Structure is 99%, but It’s Context That Makes It Real—Miss the Context, Miss the Meaning!
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Structure is 99%, but It’s Context That Makes It Real—Miss the Context, Miss the Meaning!
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Ich als Lehrkraft
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
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Aus JapanLebt in Halifax, Kanada (01:26 UTC-04:00)
Über mich
italki-Lehrkraft seit 18. Jun 2021
Thema von InteresseWissenschaftReisenEssen
My main targets are ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS to intermediate who have just started on their Japanese journey. I will do a LOGICAL & STRUCTURAL approach to lead you in the right direction.
Here is what I found common struggles that my students have.
①Just don't know where to start.
②Particles!!!!!!!!
③Conjugations
④Passive/Causative/Passive-Causative
⑤てform: てくれる、てもらう、てあげる
⑥Friendly conversations / Casual Form
⑦Telling your opinion and do debate in Japanese.
If one of the above is your concern, don't worry. You found me ;p
Teaching Japanese is not my work, it is my PASSION. It always makes me very happy when I meet people who are interested in my language.
Ich als Lehrkraft
I’m an enthusiastic, friendly, and encouraging teacher. It’s really important to me that you enjoy the classes and feel relaxed and comfortable.
My approach to teaching is very hands-on. I focus on phrases, expressions, and even slangs that are used in real-life. I demonstrate things detailed and really well. I like using body language to help you understand better. When you understand the meaning and the use, I want you to create several situations to use them to fully understand the use. We do a lot of repeated exercise to imprint the language in your instinct!! My aim is to help you to express yourself naturally and effortlessly.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
I tailor my lessons to suit your needs! Each class is prepared according to your language goals, interests, and personality.
Here’s how we proceed:
1) Feel free to message me with your level and aims, and I’ll create a personalized plan for you.
2) During the trial lesson, I’ll customize the lesson to fit your specific needs and learning style.
3) If you enjoy the trial, we can move on to full lessons.
Regarding scheduling, I manage my availability across multiple platforms. On italki, I open availability slots about a week in advance and update them daily as the week progresses.
◉ CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY ◉
Please provide at least 24-hour notice to cancel or reschedule lessons.
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teaching certificate - Verbling - 2020I've been teaching Japanese through this institue.
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Ausbildung
2002 - 2006
Bachelor - Policy ScienceRitsumeikan
Arbeitserfahrung
2020 - 2024
TeacherJapaneseOnlineClass.com - Victoria, KanadaI've been teaching Japanese language.
I had 1 hour lessons from Moto every week day for about 2-3 months and my Japanese dramatically improved. He is very friendly, playful, and encouraging! He adapted his lessons to my requirements, and there was never a time when we didn’t have things to talk about. He was always very prepared, and he was able to explain things to me with incredibly good English proficiency. Together we role-played, reviewed my diary entries, casually talked about different subjects, and practiced useful language skills like giving directions, making requests, etc. I always looked forward to our lessons together! At the end of the lessons, Moto will send a message with a bunch of the Japanese we practiced together, and this was great for reviewing after the lesson. Sometimes during the next lesson, we would review together to ensure I didn’t forget!
I highly recommend Moto as a Japanese language teacher, and I’m so glad we met and I had the opportunity to learn from him :)
18. Okt. 2024
エンエン
41 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
I'm really appreciative of Moto先生’s help and support. Thanks to his tutoring I was able to ace my interview. He always gets what I'm trying to say right away and then shows me the best way to express it. Once again, I'm truly thankful to him. Without him I couldn't have done it. I'll keep learning with Moto先生 until I reach native speaker level, and even then, I'll probably still continue because talking with him is just so much fun!!! and his English is amazing. I feel like my English has gotten much better too.anyway what I want to say is that I just feel really lucky about all of this.
16. Juli 2024
Daniel Pimentel
7 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
10/10. This is really a GREAT teacher. I am so happy I booked a session with him. I am about to book 1000 more. LITTERALY. With the great structure and teaching techniques of moto, I will be closer to my goals to speak and understand the amazing japanese language 😃
And his perfect english makes learning 100 times easier ⭐️
15. Juli 2022
Arthur
11 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Moto-sensei is a great teacher who not only patiently goes over the material with me but also offers very engaging examples and context about everything that he's teaching. Feels like I'm not only learning Japanese language but also learning details about Japanese culture that help me to contextualize when and how to use what he's teaching me.
Would highly recommend!
12. Nov. 2024
Nigel Clair
24 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Work with Moto if you are planning to visit Japan! I was looking for a language coach to learn some basic Japanese before visiting Japan for the first time, and I am so glad I found Moto. His teaching style is very logical and patient, and helped build on (and correct) some things I started learning on my own on Duolingo. I completed about 24 lessons before my trip and I feel like I have a great foundation of the language for my visit, and am excited to keep learning when I come back. I highly recommend Moto as a language teacher and suggest you give his method a try.