Kana
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Kana
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Spanish
Italian
Complete beginners are more than welcomed😊 Recently started working in a different time zone!
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Spanish
Italian
Complete beginners are more than welcomed😊 Recently started working in a different time zone!
From JapanLiving in Eugene, United States (22:44 UTC-07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 13, 2021Interest topicTravelFoodHistory
I was born in Tokyo and raised in Kanagawa prefecture, next to Tokyo. I like traveling, watching Netflix, cooking, and baking. Because my major at school was in intercultural studies, I like learning about other cultures and sharing mine.
I moved from Japan to the States recently and am looking for new students!
私は東京都で生まれて、神奈川県で育ちました。旅行や、ネットフリックスを見ること、料理や、お菓子作りが好きです。大学・大学院での専攻が国際文化学だったので、異文化を学んだり、自分の文化を発信するのも好きです。
最近日本からアメリカに引っ越し、現在新規生徒さんを募集中です！Me as a Teacher
I started teaching Japanese in 2013 as a volunteer work in my hometown, and I completed all the requirements of the Japanese Language Teacher Training Course in 2020. I started teaching Japanese as a certified teacher since then and I have met people from more than 30 countries through this teaching career so far. I started teaching part-time on italki in August 2021, and I have been enjoying meeting wonderful students here!
2013年に地元でボランティア講師として日本語を教え始め、2020年に日本語教師の資格を取得しました。それからは、有資格の教師として日本語を教えています。日本語を教えることを通じて今まで30カ国以上の人に出会うことができました。italkiは2021年8月にパートタイムで始め、これまでの沢山の出会いにとても感謝しています。My lessons & teaching style
Because italki is mainly for private lessons, I would like to focus on what and how the students want to study. I think studying Japanese in Japanese is a bit too hard sometimes (especially for beginners), so I would love to help students who struggle by using English. It would be nice if I can share my Japanese calligraphy skills or my study at graduate school (about translating Japanese anime) as a fun way to study Japanese too.
I am currently accepting new students since I moved to the States and started working in different time zone. If you are interested in my lessons, please feel free to message me. For the cancellation policy, please check the lesson booking page.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Certificate of completion 日本語教師養成講座420時間修了証 - Tokyo Central Japanese Language School - 2020I completed all the requirements of the Japanese Language Teacher Training Course (420 hours above.)
Certificate verified
Education
2020 - 2022
Master's - Intercultural CommunicationMy major is not particularly about Japanese language education, but my thesis was about cultural understanding through learning cultural aspects of the Japanese language, focusing on the reception of Japanese anime/manga and Japanese language education in the United States.
Work Experience
2020 - 2022
Japanese tutorI have been working as a Japanese tutor, and I help international graduate students working on their homework from classes and their graduate thesis.
2021 - 2022
Certified Japanese teacherI taught Japanese online from February to December in 2021.
2018 - 2020
Chief of English tour guidesI had worked at Samurai Museum in Tokyo as an English tour guide. Unfortunately, the museum has been closed due to the pandemic, but we can talk about Japanese Samurai, history, swords, armor, and so on during the lesson!
2013 - 2022
Volunteering Japanese teacherI teach Japanese as volunteer work at a local community center. I have been taught Japanese to children, housewives, and full-time workers, who live in Japan.
2016 - 2020
tutor for English, Japanese, and mathI taught Japanese and math to the 2nd-6th grade Japanese students, and English to the 7th-12th Japanese students at a cram school. The lessons were mostly private, and I learned how important to think about what the students really need and change the lesson styles depending on each student and their individual needs.
2017 - 2017
Volunteer assistantWhile I was studying at Michigan State University as an exchange student, I did volunteer work at a Japanese class at the university as an assistant. I helped students to make presentations and to practice talking in front of the class.
2022 - 2023
SecretaryI worked in a U.S. Navy base in Japan. My job was supporting U.S. civilian supervisors as a secretary, and I used English daily at work.
5.0
Rating
86
Students
819
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
50 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Conversation Practice 会話の練習
A1 - C1Conversation111 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Textbook Lesson 教科書を使った勉強
A1 - B2Language Essentials502 lessons completed
USD 27.00+
Personalized Lesson 他の教材を使った勉強
A1 - C1Language Essentials143 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
59 Reviews
Jeremy Arnold
128 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
For my two years of having Kana as my teacher, she is very kind and patient teacher. She waits for me if I’m not confident in my speaking. She also will help correct you if you need it. She also helps you feel more confident in your speaking by talking with you about your life in Japanese every lesson. Also the mini conversations during each lesson about what you’re learning helps a ton. I would recommend her to anyone as a Japanese tutor.
Jan 5, 2024
Peggy
118 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Because I really love Japan + Japanese, I asked Kana if I can try to read something about Japan, on top of my textbook lesson. I like travelling in Japan, and she chose a book and tailor made the content for my level, and we talked about a basic understanding of Japan today. It’s a really nice and interesting lesson when I can read and learn Japanese with no pressure at all. I enjoyed it so much. Really a big thank you to Kana!
Jul 16, 2022
Chad Martineau
143 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Very friendly, accommodating, and easy to talk to. I have been having a lot of fun taking lessons with Kana-Sensei
Oct 8, 2021
Jeremy Arnold
128 Japanese lessons
私たちはレッスン中には色々な事を話してくれます。たくさん話すの練習をしました。
Jun 21, 2024
Jeremy Arnold
128 Japanese lessons
今日の読みは少し大変ですけどわからない言葉の意味を手伝って説明しました
May 24, 2024
Jeremy Arnold
128 Japanese lessons
今日のレッスンはよかったです。
Mar 31, 2024
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