Award-Winning Japanese Tutors in Boulder, CO

I enjoy helping others. I am especially good at adjusting my lesson speed based on the student's level. I believe that learning should be FUN! Let's have a good time while learning together!... I feel that teachers need to be highly perceptive of the student's reactions while teaching. This means checking for understanding and never getting ahead of the student. An effective lesson is one that is geared toward each specific student in terms of their study goals, while also incorporating their hobbies and interests into the lesson. In such a sense, teaching methods need to be adjusted on-the-fly depending on the student. Another very important (and often overlooked) aspect of teaching is that it should be FUN for the student. I believe that people retain the most information when they are having fun. If someone can associate "fun" with learning, they will want to learn more and study harder!

...than 20 American students one-on-one as well as group class at school for over 4 years. My teaching focuses on grammar, writing, speaking, and listening from basic/fundamental to advanced levels. All of my students who have started from learning Japanese alphabets are now capable of reading them, and utilizing them to construct sentences in a short period of time. Japanese is relatively difficult language composed with three writing styles, Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji (Chinese characters);...

I am deeply committed to providing rigorous, first class academic instruction to my tutoring clientele. I mix humor, patience, best practices, and a very deep content knowledge to make your learning rewarding, effective, and fun!

...family and I started helping friends with their work as well, I realized I could help even more people by offering my services. From the first students I taught to my most recent, helping someone understand something that at first exceeded their grasp is one of the most fulfilling experiences I have ever had. I am greatly looking forward to helping you or your loved one to be the confident, intelligent person I know is...

I lived and worked in Japan for ten years in addition to teaching Japanese and doing literary translation from Japanese to English. I also enjoy introducing young people and adults to Japanese culture, music and folk tales so that you can use the Japanese you learn.

...not only be easy, but also fun! I have a strong background in mathematics and the visual arts. I spent time during my undergraduate years at Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah College of Art & Design, and the University of Colorado Boulder discovering my life's passion and completing my degree in Film Studies. I have a year's worth of experience tutoring high school and middle school mathematics. Pre-algebra and Algebra I are my favorite subjects...

...help students by listening to their aims, setting their goals, motivating students depending on their levels and introducing current and interesting topics in addition to their textbooks. I often assist students outside of lessons by e-mail, and love to teach via Skype to help busy people learn Japanese. I have been teaching Japanese for 25 years, here and abroad. As a professional teacher, I've taught beginning to advanced students, privately, and at universities such as...

...that its study is so far reaching from sub-atomic quarks to black hole singularities. Overcoming my own difficulties with mathematics and English has encouraged me to help other people overcome their difficulties. I am very patient and try to make the assignments as interesting as possible to draw in students that are having difficulties with a subject, as well as offer advanced tips and techniques to students doing very well. Some of my favorite hobbies...

I am very versatile and have a background of teaching students from various backgrounds and on many different subjects. I have taught English abroad to five year old students, and have also worked with college students as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Hawaii while in graduate school. I am passionate about helping people grow and learn and looking forward to working with you!

...of understanding and eventually see many of them improve their scores/performance. With regards to learning, I believe there are 3 keys: practice, practice and more practice! In other words, my message to you is be not afraid. Any seemingly complex knowledge can be learned with sufficient understanding and review. I am here to guide you every step of the way. When I am not working or teaching, I am cooking, exercising, reading, meditating or just...