Award-Winning Japanese Tutors serving Park Ridge, IL

...sessions, or with a small group. Teaching others is a great way to expand understanding of how other students think and develop ideas, and it allows myself to see new ways to look at problems. While I'm not studying (or helping my friends study), I love to play music (piano, flute, guitar), take a walk...

...my Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language. I have been tutoring and teaching Japanese in a variety of settings for the past 5 years, and am passionate about language learning and expanding one's world view through languages. Whether you are a complete beginner in Japanese, or someone looking to take their language skills to the...

...while vastly improving my Japanese. As a teacher, I am a firm believer of hands on learning and asking countless questions. It is not my job to give students answers, but to guide them through each problem, giving them a stronger understanding of core principles and concepts. Of course, everyone learns at their own pace,...

...Japan for years at a time (where I worked as a translator and interpreter for local government). Born and raised in Washington, D.C., I earned my undergraduate degree in international studies (with a focus in history and Japanese) from Middlebury College in Vermont and my J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law at...

...doctoral student in clinical psychology with an emphasis on child/adolescent mental health. I love working with kids of all ages, and have had several opportunities to work as an individual tutor, helping a third-grade child with homework, and as a teaching assistant during undgrad. I additionally have had opportunities in graduate school to continue doing...

...Urbana-Champaign where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies with a focus in East Asian Languages in culture. I also minored in business, focusing my studies on marketing and international business. Throughout my studies I have taught a variety of subjects, but I am most passionate about tutoring Japanese. I try and teach...

...with students of different age groups, helping them improve their writing, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills. I have also mentored younger students, guiding them in academic planning and study strategies. I tutor subjects such as English, Mathematics, and Spanish. Among these, my favorite subject to tutor is Spanish, as I enjoy helping students express themselves...

...opportunity for dialogue. Physics, for example, offers us a completely new vocabulary for describing our natural world. My goal is for you to develop a comfortable rhythm using unfamiliar vocabulary and the ideas behind them. Patience, young one, and you will feel empowered, not intimidated on test day! My method involves students in developing their...

...where I majored in Biomedical Science. This degree drew upon many disciplines where I have consequently gained a holistic and integrative understanding of the sciences. When it comes to turoring, I strongly believe in not just teaching the "whats", but also the "whys". I have found that using real world comparisons and a mixture of...

...been nominated and featured for a staff spotlight story for COD outlining my experiences and endeavors throughout my 8-year career. If you would like to read or know more, please let me know. I am an avid linguist who speaks English natively, fluent Spanish and Italian, a lot of French, a decent amount of German...

Thank you for checking my page. I have worked with multiple grade levels. I look forward to working with you to meet all your language and math needs. Contact me for more information!

...at a hotel and really enjoyed helping guests. I tutored Japanese students, grade school to adults in English. In addition, I taught Japanese classes at a high school. I enjoy teaching both English and Japanese. I like to teach the basics; reading, writing and speaking. In the Japanese class, we learned how to sing Rudolf...

...students possess towards learning and mold my teaching methods to fit their needs. Moreover, I am equipped with the knowledge and skills to aid each student, individually. I am certain that, based on experience, I will be engaged in all aspects of teaching, accomplish tasks in a timely manner, provide aid and support to others...

...North Central College. During my time at the College of DuPage, I worked in the Writing, Reading, and Speech Assistance Center as a tutor. During high school, I tutored students from grades 9-12 in AP U.S. History and AP English. As a student myself, I find it very important to create a personal connection with...

...cultures in those places. I moved to the U.S.A. 8 years ago (I lived in Illinois first and moved to NYC 6 years ago.) and while working as a TV/video director, I started teaching Japanese, mainly conversation. I taught some learners by one-to-one in-person in Illinois and have taught in classes both in-person and online...

I am a very passionate learner and I would be delighted to share that love for learning to other students. My empathetic mindset, work ethic, and persistence for success is what I value most about myself and how it can positively impact others.... My philosophies behind teaching are that there is not a single method to learn a subject, but multiple approaches to learning it. My belief is that using all the resources acquirable will lead...

...rewarding for the student as it is for me, because I am thrilled when I see others achieve, and I would love to be part of the process. In addition to high school AP courses and test prep, I have taken college level multivariable calculus, linear algebra, physics electricity/magnetism and mechanics, computer programming (c++, matlab,...

...important a strong foundation is- I have a great deal of experience from my own self-directed learning and in tutoring other students at the college level. I'm a firm believer that learning in a vacuum amounts to little more than rote memorization and that seeing in context through media is absolutely essential to the learning...

...have me teach or tutor them. I certainly can put myself in the place of others, as I have in the past relied on tutors to get me through some tough topics. As for other interests outside tutoring, I am very interested in languages and linguistics, as I currently teach graduate and undergraduate linguistics at...

...also their contexts when actually utilizing the knowledge in settings ranging from academic to business to conversational. Tutoring, if done 'robotically,' can easily become a mere item on the To-Do list; having experienced this myself, I always make sure to challenge and encourage you to a deeper dive into a cultural experience while laying down...