Japanese Grammar & Speaking

 

** My teaching style and selling points ** 

 

1. indirect method

 

I teach using the ‘indirect method’, so I can teach you Japanese using English.(A lot of Japanese teachers learn the ‘direct method’, they teach you Japanese only in Japanese.)

 

 

2. Focusing on speaking

 

In my lessons, the first 5-10 minutes are spent chatting, then 5-10 minutes explaining grammar, and the rest is speaking practice!

(After the lesson, I will send you a PDF of the study materials, so even if you forget any grammar or vocabulary, you can review it later!)

 

I will explain grammar thoroughly to students who are complete beginners, but I usually spend a lot of time on speaking. 

 

My original teaching materials use a lot of cute illustrations, and you will practice describing the illustrations using the grammar you have learned. I usually give instructions in English, but I also speak a lot of Japanese, so don't worry.

 

 

3. Immediate results

 

After about five lessons with me, you will be able to have simple conversations using adjectives. After ten lessons, you will be able to use verbs, so your conversation skills will improve dramatically. If you take lessons twice a week, you will gradually be able to speak Japanese in about a month.

 

 

4. Also useful for JLPT preparation

 

You might think that speaking practice is unnecessary since there is no speaking section in the JLPT. However, speaking practice is highly recommended for those taking the JLPT.

Even if you can understand grammar points when you study at your desk, you often don't understand when you try to speak. 

I also think many students are studying using apps. They are very useful for learning new grammar that you are unfamiliar with, but to become fluent in Japanese, practicing with a right tutor is essential.

 

 If you don't have many opportunities to practice speaking, please come to my lessons!