Daimatsu English Centre
滋賀県八日市市
に位置するダイマツイングリッシュセンター(DEC) は1993年より八日市と
その近郊の方々に英会話の教授を提供してきました。
Set apart from the chain schools (Nova, ECC, Toza), DEC provides an
enjoyable and relaxing atmosphere to study English. Emphasis is on
personal progress (your pace), with a professional approach to
materials, yet with an accent on fun. Materials include video, CDs,
DVDs, newspapers, the Internet, along with all of the traditional
materials (flash cards, textbooks, etc...). Variety is a key to keeping
student enthusiasm high, and this is understood at DEC.
他のチェーンス クールとは異なり、DECは英語を学ぶた めの楽しくリラックスした雰囲気を提供しています。教材にはプロフェッショナルなアプローチを駆使し、しかも楽しめることを大事にしながら各人のペースで の上達をめざします。教材としては従来のフラッシュカードやテキストの他にビデオ・CD・DVD・英字新聞・イ ンターネットなどを使用します。バラエティに富んだ学習が生徒の皆さんの意欲を高く保ち続ける鍵であり、そのことはDECの生徒も理解し ています。
What's the history of the name?
DEC
stands for Daimatsu English Centre. Over the years, I have
been
asked about the name, and the logo. Daimatsu means "big pine tree" in
Japanese.
The Daimatsu name was first used for Daimatsu Shoten, a food business in a small city in Japan. It was an amalgammation of Daiichi and Matsu??. Eijiro Nishibori opened his owned food shop, in approximately 1935 ??? Looking to start his own business, Eijiro broke away from his employer, Daiichi. Out of respect for his employer, Eijiro combined Dai+Matsu to form Daimatsu. Over the years, Eijiro's daughter, and her husband, grew the business to include wholesale food distribution and two retail outlets.
86 years after opening Daimatsu Shoten, Eijiro's granddaughter (Akiko) married a Canadian (Dave) and they decided to change the direction of the business towards English instruction and translation. In 1993, they started DEC, Daimatsu English Centre. This name was chosen as a way to maintain a connection with the family business started by the Nishiboris in the early part of the 20th century.
In 2oo3, the business was expanded to include a "study abroad" element, as a way for students to practice and enhance their English in Canada. In 2010, the publishing wing of Daimatsu was born.
