Ryan Hagglund
MY English School
Owner of MY English School, a small chain of English schools mostly in Yamagata, and coordinator of the School Owners' SIG. Have an MA in TEFL/TESL from University of Birmingham and MAT from Willamette Univesity along with Oregon State teacher certification for JHS and HS. Have lived in Japan for 22 years.
Sessions
Moving Beyond McEnglish: Recognizing Eikaiwa as a Legitimate Professional Community
In this forum, former and current eikaiwa teachers come together to share and discuss their perspectives on private English conversation (eikaiwa) schools and their position within the larger professional community of Japanese ELT. In response to negative stereotypes of the eikaiwa industry prevalent in the English teaching field and society at large, the forum participants will discuss the complex nature of eikaiwa and its legitimate role within English education in Japan. This forum is sponsored by the School Owners SIG.