バイリンガルになる6分間 Becoming bilingual in 6 minutes | 小熊 弥生 | Yayoi Oguma | TEDxFukuoka

At the age of 20, she mastered English in six months, starting from a TOEIC score of 280, and became a chief English instructor. Three years later, she debuted as an interpreter using her unique "42-rule study method." For the past 25 years, she has bridged the gap between Japan and the world as a simultaneous interpreter more than 10,000 times. Recognizing that the English taught in schools doesn't reflect reality, she launched an English reform movement, believing that Japanese people should be able to speak English better. She provides accessible English learning experiences to schools, facilities, and companies throughout Japan. Her vision is to restore lost Japanese pride and spread a culture of compassion to the world, thereby contributing to global peace. Her abysmal scores on English-language proficiency tests shocked Yayoi Oguma. Instead of giving up, the girl who dreamed of becoming an interpreter transformed herself into a model for every clueless speaker of English in Japan, devising a 42-step approach to linguistic mastery. Three years later, Yayoi was linking Japan and the rest of the world across fields such as economics, industry, environment, medicine, entertainment and politics. She now counts self-help guru Tony Robbins, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Horst Ludwig Stormer and big-league CEOs among her clients, and her motivational and “super speedy learning” seminars earn a 99 percent satisfaction rating. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx