it engineer += english
DESCRIPTION
I gave the presentation for Japanese IT Engineers @Ruby Association in Matsue of Japan (20th march, 2014) Enjoy programming & learning English to widen your potential! http://www.ruby.or.jp/ja/news/20140224.htmlTRANSCRIPT
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Yoko Ha'ori
@Ruby Associa-on’s seminar h4p://rubyassocia-on.doorkeeper.jp/events/9171
presented in Matsue of Japan
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Today’s Goal
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The Outline
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1. About Me
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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
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1. About Me
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2. What’s “usher KYOTO” ?
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“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/
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• Our AcXviXes during the past half year
2. What’s “usher KYOTO” ?
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• Our AcXviXes during the past half year
2. What’s “usher KYOTO” ?
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• Our AcXviXes during the past half year
Check it out! h'p://youtu.be/
3jeI0fcrSNc
2. What’s “usher KYOTO” ?
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• Our AcXviXes during the past half year
h'p://www.innovaXon-‐osaka.jp/ja/events/2705
2. What’s “usher KYOTO” ?
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• Our AcXviXes during the past half year
2. What’s “usher KYOTO” ?
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3. “IT Engineer += Eng
lish”
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• 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.
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lish”
English is a good tool to widen your potenXal on a world scale, isn’t it?
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• However, many Japanese IT Engineers are suffering from learning English.
• Many of them presume that they have no sense of using English.
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lish”
Let’s change your environment to change the mind!
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• 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
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• 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
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• The gathering place for entrepreneurs
3. “IT Engineer += Eng
lish”
Osaka Innova>on
Hub
Website h'p://
www.innovaXon-‐osaka.jp/
My favorite place
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Check it out! Hack Osaka
Website
h'p://www.innovaXon-‐osaka.jp/conference/
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Check it out! Pebble
Website
h'ps://getpebble.com/
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Check it out! LiBle Printer (BERG)
Website
h'p://li'leprinter.com/
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Check it out! Tech City (London)
Website
h'p://www.techcityuk.com/
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Check it out! RubyConf Taiwan
Website
h'p://rubyconf.tw/2014/
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4. Messages for A'endees
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5. Q&A
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Thank you for your a'
enXon!
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Website h'p://usherkyoto.tumblr.com/ Facebook Page h'ps://www.facebook.com/usherKyoto
My Twi'er h'ps://twi'er.com/yoko8ch
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Special Thanks
Ruby AssociaXon h'p://www.ruby.or.jp/