Accepting new students! (60min→55min/45min=45min/30min→25min)
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Accepting new students! (60min→55min/45min=45min/30min→25min)
Über mich
Ich als Lehrkraft
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
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Aus JapanLebt in Other, Japan (19:21 UTC+09:00)
Über mich
italki-Lehrkraft seit 23. Jan 2022
Thema von InteresseEssenGesundheitReisenAnimation & Comics
*Video thumbnail: my hometown
🗣 Language: standard Japanese🇯🇵 / native-level English🇺🇸 (C2) / conversational German🇩🇪
✏️ Also learning: Korean🇰🇷 / ancient Greek🇬🇷
🌍 Overseas experience: 1 year in the U.S. (Colorado) / 1 year in Germany (Berlin, HU)
🎓 Master's degree in philosophy from Tokyo University
👨🏫 English teacher (in-class/online) for 3 years → Japanese teacher on italki from 2022
❤️ Hobbies: singing, playing the piano, reading and learning languages
🌟 Special interests: Performing Noh theater (Japanese traditional opera)
Instagram: @pitchaccentdojo
Meine Kreationen
Ich als Lehrkraft
As a teacher, I try to
✔︎ be academically well-informed / flexible / patient / honest / friendly
✔︎ have my students talk as much as possible (instead of me talking)
✔︎ use flipped classroom strategies (input at home, output in class)
✔︎ use Japanese as much as possible
✔︎ always review the previous lesson
✔︎ be (very) strict with pronunciation (らりるれろ, devoicing of vowels, mora lengths and pitch-accent)
and most importantly:
✔︎ give meaningful feedback
✔︎ translate what the students want to say into easy & simple Japanese sentences - so that they can use it the next time!
I also teach English to local students in my hometown in Ibaraki prefecture (an hour away from Tokyo by train).
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
I try to use flipped classroom strategies - input as homework, output and feedback in lessons.
*Of course, I also introduce new things during lessons when necessary.
Examples of 🏠 input 👉 output:
🏠 vocabulary practice 👉 mini test and feedback
🏠 repeat / shadowing practice 👉 pronunciation check and feedback
🏠 grammar exercises in a workbook 👉 comprehension check and interactive practice
🏠 watch a Japanese show online 👉 talk about the story and characters in Japanese
🏠 read graded readers 👉 Q&A about the difficult parts
*The amount of homework depends on how much time the student currently has outside the lesson.
I'm flexible, so let me know how you would like me to help you!
Mein Unterrichtsmaterial
PDF-Datei
Präsentationsfolien/PPT
Audiodateien
Bilddateien
Videodateien
Karteikarten
Artikel und Nachrichten
Quizze
Hausaufgaben
Zeugnisse
Eiken Grade 1 - Eiken Foundation of Japan - 2023Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency
Grade 1 : the highest level
Zertifikat verifiziert
日本語教育能力検定試験 - 日本国際教育支援協会 - 2021Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test
Zertifikat verifiziert
TOEIC Listening & Reading Score 990 - IIBC - 2020IIBC: The Institute for International Business Communication
I'm really happy about my first real class with 山口先生.
The class was very well balanced. For everything we covered, we did some practice. We also did some revision, which is very important.
Also, 山口先生 answered all the questions that I had before class and that I got during the class. She was able to explain more complex things in several different ways when I was struggling a bit.
For an hour long class, I'm very happy with the amount of material that we were able to cover.
The last but not least, I think 山口先生 has a great personality, which helps a lot. She's very cheerful, positive and supportive. She created a friendly and productive atmosphere in the class.
ありがとうございました for the class ))
31. Mai 2023
Veronika
130 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
I have been taking Japanese lessons with Saeko-sensei for over a year now and I highly recommend her lessons. I have to admit that Saeko-sensei is always better prepared for our lessons than I am. Her tailor-made approach makes lessons highly relevant to my own personal situation. I've chosen the Genki path as a backbone for my learning and Saeko-sensei always complements it by the necessary additional material. Saeko-sensei is always very responsive to any additional requests and questions modifying the learning path to suit my needs. Lessons have a clear structure and moreover there is a bridge from one lesson to another through a review of the main points covered in the previous lesson. Thank you!
14. Mai 2023
mirkob
56 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
About half a year ago I started taking lessons with Yamaguchi Sensei to improve my speaking skills and increase the efficiency of my Japanese learning in general.
Yamaguchi Sensei is a professional, competent, and very welcoming person who manages to create a comfortable atmosphere. She adapts to my learning rhythm and my individual language strengths and weaknesses, so that every lesson is tailored to my needs. Lesson content is dynamic and evolves over time so that each lesson has a similar structure, but the content adapts to the needs of the student. She is fun to talk to and is always well prepared for each class.
Now, after taking a few lessons, I can say that I feel a lot more confident when speaking Japanese, and my ability to speak has generally developed well.
Personally, I don't have to look around for another teacher and can really recommend Yamaguchi Sensei to everyone.
今までありがとうございます!次のレッスンが楽しみです。
1. Mai 2023
Miriam K.
4 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Today was another productive lesson. Saeko san always takes a lot of time to answer questions and is able to explain grammatical issues in a simple and clear way. She is also very empathetic and patient which makes her a good teacher.
I'm already looking forward to the next lesson.
8. Nov. 2024
WinterSebastian
8 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Es war, wie jedes Mal wieder super. Der Unterricht motiviert mich immer mehr und ich lerne sehr viel. Ich freue mich jetzt auf die Hausaufgaben und auf die kommende Stunde.
8. Nov. 2024
Katiyaaaa
1 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunde
It was great to have trail lesson with teacher Saeko :) She help me review the points from text book in Q-A and crads like 「だれといざかやへいきますか?」
The difference between [私は~人です or ~ から来ました」is little bit tricky for non-speakers to distinguish, I can’t find it out if without Saeko.
どもありがとうございます,❤️❤️Saeko先生!