Marina
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Marina
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Japanese
Native
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English
French
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MedicalBusinessこんにちは！Easygoing Japanese instructor🌸 Certified language instructor with over 8years of experiences
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Specialties
MedicalBusinessこんにちは！Easygoing Japanese instructor🌸 Certified language instructor with over 8years of experiences
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From JapanLiving in Other, Japan (21:51 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 21, 2016InterestsReadingFashion & BeautyFoodMedical & HealthcareHistory
Hi, everyone! My name is Marina.
I was born and raised in Japan. When I was 16 years old I studied abroad for six and a half years.
I encountered a lot of cultural differences throughout time, and the experience had a significant influence on my career today.
I LOVE teaching and assisting people who are trying and working hard to achieve their goals. Teaching is as well as my hobby, but I also enjoy reading various types of books, exercising, gardening and making sweets.Me as a Teacher
In total, I have been in teaching industries for about 12 years, and I've been teaching Japanese for about 8 years.
My former students often described my classes as "tea room", and I like the fact that my class has had a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere.
However, I am sometimes strict on my students because I believe that encouraging students is my way of expressing respectfulness.My lessons & teaching style
I am using original textbooks for the beginner and intermediate classes and I would like to provide customised lessons. Depending on the students' Japanese skills I am always making adjustments to studying plans and there will be revised tests time to time.
And for students who are aiming to take Japanese language exams such as JLPT, I am using GENKI, みんなの日本語 and 日本語総まとめ。My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Psychological counsellor - JADP - 2020The qualification was granted nearly the end of pandemic, apart from it I took an advantage of the time of Corona pandemic to allow myself to look into the fields of :
・Mental training (for athletes)
・Communication
Certificate verified
Professional Patisserie - ABC Cooking Studio - 2012
Certificate verified
a letter from the former employer - AEON - 2012From 2012 until 2016, I worked at an English school called AEON.
The school offers variety of classes such as :
・Conversation classes
・Courses that focus on English grammar
・A course for TOEIC, TOEFL and IELTS
・Courses for enterprises to study Business English
I have taken and attended lectures and courses to teach those classes and courses there.
Certificate verified
Professional English instructor - AEON - 2011
Certificate verified
Education
2020 - 2023
Bachelor’s - Psychological CounsellorDuring the Corona pandemic in Japan, I decided to take online courses offered by college and learnt psychology online.
On my online counselling sessions, I use the approach of Person-centered therapy.
Throughout the past four years experienced different sessions and deepened various knowledge regarding mental health I developed my method of counselling sessions.
It is my true passion to get to know others, have communication and share thoughts.
2006 - 2008
Other - Business
2008 - 2010
Other - Business
Work Experience
2011 - 2016
English instructor
2013 - 2016
Cake instructor
5.0
Rating
250
Students
4,196
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
171 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Class for beginners
A1 - A2Language Essentials2,235 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 6% off
Class for intermediates
B1 - B2Language Essentials1,459 lessons completed
USD 28.00+
Package with 6% off
Class for advanced
C1 - C2Language Essentials311 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 5% off
Words in Japanese related to mental health and wellness
B2 - C2Medical0 lessons completed
USD 45.00+
Package with 3% off
Business Japanese : job interview
B2 - C2Business0 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Package with 6% off
Availability
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672 Reviews
Jessie W
129 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Had a fantastic lesson today!
Marina sensei has chosen a topic extremely relevant to the world we are currently in. As a result, I've learned so many incredibly useful expressions.
Thank you very much! Looking forward to the next lesson. :-)
Aug 17, 2022
Lucia
175 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
日本語は大変ですだけど、麻李奈 さんのクラスは楽しいです！😊
Jun 22, 2022
Allison Ngo
5 Japanese lessons
Great lesson! I learned a lot of grammar and new vocabulary. Marina-sensei also gave me homework that will help me practice and review offline. I will definitely be reviewing all the good topics we went over so I don't forget!
Mar 13, 2025
Oskar
26 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marina’s lesson was too hot today!
What a work out! I was sweating the whole time! 笑 🥵
I’m going to need a fan next time ;P
Challenging lesson but very fun! :)
Jul 21, 2022
Allison Ngo
5 Japanese lessons
今日もありがとうございます！I'm still getting used to conversing in Japanese, but practice makes perfect! Marina-sensei is very patient and is helping me practice different grammar patterns to get used to Japanese again.
Mar 19, 2025
Allison Ngo
5 Japanese lessons
I had a trial lesson with Marina. It's been a long time since I've practiced Japanese and Marina was very patient and caring during our conversation. I felt comfortable speaking in Japanese. Even if I made mistakes, she helped me correct it kindly. She evaluated my level and shared some plans on how I can improve in future lessons! I'm looking forward to starting regular lessons with her!
Mar 7, 2025
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