Hello, my name is Mika Pahalan and I'm an experienced native Japanese language tutor currently living in the United States. I have been teaching Japanese online since 2013. I am currently offering a discounted initial trial lesson at 60% off my normal lesson price for new students.
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28 Sep 2015
shaiel
Very nice teacher! lovely and open to questions. I had a lot of fun.
25 Mar 2015
Tristyn11
Another awesome lesson!
18 Mar 2015
Tristyn11
My tutor was awesome and I had a great session. I learned so much in just one lesson.
11 Feb 2015
upinurface
Excellent Teacher!
07 Jan 2015
sonic_ying
I felt it was rather difficult to understand the vagueness which is unique in Japanese language. On the other hand, it is probably one of the main aspect that makes this language so interesting. thank you Mika Sensei!
29 Dec 2014
shinju
Mika is a very skillful, helpful, and serious tutor. She has helped me a great deal in learning the Japanese language accurately with personalization.
Thank you for having her on your team.
Hi everyone. I live with my husband and his parents in Texas, United States. I have taught English, Japanese and other subjects as a private tutor and at a cram school in Japan for 10 years and here in Texas for 9 years.
I lived in Tokyo when I was a kid then moved to Kumamoto and lived there for 18 years. I also lived in Nagasaki for 3 years. Each prefectures have their own unique foods, cultures and dialects. I love to learn those new things and teach them to others, too.
I sometimes teach people how to cook Japanese cuisine, how to fold origami and Japanese calligraphy.
My hobbies are watching Asian dramas and western movies, cooking, reading, traveling and shopping.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelors Degree: Elementary School Teachers Course ( Minor subject: Japanese) – 2005
Certificate: Teaching Certificate of elementary school, Japanese teacher of junior high school and high school, Japanese calligraphy teacher of junior high school and high school. School librarian Certificate. – 2005
Graduated from The Department of Education, Kumamoto University, Japan
Taught grade 1 – 12 Math, English Reading and Grammar, Japanese calligraphy, Japanese ancient writing, Japanese Grammar and Classical Chinese. – 2001-2011
Teaching English online and Japanese privately –present
Teaching Approach
According to the level of the student, I teach Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji and the new words or sentences. I use Genki books or online materials and the original word documents that I make for the need of the student. I decide the topic or situation each time and make you practice a lot so that you can get used to the same phrases and use them more smoothly eventually.
And in order to make the lesson fun and useful, I teach the Japanese culture such as polite manner at each occasions, cooking, Japanese calligraphy.
You may have a lot of curiosity why Japanese do this and that. I would like to answer those questions and sometimes think about it together.
Every year, people create new Japanese words and it will be fun for you to know that through the lesson.
When you meet Japanese or travel to Japan, I would like you to enjoy it a lot so if you are interested in anything regarding Japanese, let me help you. Please feel free to ask any questions before booking or during the lesson.
28 Sep 2015