Iiris
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Iiris
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Teaches
Finnish
Speaks
Japanese
Native
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Swedish
German
MA in Finnish language, with 2 years of experience in Finnish language teaching
Teaches
Finnish
Speaks
Japanese
Native
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Swedish
German
MA in Finnish language, with 2 years of experience in Finnish language teaching
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From JapanLiving in New York, United States (15:30 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 9, 2024InterestsTravelArtFashion & Beauty
Moi! My name is Iiris, and I'm an experienced Finnish teacher, who studied Finnish as an adult.
I became interested in Finland already as a small kid, through the picture book of Santa Claus. Many years later I came to Finland as a visiting student.
During my exchange studies, I loved to learn Finnish language a lot, and I continued to learn Finnish after exchange also by myself. Few years after that I got admitted into a Master's degree programme majoring in Finnish language, and now I am a almost graduated Master's level
student. Beside that, I have been working as a Finnish language teacher now for 2 years.
During free time, I like traveling, swimming and reading.Me as a Teacher
My previous students often commented I am patient and calm. During my career as a Finnish teacher, I have taught many students from different cultures and backgrounds. I understand well that people are different, and we learn a language by different ways and speed.
I believe it is my strength that I myself learned Finnish as an adult. I understand well how it is like to learn Finnish from learners' perspectives, and I have a lot of experience to share my journeys if someone is interested in. At the same time, I am professional with a lot of experience in teaching online.
I try to offer a class, that students feel a bit more confident or feel closer to Finnish language after each lesson.My lessons & teaching style
I see myself that I am especially good at Finnish grammars, but my teaching style depends according to a student's preference, language levels and purposes. For beginners, we usually start with grammars, vocabulary and use the language together in a lesson. If you already have some knowledge in Finnish, we can first talk in a trial lesson and customize lessons according to your needs and focuses.
Please note: lessons which starts within 24 hours cannot be rescheduled or cancelled.
All materials are provided, so you do not need to buy or prepare, unless if you have some specific preference for materials.
Looking forward to seeing you in a lesson, tervetuloa! :)My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Articles and news
- Presentation slides/PPT
Certificates
Contract - Edunation - 2023Here is the working contract to Edunation as a Finnish teacher.
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2023 - 2024
Finnish language teacherEdunation provides services to those customers, who want to move to Finland for studies or works. We collaborate with the University of applied sciences in Finland, that if students complete all of our preparation programmes, they can continue their studies at University of applied sciences without entrance exams. Finnish language is the one requirement of those programmes, and I am charged with that Finnish language section (https://www.edunation.co/).
Education
2021 - 2024
Master's - Finnish and Finno-Ugric languagesNot graduated yet, but here I attach the certificate of my studies.
Work Experience
2023 - 2024
Finnish language teacher
5.0
Rating
58
Students
356
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
Finnish Lessons
Trial Lesson
31 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
Basic Finnish
A1 - B2Language Essentials299 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 8% off
フィンランド語基礎レッスン
A1 - B2Language Essentials1 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 8% off
Conversation class
A2 - B2Language Essentials25 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 8% off
Availability
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40 Reviews
Hermes Achilleos
8 Finnish lessons
I'm having so much difficulty with the Verbs and Iris is very caring and guides me through them diligently 🙏🏻
Feb 4, 2025
Jane Bracero
11 Finnish lessons
i am learning with iiris ..she's patient and clear in teaching... thank you so much iiris
Jan 15, 2025
Stephanie
14 Finnish lessons
Today's class was very good, I am getting better at noticing my own mistakes and the feedback I get is very helpful! We are working on verb types now.
Nov 29, 2024
Metaxenia Wolf
1 Finnish lesson
Pleasant and friendly professional who encourages, gives examples and makes the learning journey an interesting and excited adventure!
Jan 26, 2025
HongliRed
1 Finnish lesson
I really enjoyed My first class, materials are ready and instructions are very clear!
Jan 3, 2025
Stephanie
14 Finnish lessons
Today we went over some homework on K-P-T changes and Iiris was very helpful in providing feedback on mistakes but more importantly, helping me notice mistakes on my own, we also started working on partitive. Kiitos!
Nov 17, 2024
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