Hummingbird Facilitator

Hummingbird
We offer 50-minute lessons for group classes of 1-4 students in our branch, remotely, or a combination of both. We also offer 50-minute man-to-man lessons.
Lessons follow the Hummingbird Method for American English pronunciation.
Our students are adult learners with levels ranging from beginner to advanced. Both English and Japanese are used in class, except for group beginner classes which are conducted fully in Japanese.
HB Facilitators write comments and advice for each student at the end of the class.
Our Approach
The Hummingbird Method

Our pronunciation learning method was developed in Los Angeles, California and designed especially for Japanese speakers by a bilingual team. It focuses on the mechanics of sound creation by defining the 8 mouth shapes and 8 tongue positions which are used to mimic and master natural English pronunciation. This also leads to improved listening skills which helps facilitate smoother communication with native speakers.

Education Technology

Students can record their pronunciation regularly to check where it is good or what needs to be corrected. We also offer Hummingbird CD and DVD materials for self-study at home. With continuous learning and practice, students can feel their progress and speak more and more confidently in English.

Career Navigation System

Through Link & Motivation’s core technology of Motivation Engineering, our student counselling team of Career Navigators work to understand each student’s goals as well as any frustrations affecting their motivation. They develop learning plans and habits with each student and, together with our teaching team, support them in truly making progress towards their goals for a more meaningful language learning experience.

Our Team

Our team of bilingual instructors come from different backgrounds and we work together to deliver a great learning experience to our students every day. Get to know some of our Hummingbird Facilitators below.

Amit
Hummingbird Facilitator

I was able to use my Japanese skills and got into a unique aspect of English teaching through Hummingbird. The “customer second” policy has enabled us employees to follow our dreams, and more often than not they can be fulfilled right here in this booming business. Ultimately, if you are there for RSLC, RSLC is there for you.

Hometown:
Pittsburgh, USA
Career:
Joined RSLC in 2018 as a Language Navigator (English)
Hiroki
Hummingbird Facilitator

講師経験が皆無だったにもかかわらず私が採用されたのは、取材をしていたディレクター時代とガイド時代に培った、ホスピタリティのおかげだと思っています。講師経験が無くても、しっかりとした計画的トレーニング期間を経て、一から講師を養成できるのは、弊社の強みの一つでしょう。

Hometown:
Connecticut, USA
Career:
Joined Hummingbird in 2019
Hiro
Hummingbird Facilitator

ニュー ヨーク市立ハンターカレッジ演劇学科卒業後、舞台監督として4年間数多くのオフ・ブロードウェイ作品に携わって来たが、同時多発テロ以降、諸事情により帰国。大好きな英語を、ずっと使える仕事に関わっていたいと思い、ハミングを始めて現在に至る。皆さんがどうしたら楽しく英語発音を勉強出来るか、日々研究しています。

Hometown:
Japan
Career:
Joined Hummingbird in 2008
Rina
Hummingbird Facilitator

高校卒業後、カナダへ渡り語学学校・短大・大学と計7年間を現地で過ごす。大学では応用言語学を専攻し、英語を母国語としない人がなぜ上手に発音できないのかを多角的に研究する。様々なアクセントの英語に触れてきたことや音声学を学んだ経験を活かして、楽しく分かりやすいレッスンを心がけています!

Hometown:
Japan
Career:
Joined Hummingbird in 2021