Information About Alex - Bingley teacher - (4 reviews)
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Japanese |
Price Guide |
Beginner | £25.00 |
Intermediate | £25.00 |
Advanced | £25.00 |
Expert | £25.00 |
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Personal Description:
My name is Alex; I'm a Japanese Tutor originally from England and currently living in Tenrishi, Japan.
I started studying Japanese independently in 2019 whilst working full-time; the complexities of the language were difficult to me at first, but I found a joy and passion in studying which I had not known previously, and consequently decided to quit my job to pursue it full-time.
Through hours of independent studying every day, I was able to pass the JLPT N2 after only 3 years, and soon after moved to Japan, to progress my studies even further. I intend to take the highest level JLPT in December 2023, as well as the Kanji Kentei Pre-Level 1 in June 2024, which continues to motivate me in my own studies.
I previously enjoyed Japanese from a purely academic perspective, but being able to communicate freely and build deep relationships with so many native Japanese speakers has opened my eyes to the true beauty of language learning; it is something I wish for all of my students to experience as well.
Teaching Experience:
In December 2022, I passed the JLPT N2 in the 95th percentile and with an almost perfect reading score, 59/60. I first started teaching Japanese whilst studying for the JLPT, carrying out lessons both online and occasionally in person.
Teaching Approach:
I tailor each lesson to my students needs, create homework tasks myself rather than solely relying on pre-written tasks in textbooks, and save each lesson as a PDF so they can easily be referred to later.
I provide specific examples when exploring grammar points, to make explanations as easy to understand as possible. I also assign reading and writing tasks appropriate to my student's level and provide constructive feedback, to ensure their continued growth.
Japanese is such a complex language; it has many nuanced grammar points, an intricate writing system, thousands upon thousands of Kanji, etc.
However, I believe the true beauty of learning Japanese comes from this complexity. Seeing my student finally be able to read a challenging sentence, use a difficult grammar point and recognize a complex Kanji character is something truly special to me, and continues to motivate me as a teacher.
It can be daunting at first, but with the proper guidance, anything is possible, and I will do everything in my power to ensure your path to Japanese fluency is both fun and rewarding, as it can be, and as it should be.
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Additional Languages: Japanese
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Qualifications:
- Self-Taught (2022) - JLPT N2 (Other) (✔ On File)
Alex's Feedback
Total Amount Of Feedback: | 4 |
Total Positive Feedback: |
I can now introduce myself, speak about my interests and hold basic conversations in Japanese after only 5 lessons, and can feel myself getting better everyday thanks to the homework tasks he assigns outside of lessons as well.
I’m very impressed by him and look forward to having more lessons in the future.
He has enjoyed the lessons.
Would recommend.