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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 12+
Speaks Japanese, English
Teaching since 1999
Master of Arts: Education/Teaching and Learning (Focus is "Second Language Acquisition")
Adventures in Japanese with a Native Instructor: 25 Years of Classroom Experience
こんにちは!Konnichiwa!
I am Kaoru, a passionate Japanese language instructor with over 25 years of experience teaching in a U.S. public high school. As a native of Japan, I am excited to offer personalized online lessons to help you achieve your goals, whether it's traveling to Japan, broadening your horizons or enjoying Japanese entertainment without subtitles.
My diverse teaching experience spans high school classrooms, community colleges, and one-on-one online tutoring sessions. This breadth of experience has allowed me to tailor my teaching methods to suit individual learning styles and goals, ensuring that each student receives personalized attention and support.
Teaching Approach
I create a friendly, supportive environment where making mistakes is part of learning. My methods include:
- Cartoons and real-world tasks
- Mnemonics for vocabulary and writing systems
- Songs, gestures, and light grammar explanations
- Focus on speaking or any skills you wish to emphasize
I am committed to benefiting my students to the fullest extent possible. I welcome suggestions and strive to understand each student's objectives, dreams, and aspirations, enabling me to provide personalized and effective lessons.
Let's embark on this language-learning journey together!
Instructor details
Location:
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
8 AM-2 PM
Tuesday
8 AM-2 PM
Wednesday
8 AM-2 PM
Thursday
8 AM-2 PM
Friday
8 AM-2 PM
Saturday
8 AM-2 PM
Sunday
8 AM-2 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$25
60 minutes
$50
About Kaoru
5.0
(11)
こんにちは!Konnichiwa!
I am Kaoru, a passionate Japanese language instructor with over 25 years of experience teaching in a U.S. public high school. As a native of Japan, I am excited to offer personalized online lessons to help you achieve your goals, whether it's traveling to Japan, broadening your horizons, or enjoying Japanese entertainment without subtitles.
Teaching Approach
I create a friendly, supportive environment where making mistakes is part of learning. My methods include:
- Cartoons and real-world tasks
- Mnemonics for vocabulary and writing systems
- Songs, gestures, and light grammar explanations
- Focus on speaking or any skills you wish to emphasize
Let's embark on this language-learning journey together!
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11 Reviews
Jonas
Online
Kaoru has been a great teacher! It was wonderful starting my Japanese study with her, she makes learning the language fun with her associations and teaching methods! I would highly recommend anyone have her as a teacher!
がんばって!
Posted Jun 25, 2024
Makayla
Teacher's studio
Kaoru Sensei is an incredible teacher! The way she teaches is fun, and I always felt she truly cared about her students and their progress. Her way of teaching associations for remembering different words helps me to this day, as I have used the technique to help me study other languages as well. Thanks to her, when I got into college and took my Japanese placement test, my score was so high that they did not have any courses high enough for me to take! That’s how much I had learned with Kaoru Sensei. Thank you Kaoru Sensei!!!
Posted Jun 22, 2024
Danny
Teacher's studio
Her methods of teaching were always making class a fun time and learning a lesson, worth while. She strives to make sure her students all succeed and get a good grasp of her culture and language. It is because of her teaching that I continue to study Japanese today and it has become one of my strongest languages that I’ve learned. She made sure to include “games” in lesson plans as a way to help remember vocabulary or specific grammar points. The topics of lessons that she would teach were also great such as anime, natural disasters, restaurant, etc. Being able to do skits with classmates was a huge way for memorization and getting to actually speak the language. Japan is one of my favorite countries in the world and she has just given me more reasons to continue loving the country and language!
Posted Jun 16, 2024
Experience
Co-author
Feb, 2006 - PresentTuttle Publishing
Published "Colloquial Kansai Japanese: The Dialects and Culture of the Kansai Region: A Japanese Phrasebook and Language Guide (Tuttle Language Library) ," which was originally published in 1995 and still be selling in the market.
Education
Master of Arts: Education/Teaching and Learning (Focus is "Second Language Acquisition")
Sep, 1999 - May, 2005University of Wyoming
Certifications
Teaching Certificate of State of Wyoming (Japanese/Social Studies)
Aug, 2023State of Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board
I have kept this certificate active since May, 1998.
Languages
English
Professional Proficiency
Japanese
Native Proficiency
Instructor details
Location:
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
8 AM-2 PM
Tuesday
8 AM-2 PM
Wednesday
8 AM-2 PM
Thursday
8 AM-2 PM
Friday
8 AM-2 PM
Saturday
8 AM-2 PM
Sunday
8 AM-2 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$25
60 minutes
$50
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