Kotoko ことこ
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Kotoko ことこ
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From JapanLiving in Other, Japan (19:00 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 18, 2021InterestsMusicTravelFood
みなさん、こんにちは！ことこです。
今までフィリピンとカナダに住んだことがあります。
私はいろんな国の人と、文化や食べ物、考え方などの違いについて話をするのが好きです。
趣味は言葉を学ぶこと、ドラマや映画を観ること、イラストを描くこと、料理や歌うことも好きです。
今まで社交ダンスの衣装デザイナー、ショッピングモールのインフォメーション、ゲストハウスのマネージャー、Webデザイナーの仕事をした経験があります。
Hi everyone! I'm Kotoko.
I have experience living in the Philippines and Canada.
I love to communicate with people from other countries about various topics (differences between culture, foods, way of thinking and so on)
And also I love learning languages, watching dramas, movies, drawing, cooking and singing.
My working experience is wide, from working as a costume designer of Ballroom dancing, a receptionist in a shopping mall, a manager of a guest house and a web designer.Me as a Teacher
私は今までプライベートで日本語を教えてきました。
会話をする中で、新しい表現や文法を説明して使えるように教えることができます。
I'm friendly, patient and easygoing:) so you can easily talk to me without pressure.
I have experience teaching Japanese in private lessons and I know Japanese systems.
So I can explain grammar and vocabulary through conversation.My lessons & teaching style
私のレッスンはできるだけみなさんに日本語を話してもらえるように会話中心です。
決まったテキストは使いません。
私は基本的には日本語で説明をしますが、みなさんが困った時は英語も使います。
スピーキング力を上げるには話すことが一番大切だと思っています。
そしてもっと大切なのは楽しいことです！
みなさんに日本語を話すのが楽しい！と思ってもらえるようにサポートします(^-^)
I want you to use Japanese as much as you can in my lesson.
My lessons are conversational so we won't use textbooks.
And I speak Japanese basically.
I believe that conversation is the best way to improve speaking skill.
And more important thing is enjoying it!
I'm looking forward to supporting you can enjoy speaking Japanese :)My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- PDF file
Certificates
Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test - Japan Educational Exchanges and Services - 2020
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5.0
Rating
179
Students
1,267
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
93 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
フリートーク レッスン Free Talk
A2 - C2Conversation543 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 7% off
カスタマイズレッスン Customized Lesson
A1 - C2Language Essentials452 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 8% off
はじめての人のためのトライアル Trial lesson for everybody
A1 - C2Conversation63 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
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114 Reviews
Marcia Mizuno
61 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Kotoko Sensei has been great throughout this journey improving my Japanese. I feel more confident speaking now thanks to her support! 🥰🥰
Sep 10, 2021
Winnie
11 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
ことこ先生はとてもいい先生です！Kotoko Sensei is very patient and friendly by creating a very respectful and relaxing atmosphere for speaking Japanese. She is very knowledgeable about multiple fields so you can basically talk to her about anything. She not only provided corrections for mistakes, but also added on related grammar usage and explained the nuance within each expression, which I find very helpful. ありがとうございます！来週のレッスンを楽しみしています！
Jun 28, 2021
Eric Chou
36 Japanese lessons
なるほど！
Jan 9, 2025
Lan Wang Erlandsson
7 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thank you so much for another great lesson, Kotoko-sensei! I really enjoyed our conversation and the grammar exercises. Kotoko-sensei is very kind, approachable, and pedagogically skilled. I highly recommend her to any Japanese learner.
Aug 14, 2021
Audi H
1 Japanese lesson
ことこさんとトライアルレッスンをしていました。楽しみしてことこさんは私が聞こえられる話のスピードに調整しし凄く熱心な先生でした。凄く嬉しかったです！
Jan 18, 2025
Eric Chou
36 Japanese lessons
I really appreciate that ことこ先生 always comes to class prepared with written examples and written explanations ahead of class for all the questions that I shared in the google doc so the class runs smoother and we are able to get more done! ありがとう！！＼(≧▽≦)／
Dec 20, 2024
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