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Japanese with Kana L.

Hayward, California

4.9
(17)
Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Speaks Japanese, English
Teaching since 2014
Speech Pathology- M.S

    About Kana L.

    4.9
    (17)
    Hi! Thank you for visiting my profile. I am originally from Japan, and moved here five years ago. My father is American and I have been learning English for more than 10 years, so I can speak both English and Japanese. I graduated from UcC Berkeley majored in Linguistics, minored in Education, and currently, I am doing my master's in Speech Pathology. I have been teaching Japanese for 3 years now, and I also have tutored at my previous colleges for 3 years. Japanese: I'm teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced conversation. Not only what is written in text books but words that we actually use in Japan and real Japanese conversation day to day. I can also teach to pass JPLT, basic business Japanese including some formats of writing a letter and documents. ESL: mostly, I teach writing but I do reading, listening and speaking too. I've been hearing English since I was born so can pronounce words correctly but I know the pain of learning another language and how people usually struggle. Message me if you want to learn from expert of learning other languages! I know four different languages:)

    Instructor details

    Location:
    Teaches Online
    Teaches Online

    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    9 AM-4:30 PM
    Tuesday
    9 AM-4:30 PM
    Wednesday
    9 AM-4:30 PM
    Thursday
    9 AM-6 PM
    Friday
    9 AM-6 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $20
    45 minutes
    $30
    60 minutes
    $40
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    4.9
    17 Reviews
    Lyndah
    Online
    Working with Kana Sensei is such a wonderful learning experience! I highly, highly recommend her as a tutor!
    Posted Mar 26, 2019
    Lyndah
    Online
    I've only had one lesson so far, and so far I'm certain I made the right decision! I look forward to sharing more about working with Kana in future reviews.
    Posted Aug 31, 2018
    Matt
    Online
    I studied Japanese with Kana for almost a year and a half. In that time, she took me from knowing absolutely nothing to being a proficient beginner level speaker. I can now read Hiragana/Katakana every day, have a solid grasp of the different counters and number system, as well as conjugation of u/ru verbs and adjectives and various sentence forms. Kana was always very patient and never made me feel awkward or uncomfortable. She was willing to go as fast or as slow as I liked and always had the answers to my questions. She was always fun to work with and has become like a friend to me over the time I've studied with her. Highly recommend!
    Posted Dec 28, 2017
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    Experience

    Tutoring on Campus

    Sep, 2014 - May, 2015

    Sierra College

    • Participate in training and developing sessions to improve tutoring practices and learn new tutoring techniques • Assist students in acquiring better understanding of targeted weak areas within a subject or a subject and how to strengthen them

    Japanese Tutor

    Sep, 2016 - Dec, 2017

    UC Berkeley

    • Provide private instruction to individuals and small groups of students to improve their language skills for academic performance and occupational purposes. • Utilize multiple teaching strategies for students of all ability levels • Ensure effective and positive communication with the students

    Education

    Linguistics- B.A

    Jan, 2016 - Dec, 2017

    UC Berkeley

    Speech Pathology- M.S

    Aug, 2018

    CSU East Bay

    Certifications

    Certified College Reading and Learning Association International Tutor

    Feb, 2015

    Sierra College

    Certified Local Education Travel Coordinator 2015-2016

    Oct, 2015

    Department of United States of America

    Awards

    International Award

    Dec, 2014

    Sierra College

    Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship Award

    May, 2015

    Carrera-Joffe Foundation

    Placer Division of California Retired Teachers Association Scholarship Award

    May, 2015

    Placer Division of California Retired Teachers Association

    Languages

    English

    Native Proficiency

    Japanese

    Native Proficiency

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