Yoko  Ha'ori    

@Ruby  Associa-on’s  seminar  h4p://rubyassocia-on.doorkeeper.jp/events/9171  

 presented  in  Matsue  of  Japan  

IT  Engineer  +=  English

Today’s  Goal

 The  Outline

1.  About  Me

Yoko  Ha'ori  •  Freelance  SoDware  Engineer  •  Organizer  of  “usher  KYOTO”  – h'p://usherkyoto.tumblr.com/  

•  English  Learner  •  Twi'er  @yoko8ch  – h'ps://twi'er.com/yoko8ch

1.  About  Me

1.  About  Me

2.  What’s  “usher  KYOTO”  ?

“usher  KYOTO”  is  a  team  based  in  Kyoto  of  Japan,  providing  opportuniXes  to  use  English  to  learners  of  English.  We  kicked  off  our  team  on  Sep,  2013.

2.  What’s  “usher  KYOTO”  ?

usher  KYOTO  h'p://usherkyoto.tumblr.com/

•  Our  AcXviXes  during  the  past  half  year  

2.  What’s  “usher  KYOTO”  ?

•  Our  AcXviXes  during  the  past  half  year  

2.  What’s  “usher  KYOTO”  ?

•  Our  AcXviXes  during  the  past  half  year  

Check  it  out!  h'p://youtu.be/

3jeI0fcrSNc

2.  What’s  “usher  KYOTO”  ?

•  Our  AcXviXes  during  the  past  half  year  

h'p://www.innovaXon-­‐osaka.jp/ja/events/2705

2.  What’s  “usher  KYOTO”  ?

•  Our  AcXviXes  during  the  past  half  year  

2.  What’s  “usher  KYOTO”  ?

3.  “IT  Engineer  +=  Eng

lish”

•  When  do  many  Japanese  IT  Engineers  think  they  need  to  improve  their  English  skills?  – When  searching  for  new  knowledge  from  abroad  – When  joining  internaXonal  projects  – When  transmiang  informaXon  from  Japan  to  the  rest  of  the  world  

etc.  

3.  “IT  Engineer  +=  Eng

lish”

English  is  a  good  tool  to  widen  your  potenXal  on  a  world  scale,  isn’t  it?  

•  However,  many  Japanese  IT  Engineers  are  suffering  from  learning  English.  

•  Many  of  them  presume  that  they  have  no  sense  of  using  English.  

3.  “IT  Engineer  +=  Eng

lish”

Let’s  change  your  environment  to  change  the  mind!  

•  I  was  also  an  engineer  who  was  suffering  from  learning  English  and  not  good  at  using  English.  

•  However,  I  haven’t  dropped  out  learning  English.  Why?  – That’s  because  there  is  a  good  environment  where  I  can  get  a  role  model.

3.  “IT  Engineer  +=  Eng

lish” In  My  Case

•  Global  Startup  from  Osaka

3.  “IT  Engineer  +=  Eng

lish”

Moff    

Website  h'p://www.moff.mobi/  

 Kickstarter  

h'p://kck.st/1lPYwVB

My  role  model

•  The  gathering  place  for  entrepreneurs

3.  “IT  Engineer  +=  Eng

lish”

Osaka  Innova>on  

Hub    

Website  h'p://

www.innovaXon-­‐osaka.jp/  

My  favorite  place

Check  it  out! Hack  Osaka  

 Website  

h'p://www.innovaXon-­‐osaka.jp/conference/  

Check  it  out! Pebble  

 Website  

h'ps://getpebble.com/  

Check  it  out! LiBle  Printer  (BERG)  

 Website  

h'p://li'leprinter.com/  

Check  it  out! Tech  City  (London)  

 Website  

h'p://www.techcityuk.com/  

Check  it  out! RubyConf  Taiwan  

 Website  

h'p://rubyconf.tw/2014/  

4.  Messages  for  A'endees

5.  Q&A

Thank  you  for  your  a'

enXon!

Website  h'p://usherkyoto.tumblr.com/    Facebook  Page  h'ps://www.facebook.com/usherKyoto

My  Twi'er  h'ps://twi'er.com/yoko8ch  

Special  Thanks

Ruby  AssociaXon  h'p://www.ruby.or.jp/