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Konnichiwa, ogenki desuka?
I was born and raised in Japan. I now live in the Netherlands.
I was the company owner of a language school in Shinjuku, Tokyo for 8 years. We were specialised in teaching Japanese from beginner to business levels for European and Asian expats living in the Tokyo area. I also taught Japanese as a head teacher in addition to training other Japanese teachers.I have total of 15 years teaching experiences in language industries. I also have work experiences in hotel / travel, media / TV production, and business consulting industries.
It is always interesting for me to teach people with different work experiences and back grounds : ) Because I believe that teaching language always opens my new world!
Don’t worry, if you don’t speak a word of Japanese. Everyone has to start from somewhere… In fact, I am learning Dutch now!
Let’s enjoy learning Japanese language and culture with me!
Here are some examples of my course plans and teaching experiences,
【Beginner / Pre-Intermediate Japanese】
You learn really slowly from Hiragana and Katakana to basic Kanji and focuses on daily conversations.
You will learn...
●Introducing yourself both polite and casual ways for the first meetings.
●Talking about you: your hobby, work, interests, county, and family.
●Learning different way of greetings depending on situations.
●Asking about other people and keeping smooth conversations.
●Intonation and pronunciation practices.
●Japanese body languages and mannerisms.
※For Intermediate / Advanced level students, I use not only textbooks but also news articles
from news papers or magazine and current topics from TV program to have discussions.
【JLPT Exam Preparation】
I have taught all levels from N5 to N1. I also have teaching materials for all the levels.
I am qualified to teach all levels of JLPT exams.
【Travel / Survival Japanese】
Useful for people who is planning to visit to Japan for pleasure & fun or business.
You will learn...
●Getting on the various transportation and checking in the hotel.
●Going for shopping and ordering in the restaurant.
●Asking for directions on the streets and the stations.
●What to do in 'Onsen' (hot spring) place?
●Money and numbers.
●Manners and customs.
●Geography of Japan.
【Business Japanese】
Introducing you to learn how to deal with Japanese people in the real business situations.
You will learn...
●Visiting another company for the first time.
●Way of exchanging business cards.
●Introducing yourself and being introduced to others.
●'do' and 'don't' in Japanese business meeting.
●Giving compliments and expressing gratitude.
●At the business dinner.
●Telephone conversations.
●I like using various worksheets as my teaching materials. But if students want to use textbooks, I use Genki, Japanese for Busy People, Minna no Nihongo and others.
●I also create course plans for students according to their needs. For example, travelling, JLPT preparations, business meeting /mannerism, or focused on conversations lessons.
●I have some experience in developing online teaching methods and designing new curriculums for Japanese languages lessons.
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