Karuna
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Karuna
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Insegna
Giapponese
Madrelingua
Parla
Inglese
Madrelingua
Croato
Serbo
Esperanto
Your bilingual cross-cultural specialist 🌊
Insegna
Giapponese
Madrelingua
Parla
Inglese
Madrelingua
Croato
Serbo
Esperanto
Your bilingual cross-cultural specialist 🌊
Informazioni su di me
Che tipo di insegnante sono
Le mie lezioni e il mio metodo di insegnamento
Curriculum vitae e certificati
Da Stati UnitiVive a Los Angeles, Stati Uniti (00:31 UTC-07:00)
Informazioni su di me
Insegnante di italki dal 24 Jul 2024Argomento di interesseViaggiStoriaScrittura
ArteFilm
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!Che tipo di insegnante sono
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.Le mie lezioni e il mio metodo di insegnamento
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 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
🕯 Small, manageable semi-improvisational speaking challenges to get talking as early as possible in a comfortable setting
🕯 Journaling & writing promptsIl mio materiale didattico
- File PDF
- Documenti di testo
- File immagine
- File video
- Flashcard
- Esercitati con un quiz
- Modelli ed esempi di test
- Assegnazione compiti
Istruzione
2012 - 2016
Laurea triennale - Government, Film
2018 - 2020
Laurea specialistica - Arts Studies & Curatorial Practices
Esperienza di lavoro
2016 - Corrente
Freelance Travel & Culture Writer
2018 - 2019
Gallery Associate
5.0
Valutazione
61
Studenti
392
Lezioni
99%
Frequenza
100%
Risposta
Giapponese Lezioni
Lezione di prova
45 lezioni completate
USD 7.00+
Japanese for N5, N4, N3 Learners 🕯️ 40 min or 55 min
A1 - B2Generale305 lezioni completate
USD 35.00+
Pacchetto con 5% di sconto
Japanese Conversation Session 🎋🏮 40 min or 55 min
A2 - C2Conversazione42 lezioni completate
USD 35.00+
Pacchetto con 5% di sconto
Disponibilità
In base al tuo fuso orario (UTC+00:00)
Le mie creazioni
Quiz (5)
16 Recensioni
Jeremy
11 lezione/i di Giapponese
La scelta dell'insegnante
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 ott 2024
zack
6 lezione/i di Giapponese
One month into learning Japanese with Karuna and I can tell how far I've come. Just a month ago I could barely recognize a Hiragana character and now I'm able to write and understand simple sentences in Japanese. Karuna is an amazing teacher with a wealth of knowledge who has made learning Japanese fun and exciting. 10/10, I 100% recommend taking her class. I look forward to seeing how far I'll have come in another month!
20 mar 2025
zack
6 lezione/i di Giapponese
Karuna did an amazing job in our trial period and gave me the confidence I need to want to continue this. She was excited, patient and extremely motivating to talk to as well. I am looking forward to beginning this journey with her as my teacher!
21 feb 2025
Brett
38 lezione/i di Giapponese
La scelta dell'insegnante
she rocks
24 ott 2024
Stan
2 lezione/i di Giapponese
Great session. Loved that everything was explained clearly, especially confusing vocabulary. Looking forward to another lesson.
25 feb 2025
Brett
38 lezione/i di Giapponese
Karuna makes the difficult palatable.
6 feb 2025
Lezione di prova
USD 7.00
Il pagamento finale sarà eseguito in dollari americani