Award-Winning Japanese Tutors in Longmont, CO

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.

...English Literature, I have two years of experience teaching and tutoring undergraduate and graduate students, and three years of high school classroom experience as an Assistant Language Teacher in ESL. In addition to my ability to tutor writing and literature, I have good experience with standardized tests and can tutor in French and Japanese.

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!

Even though Japanese can be a hard language to study, I believe that it can be an extremely rewarding and exciting endeavor. I want my students to enjoy learning Japanese, and to come out of the experience feeling more confident and excited about their skills.

...construct sentences in a short period of time. Japanese is relatively difficult language composed with three writing styles, Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji (Chinese characters); however, learning from native Japanese speaker/experienced tutor will make you fluent shortly with fun, practical lessons tailored to your level, learning patterns, and goals! I have my own lesson plans that...

...family of ten meant I was always there to help my younger siblings and cousins with their homework and test studies, and when my social circle expanded beyond my 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...

...closer to adulthood as it feels more comfortable and relaxing to speak colloquially. This creates for a more personalized learning experience that can be incorporated into ones life rather than a formal setting doomed to be relegated as useless extra schoolwork. When I have free time, I enjoy staying fit with figure skating and cross...

...most passionate about tutoring introductory Japanese because I love to help students understand the core aspects of the language. I believe learning a language is an important part of education because it expands and builds a student's understanding of the world. In my spare time, I enjoy walking my dog, watching anime, and learning new...

Ohio University, BA in English Literature Purdue University, 1.5 years studying Biological Engineering Effectively self-taught in French, Japanese, and music and audio production.

...numerous Asian countries while living there, to working closely and developing friendships with my students here in the U.S.A., I have had the opportunity to learn about other cultures first hand. I believe these experiences have also helped me to reflect upon my own culture, and become more sensitive to the individual needs of each...