Zero Beginner to Advanced🌸10+ yrs experience at school🌸JLPT🌸Group🌸Travel🌸+Fun !
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Specialties
Test Preparation
Zero Beginner to Advanced🌸10+ yrs experience at school🌸JLPT🌸Group🌸Travel🌸+Fun !
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume
From JapanLiving in Melbourne, Australia (22:22 UTC+10:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 8, 2021
Interest topicFoodArtEnvironment & NaturePets & AnimalsFilms & TV Series
Hi, I’m Makiko. I'm a qualified, passionate Japanese teacher and have been teaching Japanese for more than 13 years in Melbourne, Australia. I grew up in rural Shizuoka and I swam in the river every Summer. I used to work as a graphic designer at an advertising company in Tokyo. It means I can provide super high quality materials for my students. I love making people laugh and I'm a great listener. I’m interested in art, cooking, movies, music(from various countries), cultures and I love dogs. I’ve been to the U.S.A, Spain, France, Turkey, Netherlands, Hong Kong and I lived in the UK for 2 years. Every country was incredibly wonderful. It would be nice to visit your country one day!
Me as a Teacher
I'm very proud of my students for improving their Japanese so much. This makes it difficult for me to stop being a Japanese teacher.
I'm a caring & supportive teacher. I’ve taught Japanese to hundreds of students in both group and private lessons at school & online, all ages, and high school students (The Victorian Certificate of Education in Australia). I also have a lot of experience in preparing students for JLPT exams.
I always provide a comfortable and encouraging environment in my class. I adapt to the pace of progress of the students.
My lessons & teaching style
★ Are you a complete beginner student? Don't worry ! ★
I encourage students to reach their goals while providing a relaxed atmosphere in the lessons. I believe talking is the most important way to get to know other people and culture, so I focus on being able to communicate while building grammar. I can support you in English, if you need.
(preferences are zoom or Skype)
■GENERAL JAPANESE (1 to 1)
■GROUP (2-4 people)
■CONVERSATION
■JLPT
■HIGH SCHOOL&UNI
◉ Cancellation Policy: Please give at least 24-hour notice for a lesson to be cancelled or rescheduled. Otherwise, no refund will be issued (as the system doesn’t allow me to offer the lesson to another students.)
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
Certificates
NAFL 日本語教師養成プログラム - 株式会社アルク - 2013
Certificate verified
日本語教師養成講座修了書 - Japaneasy日本語学校 - 2009
Certificate verified
日本語教師養成実践講座修了証 - Japaneasy Language and Cultural Learning Centre - 20092009年にJapaneasy Language and Cultural Learning Centre において日本語教師養成実践講座を受け、 日本語能力試験についても学びました。2009年にこちらの語学学校でそのまま教師として採用されて以降2022年まで、毎年テスト対策のクラスを受け持ちN5からN1レベルのクラスを指導しておりました。多くの学生をJLPT合格に導いてまいりました。
Certificate verified
5.0
Rating
118
Students
2,000
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
5.0
Rating
118
Students
2000
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
70 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
GENERAL JAPANESE CLASS 【All levels】★Welcome complete beginners★
A1 - C2Language Essentials1,616 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 3% off
Conversation class【 Bring a coffee ☕️】
A2 - C2Conversation77 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 2% off
JLPT N5-N2 preparation class
A1 - C2Test Preparation109 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Package with 2% off
Group Class 【for 2 to 4 people】
A1 - C2Language Essentials94 lessons completed
USD 40.00+
Package with 2% off
Honours student class [☆Students celebrating their 100th lesson/1h 5 lesson pack]
A1 - C2Language Essentials34 lessons completed
USD 20.00
Homework for high school students / Uni assignment / Others
A1 - C2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 2% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
178 Reviews
Kim Martin
48 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Makiko is a great teacher! We have been studying Japanese with her for around 7 months, about once per week, and she has helped us advance tremendously. She is very patient with our mistakes and makes lessons fun.
Mar 11, 2024
Jonathan Roth
53 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I have been meeting regularly with Makiko sensei for about a year and I whole heartedly recommend her to anyone wanting to learn or brush up on their Japanese. She always brings a very fun approach to every lesson and, in a uniquely kind/firm manner, corrects my mistakes to ensure that I am absorbing the info as efficiently as possible. I definitely plan to continue taking lessons with Makiko sensei and it would be remiss to pass up the opportunity of having Makiko sensei as a teacher.
Nov 29, 2022
Nate
363 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
For anyone interested in learning Japanese I highly recommend Makiko-sensei. I had been studying the Genki 1 book on my own for several months but wasn't really sure what kind of progress I was making. I scheduled a trial lesson with Makiko-sensei and feel so lucky and fortunate to have found her as my teacher. Ever since the trial lesson I've been taking classes once a week for a few months now and the hour session is always a highlight of my week that I look forward to. Makiko-sensei is a compassionate and patient teacher that makes learning enjoyable while always ensuring you actually learn the material. I constantly have questions and stumble over previously taught subjects but she always takes the time to review with me with a smile on her face. I'll soon be upping to 2-3 times a week because I enjoy learning from Makiko-sensei so much. I've always had a dream of learning the Japanese language and with the guidance of Makiko-sensei I believe I can make that dream a reality.
Nov 22, 2021
Victoria Edwards
1 Japanese lesson
Makiko Sensei is super easy to talk to and will correct your speaking in a very caring way. I was not afraid to make mistakes and learn from them with her! Highly suggest taking any of her courses at any Japanese level! :)
Sep 16, 2024
Timothy Doersam
43 Japanese lessons
Makiko is excellent as always! She is always able to assist with sentences and words without saying it for you. She's an amazing teacher and provides a lot of insight into the language and help sound natural with both the particles and tone for words to be the most correct. Highly recommended!
Sep 11, 2024
Timothy Doersam
43 Japanese lessons
Makiko is always an amazing teacher, and I really enjoy every class I have had with her! She has been helping me with pronunciations a lot lately, and I feel like that will do a lot for consistent speaking with people. She's highly encouraging, and makes any mistakes into a good opportunity to learn. I highly recommend her and feel like she provides a great environment to learn!