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Japanese tutor for all age - from young children to adults
Yuko K.

799 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $75
Response time: 18 hours

About Yuko


Bio

Hello,

I am a native Japanese speaker. I came from Japan to US 17 years ago and I have been teaching/tutoring Japanese to children and adults for about 14 years. Currently, I teach Japanese at a university and a language school. When I teach Japanese to young children, I try to speak to them in Japanese as much as possible. I use gestures and repeat the same words and expressions many times. For older children and adults, I use English when they have difficulty in understanding or when...

Hello,

I am a native Japanese speaker. I came from Japan to US 17 years ago and I have been teaching/tutoring Japanese to children and adults for about 14 years. Currently, I teach Japanese at a university and a language school. When I teach Japanese to young children, I try to speak to them in Japanese as much as possible. I use gestures and repeat the same words and expressions many times. For older children and adults, I use English when they have difficulty in understanding or when I explain grammatical rules etc, but still I try to communicate in Japanese.

As a tutor, I have been working with various students with various goals. What I do is doing my best for my students to achieve their own goals. My students' satisfaction is my satisfaction.

I always try to develop my language teaching skills to be more confident in my job. I am an AAPPL (ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages) rater and a certified OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) tester.

I am able to teach Russian language, too. Before I came to US, I taught Russian at universities in Japan for 3 years. I am good at teaching Russian to beginners, since I learned Russian as a foreign language, and I can explain grammatical rules in a systematic way. My major in Kyoto University Graduate School, from which I received a Ph.D in 2005, was Russian language study. My Russian speaking skill is as good as reading and writing skill, since I studied in Russia for one year when I was a student and I keep practicing speaking Russian since then. Actually, I speak Russian every day at home as well as Japanese.

Thank you,

Yuko


Education

Kyoto Sangyo University
undergrad
Kyoto University
PhD

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $75
  • Rate details: If you cancel the lesson later than 3 hours (6 hours) before the time scheduled or do not cancel and do not show up, you will be charged for the full (half) amount.
  • Lesson cancellation: 6 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 2/12/2015

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Japanese

Japanese

I have been teaching and tutoring my native language Japanese to adults and children around Seattle for more than 7 years. Currently, I teach and tutor Japanese almost everyday - at a preschool, a university, a public school (after school program), coffee shops, libraries and student's houses. I majored in Russian language and linguistics both in undergraduate and graduate and the knowledge of languages and experiences have been helping me to teach Japanese with confidence.
Russian

Russian

My occupation back in Japan was Russian language teacher at Universities. I started learning Russian at Kyoto Sangyo University when I was 18 years old. After graduation, I entered Kyoto University Graduate School to study Russian language and linguistics more. In 2005, I received a Ph.D degree. Although I am not a native speaker, I speak Russian well, since I studied Russian at a language school and a university in Moscow for about a year and I still use Russian at home every day.
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Excellent tutor

Yuko has done a fantastic job both working with me on particular grammar and usage points, and creating a study plan to prepare for taking the JLPT, while making the whole thing into conversation practice

Alexander, 4 lessons with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you for your kind words Alexander! I hope you continue to enjoy your lessons.

Very helpful!

Yuko was so helpful to my daughter in her preparations for IB exams -- thank you! Yuko was so helpful to my daughter in her preparations for IB exams -- thank you!

Tyler, 1 lesson with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you very much for the great review! I hope your daughter passed the exams with good grades.

Wonderful starter lesson

Yuko worked so well with our family. We are all already very excited for our future lessons with her! She got our 6 year old excited and feeling confident in learning more! Arigatou gozaimasu Yuko Sensei.

Amanda, 44 lessons with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you, Amanda, for your great review. I am glad that our first lesson went well. I will be looking forward to seeing all of you next week!

Great teacher - highly recommended!

I've worked with Yuko over the past few months, and I've been extremely happy with the progress I've made in my Japanese ability working with her. She was very patient (which is good, because I make lots of mistakes), and encouraged me to find other ways to explain what I meant when what I said was unclear so that she could suggest more natural ways to express what I was trying to say. This was exactly what I was hoping for when I looked for a Japanese tutor! She was able to assess my ability level quickly and adjusted her teaching method appropriately, so I always felt like lessons were at the right level and I was always learning something new.

Brad, 19 lessons with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you, Brad, for your time to write this great review. I enjoyed working with you a lot. Good luck with your life in Japan and Japanese learning!

Learned a lot and feel much more confident with speaking and listening

I came from a self-study background and had had almost no speaking practice, so in my first lesson with Yuko I could barely utter a complete sentence. I went from that to being able to smoothly carry and have interesting and enjoyable conversations. (Those particles still get me, of course!) Yuko did a great job figuring out where I was speaking, vocab and grammar-wise, and adjusted lessons accordingly.

Elizabeth, 18 lessons with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you, Elizabeth, for the wonderful review! I enjoyed talking with you about various things in Japanese. I am hoping to meet you again for lessons in near future.

Patient and helped me feel confident

Started with the characters and got to numbers. The positive reinforcement was a great help. She gave me homework that would match my amount of free time and help me reach my goal.

KEVIN, 9 lessons with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you, Kevin. I am very glad to know that you liked the first lesson. I will be looking forward to meeting you for the second lesson.

Great tutor

Yuko is very patient and is very willing to help her students learn Japanese. I look forward to working with her more.

Vineet, 3 lessons with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you, Vineet, for writing a great review for me. I am looking forward to meeting you again soon.

Great Teacher! Very knowledgeable.

Yuko was great! We were able to go over a lot and she smoothly broke everything down to make learning Japanese easier. Can’t wait for our next lesson!

Julianne, 4 lessons with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you, Julianne, for the great review! I have been enjoying working with you and I am looking forward to meeting you for our 3rd lesson in July.

Patient and helpful tutor

After discussing my goals, Yuko understood what I was looking for in a lesson. The last time I studied Japanese was over 35 years ago. Yuko suggested we use a textbook along with our sessions and it has been very helpful in refreshing my memory. With Yuko's help, I am looking forward to improving my Japanese listening and speaking skills. I am looking forward to our next session.

Jane, 3 lessons with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you, Jane, for finding time to write the review. I am glad to hear that you like the textbook we decided to use. I am looking forward to meeting you for our 4th lesson next week.

Immersive Japanese teaching I can understand

Yuko is very nice and easy to talk to. Something I like most about her classes is that she would talk to mostly in Japanese the entire time. This gave me lots of good conversation practice, and when we come to something I don’t know or understand she will explain it to me. She is very adaptable and will change her teaching style to fit your needs. Tutoring with Yuko is a great experience. After every class I feel like I am improving.

Jennifer, 9 lessons with Yuko
Tutor responded:

Thank you very much for the great review! Yes, you ARE improving and I think it is mostly because you study hard between our lessons. It has been a pleasure to help you. I look forward to meeting you next week for the next lesson.

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