STUDENT PROFILE September 2, 2019

1 student from Nissan Chemicals + 10 from EY = 11 students

4W Business Program – Nissan Chemicals

Ms. Megumi Joho
41 yo, female
TOEIC: 680 = November 2014 (has taken the test 3-4 times) her best score = 750
TSST= Level 4 (July 2019)

Test = SELC Level test = Business (Similar test given to NTT Data)
September 2 (Monday) (at 9-10 am with her 8-10 teacher ) = Initial SELC Test Business
September 27 (Friday) (at 9-10 am with her 8-10 teacher ) = FINAL SELC Test Business

- Master of Pharmacy at Tohoku University in Japan

- Work for Nissan Chemical as a medicinal chemist (a researcher) for 16 years and an alliance
manager of Pharmaceutical divisions for 9 months.
- As a manager, she exchanges information about assets with various pharmaceutical
companies and bio-ventures and negotiate the licensing agreement with them.
- Self-study = every day (30 minutes to 1 hour)
- Online class= once a week (45 minutes)
HOBBY:
- cooking, traveling (especially Japanese ONSEN), walking and hiking

GOAL:
- To listen and speak without problem in meeting and negotiation.
- To take into consideration the listener’s condition and personality when I speak to someone.
HW Preference: every day BUT not too much
NO teacher preference indicated.

As observed during the Skype interview, she seemed serious and methodical. She seemed to have a
higher level that what her TOEIC score indicates.

IMPORTANT DATES: for all EY students

Test = TOEIC R and L and TOEIC Speaking

September 2 (Mon) (at 9-11 am with TL Cedric , Conference 3) =TOEIC R/L Initial Test
September 3 (Tues) (at 10 am with parent teacher) = TOEIC Speaking Initial Test
September 25 (Wed) (at 10 am with parent teacher) = TOEIC Speaking Final Test
September 26 (Thurs) (at 9-11 am with TL Cedric , Conference 3) =TOEIC R/L Final Test
 1. 4W Business Program – EY Japan
Mr. Koichi Sekine
40 yo, male, married with 3kids (5,3,1years old).
TOEIC: 855 (L465+R390) = June 23, 2019
- public certified accountant (CPA) at EY.
- belongs to Fukuoka Office, and originally from Fukuoka city.
- likes English, and wants to use English at work.
HOBBY:
- playing guitar and listening to music such as The Beatles, Billy Joel.

GOAL:
- to improve the following: 1 Speaking skill 2 Pronunciation 3 Listening

HW Preference: no preference indicated

NO teacher preference indicated.

2. 4W Business Program – EY Japan

Mr. Kentaro Waraya
30 yo, male
TOEIC: 895 = May 26, 2019
- born and raised in Saitama, Japan. It’s near Tokyo
- majored in economics at university
- work for the Audit Firm as an accountant.
- started working there 8 years ago
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HOBBY:
- likes playing and watching volleyball.
- was in the volleyball club when he was a student
- often goes to Disneyland with wife.
GOAL:
- to improve my English speaking and listening ability.
- to get a TOEIC score of 930

HW Preference: every day

Prefers a strict teacher and one who points out his mistakes.
 3. 4W Business Program – EY Japan
Ms. RIE YAMAKAWA
30 yo, female
TOEIC: 950= March 2018
EIKEN = grade 2 when she was a JT HS student
- from Tokyo and lives alone
- I had lived in Singapore for 5 years when she was elementary and Jr HS
- Has been an accounting auditor for 6 years
- involved in the audit team whose clients are Automotive company.
- has a lot of chance to use English at work because there are English speakers both in her
team and clients
- had Skype English lessons 3 months ago for 6 months

HOBBY:
- go to theater and watch play
- Loves listening to music
- Recently started learning and playing golf

GOAL:
- To work on her weak point = grammar especially in speaking.
So her goals is to speak English fluently with correct English grammar.
- to increase the business vocabularies

HW Preference: 2-3x a week

NO teacher preference indicated.

4. 4W Business Program – EY Japan

Ms. Saki Nagano
28 yo, female
TOEIC: 835= July 17 2019
- Studied in Australia for 3 weeks ( August 2018)
- Has been working for EY since 2012
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HOBBY:
- likes listening to music, and has learned the cello for 10 years.
- likes watching movies
GOAL:
- to improve her English speaking skills in business meeting.
- Be able to explain her opinion fluently.

HW Preference: 2-3x a week

NO teacher preference indicated.
 5. 4W Business Program – EY Japan
Ms. MIE MORIOKA
33 yo, female , married
TOEIC: 745= December 2018
- lives in Nagoya
- a certified public accountant
- clients are mainly listed companies in Japan.
- graduated Osaka university in 2008.
- Major = Economics, but not relate to her current job
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HOBBY:
- playing Pokemon GO, travelling abroad and eating.
- looking forward to getting new Pokemon in Manilla!
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GOAL:
- to speak English fluently
- To improve grammar and vocabulary.
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HW Preference: 2-3x a week
NO teacher preference indicated.

6. 4W Business Program – EY Japan

Mr. Yohei Ego
31 yo, male
TOEIC: 735 (L:340,R:395)= September 25, 2016
- from Nagano, and now lives in Chiba.
- a Certified Public Accountant
- From this year, has to communicate with external auditors in English both speaking and writing.
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HOBBY:
- None indicated
GOAL:
- to be able to convey his thoughts to external auditors and understand what they tell him
- to achieve over 850(L:450,R:400) TOEIC score.
- To improve his listening(and speaking
HW Preference: every day
Prefers a gentle teachers.
But who could point out his weakness and improvements.
 7. 4W Business Program – EY Japan
Mr. KOYANO MAKOTO
37 yo, male, married
TOEIC: 940
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- studied sociology and took several English courses to improve reading skill.
- joined online English conversation lesson these days
- has been to United States, Italy and Hong Kong but this is the first time for me to visit
Philippine
- often communicates with overseas affiliate offices or persons from other countries like
U.S., U.K. or Philippine in English.
- His clients are banks and investing companies. HOBBY:
- Enjoys playing table tennis and watching TV or movies on weekends
GOAL:
- to talk in English more fluently, confidently with coworkers
- communicate thought more precisely and clearly regarding accounting topics.
- need more practice in daily and business conversation.
HW Preference: every day
NO teacher preference indicated.

8. 4W Business Program – EY Japan

Mr. Fumihiro Yatsu
34 yo, male
TOEIC: 920= March 10, 2019
- Started learning English through song when he was in a junior-high school
- has been working as a certified public accountant. Mainly, involved in energy industry
- Tohoku University Accounting School, Sendai, Japan (Master’s degree in Accounting)
- Iwate University, Morioka, Japan (Bachelor’s degree in Engineering)

HOBBY:
- listening to music, playing the drums and traveling.

GOAL:
1. To avoid translating English into Japanese in mind during conversation
2. To speak English with less pauses and fillers
3. To enjoy English conversation, discussion and meetings

HW Preference: 2-3x a week

Prefers Cheerful and friendly teacher
 9. 4W Business Program – EY Japan
Mr. Kota Nakayama
29 yo, male
TOEIC: 740= November 2018
- married and has a child born in February
HOBBY:
- loves playing and watching sports (football, baseball, golf and etc.)
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GOAL:
- None indicated

HW Preference: 2-3x a week

Requested teacher Kristyle and teacher Erwin

10. 4W Business Program – EY Japan

Ms. Rei Higuchi
29 yo, female
TOEIC: 845= April, 2018
- was born in China as a Chinese (But she’s Japanese now)
- went to Japan with parents for her father’s business when she was 5 years old.
- stayed in Japan for 10 years and came back to China with her parents after junior high
school.
- went back to Japanese to study in the university and now living by herself.
- Started working for EY in April, 2017.
- member of financial adversary service called FAAS division, which provides client with
accounting support, M&A advisory and so on.
- daily tasks include coordinating schedule, budget management, labor management,
examination of contract etc.
- has the chance to use Chinese and English at work

HOBBY:
- playing tennis = plays tennis once a week
- travelling = has been to Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Canada, France and America
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GOAL:
- to get a TOEIC score of at least 900.( tried to take TOEIC in past 3 years but always get 750 to 845)
to communicate with foreigner without hesitation in my group members.
HW Preference: every day