★ I have been teaching Japanese professionally for about 4 years. Besides the Japanese teacher’s license, I have other qualifications including Guide Interpreter, TOEIC 935, STEP Eiken Grade 1, etc.
★ I have worked for trading & shipping firms for decades, so I have broad business expertise both in JP & EN.
★ Throughout my life, I have enjoyed being a globetrotter, visiting over 60 countries. Recently, however, I like travelling in the countryside of Japan to have fun feeling nature and hot springs, Onsen.
★ I was born and raised in Odawara 小田原, but am now based in Tokyo 東京. As I have been involved in some hospitality industries, I think I am a highly sociable person from earlier years.
Me as a Teacher
★ In 2020, I started teaching Japanese to foreigners in business fields at a community center here in Tokyo.
★ I passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test 日本語教育能力検定試験 in 2021, and from there officially started my teaching career.
★ I completed a training course for teaching Japanese through the use of English, or the indirect method 間接教授法(英語), held by the World Japanese Language Centre (WJLC) in Australia in 2022.
★ Several months ago, I started studying Chinese (standard Mandarin) 中国標準語 and am truly enjoying the leaning process towards an intermediate level right now. It is great fun for sure!
My lessons & teaching style
★ I can teach everything about Japanese, starting from zero in English. I teach with introductory textbooks, while I can also use general-conversation-based textbooks for those who are 1) planning to visit Japan and 2) not so interested in grammar.
★ To improve speaking skills, I would like you to speak as much as you can. Picking from some topics you are familiar with is perfectly fine, although I can send you some modern news events every week, so you can pick one or two and share your opinions with me.
★ I teach 1) business Keigo 敬語, 2) how to write business emails メール, 3) how to read various materials including business news ニュース, 4) JLPT N1 & N2 preparation, and 5) Job interviews 面接.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Articles and news
Homework Assignments
Certificates
Training Course for Teaching Japanese - World Japanese Language Centre - 2022英語間接教授法 or Indirect Teaching Method, which is Teaching Japanese language through the use of English
Certificate verified
Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test - Japan Educational Exchnages and Services - 2021日本語教育能力検定試験
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Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
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USD 14.00
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B1 - B2Conversation0 lessons completed
USD 17.00
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B2 - C2Business1 lessons completed
USD 17.00
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2 Reviews
Nicolas/ニコラス
1 Japanese lesson
Yoshi sensei taught me a lot of things on how to approach studying Japanese. Very interesting lesson.
Sep 3, 2024
Luna Wroblewski
1 Japanese lesson
Yoshi was really nice to talk to, we discussed a study plan and I look forward to more lessons!