Asako Higurashi
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Asako Higurashi
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Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Enthusiastic and patient instructor with 4 years experience of teaching at US universities!
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Enthusiastic and patient instructor with 4 years experience of teaching at US universities!
From JapanLiving in Other, United States (05:23 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 5, 2020Interest topicMusicFilms & TV SeriesTravel
Hello! I’m Asako. I've been teaching Japanese at US universities over 4 years! My hometown has beautiful beaches or an American navy base. After I graduated from my university, I worked in NY fashion industry for 6 years. This year I graduated a grad school with a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics. My hobby is playing the piano and traveling all over the world! I'm super excited to talk to you from all over the world!
はじめまして、麻子(あさこ)です！私(わたし)は、アメリカの大学で４年間日本語(にほんご)を教(おし)えています。私のホームタウンは、神奈川県(かながわけん)で、海(うみ)やアメリカの基地(きち)があります！以前(いぜん)、NYのファッションブランドで６年間(ねんかん)働(はたら)いていました。今年、テキサスの大学院(だいがくいん)で言語学(げんごがく)の修士(しゅうし)を修了(しゅうりょう)しました。趣味(しゅみ)はピアノと、旅行(りょこう)です。世界中(せかいじゅう)のみなさんとお話(はな)しするのがたのしみです！Me as a Teacher
I love interacting with people and teaching something new to people so much! When I was a university student, I was working at a prep school. Also, I have experienced working at an English school. After I completed a summer course in Japanese pedagogy at an university in St.Louis in 2019, I taught Japanese at a university in Maine while studying linguistics for 2 years. Currently I’ve been teaching Japanese at a university in Texas!
私は人(ひと)と話(はな)すこと、教(おし)える事(こと)が大好(だいす)きで、大学生(だいがくせい)の時(とき)、塾(じゅく)で教(おし)えていました。英会話(えいかいわ)スクールで働(はたら)いていた経験(けいけん)もあります。2019 年にセントルイスで日本語(にほんご)の教授法(きょうじゅほう)のサマーコースを受講(じゅこう)した後、アメリカのメイン州(しゅう)の大学で、言語学(げんごがく)を勉強(べんきょう)しながら、2年間、日本語のクラスを教えました。今は、テキサスの大学で日本語を教えています！My lessons & teaching style
日常生活(にちじょうせいかつ)のリアルな会話(かいわ)を中心(ちゅうしん)にレッスンをします！会話(かいわ)の中で、便利(べんり)なフレーズや、文法(ぶんぽう)、単語(たんご)をたくさん紹介(しょうかい)していきます！ひらがな・カタカナを練習(れんしゅう)したい方(かた)、喜(よろこ)んでサポートします！レッスンの内容(ないよう)はあなた次第(しだい)です！(大学の授業ではGENKIを使ってずっと教えていますのでGENKIを使(つか)いたい人は教えてくださいね！)
I'm teaching Japanese focusing on useful daily conversation. I will introduce a lot of useful phrases, grammar and vocabulary while having a conversation. If you want to practice hiragana and katakana, I’m happy to help you! You are welcome to request such content for lessons. It’s up to you! (I've been using GENKI to teach undergraduate students for 3 years, so please let me know if you want to use it!) *I only accept students above the age of 16. Thank you.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- PDF file
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Test templates and examples
- Audio files
- Homework Assignments
- Quizzes
- Articles and news
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60 lessons completed
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A1 - C2Conversation554 lessons completed
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Grammar lesson
A1 - C1Language Essentials95 lessons completed
USD 15.00
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164 Reviews
Audrey Laurent-André
26 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Asako-Sensei is truly the best teacher I have taken lessons from.
She is kind, patient, has a ton of conversation subjects she draws from, and adapts her topics and level of speech to my level.
By taking regular sessions in the past months, she has tremendously helped me with my spoken japanese, corrected my daily journals, and she has helped me build the confidence to speak more.
Thank you so much Asako-Sensei <3
Sep 4, 2022
Igor Kilbas
4 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Today was the first lesson with Asako-san and I enjoyed it very much.
As I am aiming to improve my speaking skills, Asako-san is a great suit for me. Asako-san is very patient and supportive. During the lesson she kept me talking which I liked a lot. Also her Japanese was easy to understand (I am about Genki 2 level). Asako-san typed down all the used vocabulary in the chat, so that I can revise it afterwards.
I definitely recommend Asako-san's lessons. I am looking forward to the next one :) ありがとうございます！
Jun 12, 2021
John Macaloon
7 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Asako Sensei is very knowledgable and experienced with the process of learning and teaching foreign language. I think that is what makes her a very good teacher, she can relate to the student's situation. She is very amenable to structuring the session based on the student's needs and Japanese level. I have found her very helpful in teaching me more intermediate to advanced level vocabulary and Japanese expressions. This has been perfect for my language development and is different than you might find in a textbook or a standard Japanese class. She is highly educated and intelligent which is important for discussing a wide variety of topics.
May 20, 2021
Emily
8 Japanese lessons
2年ぶりの再会！いつものように先生と楽しく会話しました。ありがとうございました😊
Aug 12, 2023
Allen
1 Japanese lesson
She taught me a lot of new phrases today
Jul 5, 2023
Thomas Rogers
1 Japanese lesson
It was a pleasure to meet and chat with her.
Sep 4, 2022
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