Saori Shinkai

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Saori Shinkai

Community Tutor

Teaches

Japanese

Native

Speaks

English

Chinese (Mandarin)

Complete beginners are welcome! Let's learn with fun!

Teaches

Japanese

Native

Speaks

English

Chinese (Mandarin)

Complete beginners are welcome! Let's learn with fun!

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From JapanLiving in Sapporo, Japan (20:10 UTC+09:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Sep 13, 2021

InterestsAnimation & ComicsTravelMusicSports & Fitness

Hi! I am Saori, live in Hokkaido, Japan. My favorite activities are snowboarding, cycling, hiking, onsen and anime. Also love travel and love to learn something new. I am always hungry to know more, Let's talk and learn from each other:)

Me as a Teacher

I believe the best way to learn a language is through effective communication which helps to build your confidence and vocabulary and varied expressions. So you can feel comfortable when making conversation in the future. In our lesson, I will encourage you to speak a lot but also try to make sure your comfortableness.

My lessons & teaching style

・Elementary grammar (Minna no Nihongo textbook based) Studying Japanese basics with my original power point slides and textbook. We will study sentence structures to expand the range of expression, also do speaking practice a lot. ・Conversation practice I will encourage you to speak a lot and develop topics. You can practice natural interaction in conversation. I will tell you different way of expression and correct pronunciation if needed:) ・Pitch accent & pronunciation Learn and practice Japanese pitch accent&pronunciation with word level and sentence level. You can bring example articles or I can provide too. We can also use a textbook. 🦥Please be relaxed and Let's have fun!!🦥

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT

5.0

Rating

198

Students

1,433

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

198

Students

1433

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

Japanese Lessons

Trial Lesson

83 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Conversation practice 🐤🐔

A1 - C2

Conversation

664 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Elementary grammar (Minna no Nihongo) 🥚🐣

A1 - B1

Language Essentials

586 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

Pitch accent & pronunciation

A2 - C1

Language Essentials

100 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

Availability

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126 Reviews

Leon D

48 Japanese lessons

Teacher’s pick

I have been taking lessons with Saori on and off for a long time since I was a beginner. She provides are very comfortable atmosphere and is friendly. I'm at the talking stage and she's great at picking up what I'm trying to say and helping me speak more naturally.

Jan 14, 2024

Min

9 Japanese lessons

Teacher’s pick

This was my very first trial lesson on iTalki and I’m so glad I picked a session with Saori-san! She’s got such a warm personality and made me feel comfortable even though I’m super self-conscious about my Japanese conversation skills. I like that she types phrases I stumble over / had trouble expressing for reference and review, and am looking forward to more classes with her!

Dec 30, 2021

chuy delgado

9 Japanese lessons

Thanks to Saori San, my Japanese has improved a lot, thanks to the personalized and easy-to-understand material that she uses in each class. highly recommended

Jan 22, 2025

Ian 殷さん

41 Japanese lessons

Teacher’s pick

Saori san is a wonderful teacher and comes highly recommended, patient and methodical in her approach to enhance the learning experience. I look forward to studying with her in the months to come.

Sep 7, 2023