About
English Bridge aims to close (“bridge”) the communication gap between its Japanese students and English speakers from other parts of the world by offering reasonably-priced, flexible, quality services. Most students take private lessons, and range from absolute beginner to advanced. For those who are unable to physically attend classes, English Bridge makes use of a free online virtual learning platform available to anyone who has internet access and basic hardware and software requirements. English Bridge also offers quality editing as well as basic translation services.
Why choose English Bridge? >>>
Cost & Flexibility:
- Free trial lessons
- No ticket system
- Free and simple-to-use software for booking & online lessons
- No joining fees
- Payments every class, monthly, or every 3 months
- Pay by cash or PayPal
Quality Instruction:
- private, semi-private, and small-group lessons
- lessons based on preferred content (news, TOEIC practice, Business English, Travel English, Daily Conversation, Academic English, Technical English, etc.)
- Knowledgable & experienced teachers
- Japanese language support
- comfortable, relaxing atmosphere
- on-site corporate group courses
- short courses offered
About the Owner >>>
Between completing her BA and coming to Japan in 1995, Cathrine-Mette (Trine) Mork 望久（モーク）片梨奈（カタリーナ）spent time at a language institute in Costa Rica while traveling in the region. She loved teaching English from the start and has been doing it ever since. Back in her hometown of Montreal, Trine taught refugees, immigrants, exchange students, and French-speakers at a language school while completing a graduate degree at McGill University. Trine first came over to Japan on a three-year exchange program in Miyazaki Prefecture, and soon fell in love with the country. She has mostly been employed in a full-time, contract capacity by universities in Miyazaki, Aichi, and Tokyo, but has also worked with Jr. high school and elementary school students. She also conducted business language training for Sumikin Intercom in Tokyo, dealing with large clients such as Pioneer, Proctor & Gamble, and Eli Lilly (pharmaceuticals). Since coming to Japan, Trine has earned a post-graduate diploma in TEFL, has had professional training in teaching children, has passed several levels of Monbusho’s Japanese Proficiency Exam, and has completed a Japanese to English translation course with Media Soken Inc. She has edited English research papers for Japanese institutions, individual professors, and students, and has done translation work on a variety of documents into English. When she has the time, Trine enjoys cycling, reading, surfing the Internet, and meeting new people. She has cycled in many areas of Japan, and practiced shorinji renshinnkan karate-do in the years she lived in Miyazaki. In Canada Trine was a figure skating coach.
“As I’m originally from Montréal, I speak French, though far from fluently. I have studied other language too: Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, and Italian. If you don’t use a language, however, it’s easy to forget it. I’ve been working in Japan since 1995. I’ve lived in Miyazaki City, Okazaki City (Aichi), Ikebukuro (Tokyo), and now I live in Tama City, west of Tokyo. I have taught English in Canada and Costa Rica in addition to Japan. I enjoy teaching EFL because I love languages, linguistics, and intercultural conundrums. I also enjoy helping people achieve their goals.”
