Karuna
À propos de moi
Leçons
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Avis
Nombre de visites : il y a 3 heures
Karuna
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Enseigne
Japonais
Natif
Parle
Anglais
Natif
Croate
Serbe
Espéranto
Your bilingual cross-cultural specialist 🌊
Enseigne
Japonais
Natif
Parle
Anglais
Natif
Croate
Serbe
Espéranto
Your bilingual cross-cultural specialist 🌊
À propos de moi
Moi en tant que professeur
Mes leçons et ma méthode d'enseignement
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De États-UnisLieu de résidence : Los Angeles, États-Unis (08:42 UTC-08:00)
À propos de moi
Professeur italki depuis le 24 Jul 2024Sujets d'intérêtVoyagesHistoireÉcritureArtFilms
Hi! I'm Karuna, a bilingual Tokyo-born educator. I received my B.A. from Cornell University and my Master's from Tokyo University of the Arts, where I also worked as a TA/Research Assistant. I’ve also worked as a Curatorial Assistant to a Japanese museum director and as a Japanese-to-English translator. 📍 Currently I split my time between California, Japan, and various other destinations.
🍥 MORE ABOUT ME 🍥
I enjoy architecture, design, history, cooking, and most things “Showa retro.” Also currently trying to in study (I use the term loosely) basic linguistics and etymology. When I'm not teaching Japanese, I myself am (slowly, arduously) learning Serbo-Croatian!Moi en tant que professeur
Express yourself with cultural cognizance while staying true to your authentic self 🎋🏮 I focus on facilitating your voice, i.e. student-generated output. This will include journaling/writing assignments and structured speaking challenges, as well as more free-form conversations for upper-beginner+ students who so desire.
Above all, our lessons together will be compassionate to both the cultural and linguistic standpoints of a non-native learner.
Japanese is a complex but also incredibly flexible language: I can equip you with the most efficient conversational “tricks” that natives use in everyday communication — but won’t skimp on important foundational grammar, either.Mes leçons et ma méthode d'enseignement
My lessons are best for adult students ranging from beginners to intermediate learners (Levels N5, N4, N3). I'll default to Genki I and Genki II for grammar homework — but by no means exclusively, if you prefer another resource.
Some of my customized resources for students include:
🕯 Effective self-study tools, quizzes, and flashcard optimization strategies, so that our one-on-one time can focus on the things you *can't* so easily teach yourself
🕯 Analyzing brief excerpts from a range of colloquial native Japanese content, e.g. blogs, restaurant reviews, real estate listings, artist Q&A interviews, or your favorite anime/manga
🕯 Journaling & writing promptsMes ressources d'enseignement
- Documents texte
- Fichiers image
- Fichiers vidéo
- Cartes mémoire
- Articles et actualités
- Quiz
- Modèles et exemples de test
- Devoirs
Formation
2012 - 2016
Licence - Government, Film
2018 - 2020
Master - Arts Studies & Curatorial Practices
Expérience professionnelle
2016 - Actuel
Freelance Travel & Culture Writer
2018 - 2019
Gallery Associate
5.0
Évaluation
50
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Réponse
Leçons (Japonais)
Leçon d'essai
36 leçons terminées
USD 7.00+
Japanese for N5, N4, N3 Learners 🕯️ 40 min or 55 min
A1 - B2Général225 leçons terminées
USD 35.00+
Forfait avec 5% de réduction
Japanese Conversation Session 🎋🏮 40 min or 55 min
A2 - C2Pratique de la conversation26 leçons terminées
USD 35.00+
Forfait avec 5% de réduction
Disponibilité
Selon ton fuseau horaire (UTC+00:00)
Mes créations
Quiz (5)
13 avis
Jeremy
11 leçons en Japonais
Choix du professeur
Lessons with Karuna are always a pleasure. She is calm, patient, and looks for ways to draw out your strengths so you pay less attention to your flaws. She has a wealth of resources to help you study and assigns homework that gets you thinking outside of the regular book work.
Karuna engages with you in a very casual conversational manner that helps you relax and she actively listens to try to understand what you are saying. I never feel like she is distracted or inattentive during my lessons with her. Since I am very nervous when it comes to speaking, there are often awkward pauses that Karuna adeptly fills in with questions or her own insights to keep the conversation going.
I highly recommend Karuna if you are beginning Japanese or if you just need somebody to help you with speaking practice. She gives good travel suggestions too!
24 oct. 2024
Brett
31 leçons en Japonais
Choix du professeur
she rocks
24 oct. 2024
Brett
31 leçons en Japonais
Karuna makes the difficult palatable.
6 févr. 2025
Brett
31 leçons en Japonais
Working specific verbs and order.
9 déc. 2024
Jay
2 leçons en Japonais
Helpful tips and corrections. Very patient and understanding.
17 nov. 2024
Mazarine Fernandez
7 leçons en Japonais
She's very nice and super relatable! I found out we live in the same area and she recommended me all these great places to practice Japanese while getting great food. The materials she uses to teach are wonderful as well. 20/10
7 nov. 2024
Leçon d'essai
USD 7.00
Les paiements seront effectués en dollars américains (USD)