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!
Мой творческий контент
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Я как преподаватель
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.
Мои уроки и стиль преподавания
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 prompts
Мой учебный материал
Файл PDF
Текстовые документы
Файлы изображений
Видеофайлы
Дидактические карточки
Опросы
Шаблоны и примеры тестов
Домашние задания
Образование
2012 - 2016
Бакалавр - Government, FilmCornell University
2018 - 2020
Магистр - Arts Studies & Curatorial PracticesTokyo University of the Arts (東京芸術大学)
Опыт работы
2016 - Сейчас
Freelance Travel & Culture Writer--
2018 - 2019
Gallery AssociateClear Gallery Tokyo
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5.0
Оценка
56
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344
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100%
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100%
Обратная связь
Уроков: японский
Пробный урок
Завершено уроков: 42
USD 7.00+
Japanese for N5, N4, N3 Learners 🕯️ 40 min or 55 min
A1 - B2ОбщееЗавершено уроков: 268
USD 35.00+
Пакет со скидкой 5%
Japanese Conversation Session 🎋🏮 40 min or 55 min
A2 - C2Разговорная практикаЗавершено уроков: 34
USD 35.00+
Пакет со скидкой 5%
Время
На основе вашего часового пояса (UTC+00:00)
Мой творческий контент
Тест (5)
Отзывов: 15
Jeremy
Уроков: 11, язык: японский
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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 окт. 2024 г.
Stan
Уроков: 2, язык: японский
Great session. Loved that everything was explained clearly, especially confusing vocabulary. Looking forward to another lesson.
25 февр. 2025 г.
Brett
Уроков: 36, язык: японский
Karuna makes the difficult palatable.
6 февр. 2025 г.
Brett
Уроков: 36, язык: японский
Выбор преподавателя
she rocks
24 окт. 2024 г.
zack
Уроков: 4, язык: японский
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 февр. 2025 г.
Brett
Уроков: 36, язык: японский
Working specific verbs and order.
9 дек. 2024 г.
Пробный урок
USD 7.00
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