出身地 アメリカ合衆国アメリカ合衆国 の Los Angeles 在住 (06:22 UTC-08:00)
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2024年7月24日 から italki 講師
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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!
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講師としての私
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.
レッスン形式・教え方
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 prompts
教材
テキスト文書
画像ファイル
動画ファイル
フラッシュカード
記事やニュース
クイズ
テストのテンプレートおよび例
宿題、課題
学歴
2012 - 2016
学士号 - Government, FilmCornell University
2018 - 2020
修士 - Arts Studies & Curatorial PracticesTokyo University of the Arts (東京芸術大学)
職務経験
2016 - 現在
Freelance Travel & Culture Writer--
2021 - 2023
Marketing CoordinatorEYRC Architects
2016 - 2017
Sr. Associate, Social MediaPBS - Arlington, VA, アメリカ合衆国
2018 - 2019
Gallery AssociateClear Gallery Tokyo
5.0
評価
33
生徒数
126
レッスン
100%
出席率
100%
レスポンス率
5.0
評価
33
生徒数
126
レッスン
100%
出席率
100%
レスポンス率
日本語 レッスン
トライアル レッスン
レッスン完了回数22
USD 7.00+
Japanese for N5, N4, N3 Learners 🕯️ Beginner to Pre-Intermediate
A1 - B2一般レッスン完了回数91
USD 28.00+
レッスンパッケージは2%%Off
Japanese Conversation Session 🎋🏮 Pre-Intermediate and Above
A2 - C2会話の練習レッスン完了回数13
USD 28.00+
レッスンパッケージは2%%Off
Japanese for Young Learners 🍥 age 14 & under
A1 - B2一般レッスン完了回数0
USD 70.00
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クイズ (5)
11 レビュー
Jay
2 日本語 レッスン
Helpful tips and corrections. Very patient and understanding.
2024年11月17日
Mazarine Fernandez
2 日本語 レッスン
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
2024年11月7日
Evelyn Cheek
7 日本語 レッスン
Karuna is very understanding and nice, she's easy to get along with and takes her time helping you understand.
2024年11月4日
Jeremy
11 日本語 レッスン
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!