yup, his notes are even better than most of the notes i can find in other books sold in book stores
yeah!! my japanese foundation is good is because of him!!! somemore he will teach using extra materials such as books, stories, songs and stuff like that.
during my year, he printed some notes about writing emails in japanese (for office use). he said that he thought it is useful so he printed it for us. it was really nice!! then on his business trips, he will help students buy dictionaries and books~ he is a really nice teacher. his wife is also a very nice person.
hmm, so both of you mean that on the registration day I tell the person I wanna enroll into Teo Sensei's class?
What timing is/are his class(es)?
I can only attend weekend classes
i'm not sure. maybe you can ask Ah_keong on this.
i did try to ask before but i remembered the staff refusing to tell me which teacher teach which class. so i think it is highly likely that you won't be told. you just have to choose the right class to get it, or apply for permanent transfer after term test (cos by then, there will be drop out students).
as for timing, if i'm not wrong, his timing is either saturday 2.00 pm or 4.30 pm class. and depending on demands, he will educate in either chinese or english.
there is a point to note about attending his class. you
must remember to be prepared for his class. i understand that this is a form of a hobby/leisure and therefore people tend to be not as hardworking, unless you are good in your japanese already, it is best that you do your revision before going for his class. as far as i can remember, unlike other teachers who understands that this isn't the number 1 priority and starts classes with revisions, Teo-sensei doesn't usually do revisions at the start of every class. he moves on and he does quite a bit of extra stuff that covers from japanese culture to additional learning materials. it is not hard to understand that for every short lesson of about 2 hours, and with additional teaching materials, it makes the textbook learning time shorter.
now this can be a plus point or a negative point, depending on how you see it.
the plus point is that you can learn so much more -- cultural behaviours of japanese, travel in japan, blah blah blah, and additional value-added stuff for the same school fees other students pay. all these extras come at a price: some of the materials are more difficult than what you have in the textbook.
the negative point is that you have a shorter learning time on the textbook stuff -- things that will be tested in the exams. people who aren't appreciative of the extra learning materials will think that he is wasting his time teaching irrelevant things in class. for me, i think that is because they didn't consider learning and embracing japanese in the long run.
during my two years with him, i have met these two groups of people who presented these two views. i have listed it out for your reference. if this isn't your form of learning style, you are welcome to choose other jcs teachers. i can assure you, they are just as equally qualified to teach.
besides that, teo-sensei is strict and expects everyone to come to the class prepared. this is exactly why he doesn't do revisions at the start of each lesson, and the additional stuff -- they are like supplements that compliment your textbook studies. if you are not prepared, then it will be your own embarrassment as everyone will have stand up one by one to read out the homework (in japanese). if you are prepared for the class, it would have help you understand the lesson better, and lets you stay on top of the "game".
for me, learning under him has given me rewards that was beyond my imagination. and clearly, i have found someone who shares equal views with me on this matter.
