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Experienced and dedicated language instructor
Yoko K.

1,092 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

Hourly Rate: $85

About Yoko


Bio

Yoko is a certified Japanese language instructor with over 15 years of teaching experience. She has taught Japanese language courses at the Showa Boston Institute and at the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith, where she also offered Japanese brush writing classes. During this time, she participated in the Japan Foundation’s Japan Outreach Initiative, serving the local community as a Cultural Ambassador by introducing Japanese language and culture.

Yoko has also worked for the Ministry of...

Yoko is a certified Japanese language instructor with over 15 years of teaching experience. She has taught Japanese language courses at the Showa Boston Institute and at the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith, where she also offered Japanese brush writing classes. During this time, she participated in the Japan Foundation’s Japan Outreach Initiative, serving the local community as a Cultural Ambassador by introducing Japanese language and culture.

Yoko has also worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, serving in Boston from 2013 to 2015, where she helped build and strengthen connections between Japan and the six New England states.

She holds Japanese language teaching certifications from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES). Yoko earned a B.A. in Sociology from Rikkyo University in Tokyo and an M.Env. (Master of Environment, Science and Society – Biological Sciences) from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom.

Teaching Experience:
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Showa Boston Institute


Education

Rikkyo University
Sociology
University of Essex
Masters
  • Licensed teacher

Additional Languages

Japanese

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $85
  • Rate details: The rate applies for 1-1 lessons. For cancellations and rescheduling, 24 hour notice is required. No-shows are subject to 100% of lesson cost.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required
  • No background check

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

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I have taught Japanese and "Shodo" (Japanese Brush Writing) at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 2009 - 2012. In addition, I have taught Japanese online as well as tutoring students face to face for 5 years.
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Great tutor and really knowledgeable!

Has really good understanding and can articulate the nuances of Japanese grammar structures in English. Really great feedback on how to speak like a native speaker!

Don, 144 lessons with Yoko

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Yoko has been amazing at helping our daughter with her Japanese homework from high school! Highly recommended her. She sends follow up notes and makes the tutoring time a positive experience.

Roberta, 30 lessons with Yoko

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Yoko has been amazing at helping our daughter with her Japanese homework from high school! Highly recommended her. She sends follow up notes and makes the tutoring time a positive experience.

Roberta, 30 lessons with Yoko

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Yoko has been amazing at helping our daughter with her Japanese homework from high school! Highly recommended her. She sends follow up notes and makes the tutoring time a positive experience.

Roberta, 30 lessons with Yoko

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Yoko has been amazing at helping our daughter with her Japanese homework from high school! Highly recommended her. She sends follow up notes and makes the tutoring time a positive experience.

Roberta, 30 lessons with Yoko

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Yoko has been amazing at helping our daughter with her Japanese homework from high school! Highly recommended her. She sends follow up notes and makes the tutoring time a positive experience.

Roberta, 30 lessons with Yoko

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Yoko has been amazing at helping our daughter with her Japanese homework from high school! Highly recommended her. She sends follow up notes and makes the tutoring time a positive experience.

Roberta, 30 lessons with Yoko

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Yoko has been amazing at helping our daughter with her Japanese homework from high school! Highly recommended her. She sends follow up notes and makes the tutoring time a positive experience.

Roberta, 30 lessons with Yoko

Japanese conversation

Yoko-sensei is a great teacher. She is very patient. She has excellent teaching skills in Japanese. She speaks English fluently. This is the most fun I've had speaking Japanese. I definitely recommend her.

Gary, 215 lessons with Yoko

First Japanese Lesson

It was a pleasure meeting Yoko-sensei. I made progress in my first lesson, focusing on conversation in Japanese. I look forward to future lessons.

Gary, 215 lessons with Yoko
Hourly Rate: $85
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