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NYで生まれ育った英語講師兼ミュージシャンのAlex Yorkは、「あなたもコミュニケーションの達人に!」を合言葉に、フレッシュで実践的な英会話を提案。

ネイティブ英語と英語圏の文化が身に付く、オンライン英会話「Alex York イングリッシュ・アカデミー」を開発、直接指導にあたる。

名門私立イェール大学では日本語・フランス語・イタリア語の勉強にも没頭し、4ヶ国語マルチリンガルとして卒業。

プレジデントファミリー誌の特集号に斬新な英語レッスンを寄稿し、Amazonの英語学習部門でベストセラー第1位を達成。米Newsweek誌に記事を執筆、脳科学に基づいた英語学習本『桃太郎を歌うだけで英語が話せる』がKADOKAWAから出版され、ライターとして活躍。

日本の名曲のオリジナル英語アレンジで注目を集め、ポケットモンスターや秋元康、東京スカパラダイスオーケストラなど、エンタメ業界の大御所とコラボ。手掛けた楽曲が複数オリコンチャートやiTunesジャパンなどでTOP10以内にチャートイン。

フォロワーが30万人以上いるSNSと、フジテレビや日本テレビ、NHK、Tokyo MXなど数多くの日本のテレビ出演を通じて、そのユニークなキャラクターと日本語の流暢さで視聴者の心をしっかりとキャッチ。

なお、日本をこよなく愛するAlex Yorkは、収益の一部を日本の災害救援に寄付している。

ABOUT ALEX

Hailing from New York City, author and musician Alex York brings you—and the world—the freshest, most entertaining English education. His motto is simple: You can be a master communicator! 

Alex oversees and personally teaches at his online Alex York English Academy, where students learn natural, native English as well as immerse themselves in the culture of the English-speaking world.

Seeking communication that transcends borders, Alex launched into studies of Japanese, French, and Italian languages at Yale University. There, he was awarded academic distinction for his graduation thesis on cultural exchange in Japanese and English literature.

Alex’s unique English versions of Japanese classic songs have lead to collaborations with major forces in the Japanese entertainment industry: Pokémon, famed producer Yasushi Akimoto, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, and more. His works have hit the top 10 on multiple charts, including Japan’s Oricon charts and iTunes’ Japan charts.

Alex also loves communicating with his audience through the written word. He has written professionally—in both fluent Japanese and English—for MTV Japan and major Japanese magazine President Family. Alex’s neuroscience-backed English learning text, Momotaro wo Utau dake de Eigo ga Hanaseru (Sing Momotaro, Speak English) has been released to critical and commercial acclaim, via major Japanese publisher Kadokawa.

Online, Alex teaches English learners authentic English straight from the streets of New York, plus etiquette and trends unique to the English-speaking world. He has captured the hearts of his followers, who total over 300,000 on social media. 

Alex has also appeared numerous times on Japanese television, where he has charmed viewers with his polite Japanese language skills and lovable persona. His segments, which range from interviews of legendary stars like X JAPAN and the Backstreet Boys to Alex’s hit food review episodes, have consistently ranked among the highest viewership on Japanese TV channels like Fujisankei.

Always feeling a special connection to Japan, Alex donates a portion of his profits to disaster relief efforts in that country.