Karuna
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Karuna
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Japonês
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Fala
Inglês
Nativo
Croata
Sérvio
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Your bilingual cross-cultural specialist 🌊
Ensina
Japonês
Nativo
Fala
Inglês
Nativo
Croata
Sérvio
Esperanto
Your bilingual cross-cultural specialist 🌊
Sobre mim
Minha atuação como professor
Minhas aulas e estilo de ensino
Currículo e certificados
De Estados UnidosMora em Los Angeles, Estados Unidos (22:49 UTC-07:00)
Sobre mim
Professor da italki desde 24 de Jul de 2024Tópico de interesseViagemHistóriaEscritaArteFilmes
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!Minha atuação como professor
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.Minhas aulas e estilo de ensino
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 promptsMeu material de ensino
- Arquivo PDF
- Documentos de texto
- Arquivos de imagem
- Arquivos de vídeo
- Cartões didáticos
- Jogos de perguntas e respostas
- Modelos e exemplos de teste
- Lições de casa
Formação educacional
2012 - 2016
Do bacharelado - Government, Film
2018 - 2020
Mestrado - Arts Studies & Curatorial Practices
Experiência profissional
2016 - Atual
Freelance Travel & Culture Writer
2018 - 2019
Gallery Associate
5.0
Avaliação
59
Alunos
375
Aulas
99%
Presença
100%
Resposta
Japonês Aulas
Aula Experimental
44 aulas concluídas
USD 7.00+
Japanese for N5, N4, N3 Learners 🕯️ 40 min or 55 min
A1 - B2Geral293 aulas concluídas
USD 35.00+
Pacote com 5% de desconto
Japanese Conversation Session 🎋🏮 40 min or 55 min
A2 - C2Prática de Conversação39 aulas concluídas
USD 35.00+
Pacote com 5% de desconto
Disponibilidade
Com base no seu fuso horário (UTC+00:00)
Minhas criações
Teste (5)
16 Revisões
Jeremy
11 Japonês aulas
Escolha do professor
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 de out de 2024
zack
5 Japonês aulas
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 de mar de 2025
zack
5 Japonês aulas
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 de fev de 2025
Brett
37 Japonês aulas
Escolha do professor
she rocks
24 de out de 2024
Stan
2 Japonês aulas
Great session. Loved that everything was explained clearly, especially confusing vocabulary. Looking forward to another lesson.
25 de fev de 2025
Brett
37 Japonês aulas
Karuna makes the difficult palatable.
6 de fev de 2025
Aula Experimental
USD 7.00
O pagamento final será efetuado em dólares americanos