Hi! My name is Candice (or Nina), a bilingual English & Japanese teacher. I am a Japanese-American from Tokyo, Japan, and have lived in Metro Vancouver for 15 years.
I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Cognitive Systems Program at the University of British Columbia (UBC). After graduating, I worked as a research assistant, manager and instructor for an analyst training program, and a manager of an animal charity, before coming back to UBC as a staff member.
I flew back to Japan in 2023, and started teaching at Cafetalk in the spring of 2024.
【Teaching Style】- Since I have a background in coaching, I support students in achieving the goals they have set for themselves. Therefore, most of my lessons involve talking about a given subject rather than following a textbook. Sometimes I provide the topic, and sometimes the student provides the topic.
- My students work in a variety of fields such as education, medicine, and art, so I strive to cater my lessons to match each student's context.
- I studied linguistics while in university, and found the International phonetic alphabet extremely useful, so I use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) chart in my pronunciation lessons.
I look forward to meeting you :D
Feel free to follow me on
instagram - I write in both English and Japanese.
강사 인터뷰
Q. Candice Nina강사님, 안녕하세요? 인터뷰에 참여해 주셔서 감사합니다. 먼저 카페토크 수강생에게 자기소개 부탁드립니다. A. 여러분, 안녕하세요? 저는 영어와 일본어를 가르치고 있는 Candice(또는 Niina)입니다. 일본에서 태어났지만 15년 동안 캐나다에서 살았어요. 저는 브리티시콜럼비아 대학에서 인지과학을 전공했고 졸업 후 대학 내 ...
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