professional sales and telephone staff were needed if the school was ever to take off. Four years later, the business had occupied new premises near the station for two years, employed a staff of 8 and in 2004, generated an annual turnover of around 24 million yen (up 19% from 2003) from a student body of approximately 220 — up 10% from 2003.

In August 2005 the company Modern English Yugen Gaisha was established and capitalised at JPY 3,000,000

Value

Modern English is committed to giving value for money. As providers of a service, our aim is to offer what we look for as consumers. Competitively priced, we charge no joining fees and collect tuition fees at the end of the month. Our students can be satisfied that if they are not happy with what they are paying for, they can leave. We don’t tie anyone into long, expensive contracts.

As English is the common language of the world, we believe that Japanese can benefit from speaking English, whether at work, while travelling, talking to friends, looking for a new job or to retain a skill that already has a lot of time and money invested in it.

Experience

Our teaching staff are all experienced, fully-trained teachers who provide students something new to take home every lesson, whether it’s a new grammar point, ten new words written on a picture or an explanation of something they wanted to ask.

Our reception staff all speak English and have experience living, working and studying in foreign countries and are thus able to consult with and advise our students on any concerns they may have.

Flexibility

We offer a flexible make-up system so that if students are unable to come to class, they don’t lose any money.

We offer our teachers free Japanese lessons to help them understand mother tongue interference and better appreciate the students’ difficulties mastering a foreign language and culture.

Franchise

Through our franchise system, we offer teachers the chance to have a modicum of independence while enjoying full professional support. This enables them to develop relationships with their students, allowing them to better teach to their students’ needs, while enjoying a high degree of professional and financial freedom.

An independent, foreign-owned, monthly-fee, private school, we rely on keeping our students to maintain our income. We pride ourselves on our ‘at-home’ atmosphere, open-door policy and position in the community. We are small and accessible but big enough to offer full support.

At Modern English we welcome all enquiries of any kind.

Sincerely,

Modern English

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