Consuming English : an eikaiwa experience of cultural 'otherness'

Presents some research to understand what makes eikaiwa a lucrative industry by focussing on what the students want from the experience. Endeavours to evaluate students' perceptions of eikaiwa teachers, the teaching environment and teacher-learner relationships by providing the answers to a series of interview questions from a sample of eikaiwa students aged between 27 to 73 years. Explains what an eikaiwa school is and the types of overseas people that are employed as teachers. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.