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.
Featured Interview
Q. Hi Candice Nina! Thank you for taking the time to do this interview. May we ask you to briefly introduce yourself? A. Hello everyone! My name is Candice (or Niina), a bilingual English & Japanese language tutor. I am originally from Japan, but have lived in Canada for 15 years. I studied cognitive science at the University of British Columbia, and after graduating, I worked in research institu...
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