QQ English is an English language school located in the Philippines in Cebu City , one of the largest educational institutions in the province. The school specializes in online courses. Most students are citizens of Japan [1] .
| QQEnglish | |
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| Founders | Raiko Fujioka |
| Location |  Philippines : Cebu |
| Industry | Education |
| Number of employees | 600 [1] |
| Site | Official site |
Content
Description
QQ English is located in an office building in Skyrise 4 ITPark in the center of Cebu [2] . The emergence of the school was due to an increase in the number of foreign enterprises in the Philippines, which required specialists with knowledge of the English language. For the first time in the country, such establishments opened companies from South Korea , later Japanese corporations entered the market [1] [3] . The founder of the institution is Japanese Raiko Fujioka ( born Raiko Fujioka ), previously importing motorcycles from Europe. According to him, his intuition prompted him, "that it will be a good business." Having sold his assets, including his condominium in Tokyo, he invested 400 million yen in the school [1] , including $ 4 million in investments [2] . In the organization, he holds the post of president and CEO [2] . QQ English expanded its area with the mediation of the director of the Department of Tourism, Rowena Montekilo, and in May 2012 moved to another building [4] . In 2015, a new eight-story building was opened on the resort island of Mactan . About 550 students study at the same time at both campuses [1] . The main building houses 120 classrooms [2] . The duration of schooling is not limited - classes take from one week [1] or more. About 8 lessons are possible in one day [5] . The school, among other things, specializes in online training courses using the Skype program [1] . The number of online students as of 2012 was three thousand people [4] . The cost of a monthly membership fee is equivalent to 3,980 yen, which is converted to 400 points. The student spends points for training in the amount of 25 to 100 points per lesson. In order to choose the right program, the first two classes are free [6] .
As a rule, the process itself is one on one with the teacher. About 600 Filipino instructors teach at the school for two shifts - one of them starts in the early morning and the other in the late evening. According to online programs, 10 thousand foreigners study, of which 80 percent are Japanese, 20 percent of Chinese, Koreans, Russians, Iranians, and people of other nationalities [1] . School staff from these countries attract new students [3] . As of 2012, the Japanese made up 90% of all students [2] . It is planned to develop programs with an emphasis on Brazil and Italy . In the Mactan corps, he teaches Hideo Kageyama, a professor at Ritsumeikan University , known for his mathematical methodology, Hyakumasu Keisan , which he reworked to study English. Some Filipino teachers received additional training at Meiji University in Tokyo [1] . Other teachers studied at the Cambridge Research Center for English and Applied Linguistics [2] . QQ English collaborates with ten universities [1] , as well as ALC Corporation [2] . The development of English language training programs in the Far East has led schools to participate in the Pacific International Tourism Exhibition [7] . The annual profit reached about 700 million yen in 2013 and was supposed to overcome the 1 billion yen mark in 2014 [1] .
| The Japanese people can change themselves by learning English, and the Filipinos - by teaching it . Raiko Fujioka, founder of the school Original text Japanese people can change themselves by learning English. And Filipinos will also be able to change themselves by teaching English [1] . |
Performance Measurement
Journalists noted the availability of tuition fees [5] [6] , and also positively assessed the features of teaching, in particular, the completely English-language environment outside the school [5] . Living expenses account for about half of the same indicator for Malta [3] . The Nikkei newspaper ranked QQ English in second place in the ranking of the most economically accessible Sebuan schools per month of instruction, noting a more convenient learning mechanism compared to the leader of DMM [6] . An attractive climate for education is also a warm climate and trouble-free visa application [3] . The ability to learn tête-à-tête makes the process itself more convenient compared to the United States and other countries [1] . The development of the school contributes to the status of the Philippines as a popular tourist center [2] .
See also
- International Exams in English
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Naoji Shibata. Conversation school owner aims to change Japan, Philippines with English (inaccessible link) . Asahi Shimbun (January 3, 2015). Date of treatment August 9, 2015. Archived September 23, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grace Melanie I. Lacamiento. ESL school also aims to push Phl as tourism hub . The Freeman (May 19, 2012). Date of treatment August 9, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Minoru Satake. English students flock to Philippines for low cost, sunshine (inaccessible link) . Nikkei Asian Review (May 26, 2015). Date of treatment August 9, 2015. Archived May 26, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Marlen Limpag. English tutorial scholl expands in Cebu . Cebu Business Guide (May 17, 2012). Date of treatment August 9, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ekaterina Evchenko. Life hack: We’re going to study from Yekaterinburg ... to Asia! . Yekaterinburg-TV (March 26, 2015). Date of treatment August 9, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 激 安 、 １ 回 100 円 以下 も 登場 オ ン ラ イ ン 英 会話 比較 (Japanese) . Nikkei.com (April 10, 2015). Date of treatment August 10, 2015.
- ↑ The Philippines National Tourism Office Will present the program "Children Rest for Free" in Vladivostok . ЕНВ (May 19, 2015). Date of treatment August 9, 2015.
Literature
- Studying abroad. Philippines: English Revolution (Japanese) = 留学 フ ィ リ ピ ン 英語 革命 // American Association for Educational Research (AERA): Journal. - 2015, February 23. - 第 9 数 .
Links
In Russian:
- Russian in the Philippines. Part Three: Kawaii School and Why Learn English? (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 9, 2015. Archived on September 7, 2015.
- Personal experience: English in the Philippines .
In Japanese:
- QQ English in a guide to Cebu (Japanese) .
- QQ English in another guide to Cebu (Japanese) .
- QQ English in the Schoolwith Handbook (Japanese) .