—————————— [ Who’s Yoshi? ] —————————— 🚩Fully-Licensed Japanese Teacher with 3 years of experience 🚩National Licensed Guide Interpreter, TOEIC 935, STEP Eiken Grade 1 🚩International Business for decades at foreign trading & shipping firms 🚩Odawara native, Tokyo based 　 🚩Visited 60 Countries, and Join International Exchange events & volunteering 🚩Love nature, local food and hot spring resorts in the countryside of Japan 🚩Former EN/JP Bilingual MC (Master of Ceremony), a professional who can share "how to deliver speeches" both in Japanese and English 　 —————————— [ What Yoshi can teach? ] —————————— 🔶NEWBIES >> Explain everything in ENGLISH ←Recommended!! 😀 ⭐BUSINESS Japanese >> Intermediate & Advanced Students ←Highly recommended!! 😀 🔴JLPT Exams (N1 & N2) & BJT (Business Japanese Proficiency Test) >> Practice & Explanation ←Plenty of HOMEWORK!! 😀 🚩WRITING >> Diary, Essay or Business E-mail ←Google Document or MS Word!! 😀 🔒INTERVIEW >> 1) CV/Resume, Application, etc. and 2) Preparation for Self-Introduction & Q&A ←Get a job!! 😀 🌸TOPIC-based Conversation >> To improve your SPEAKING Skills ←From simple chitchat to high-quality conversation!! 😀 🍀PRONUNCIATION & Accent Training >> Tips on your Speech & Presentation ←Speak like a native!! 😀 　 ＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆ 🔶🔶 NEWBIES with zero/little Learning Experience <Part 1> ★ HIRAGARA, Basic Greetings, Survival Expressions, Numbers, Body Parts, etc. all in ENGLISH ★ Followed by Travel or Everyday Expressions ★ Welcome back!! If you have a long break, you can start again with the basics or focus on any specific grammar items. ⭐⭐ BUSINESS Japaneseビジネス日本語 <Part 1> ★ KEIGO敬語 Honorific Expressions ★ PRESENTATIONプレゼンテーション & SPEECH ★ E-MAILSメール ←Negotiation, Reservation, Cancellation, Application, Reminder, etc. ★ NEWSニュース Articles ←Vocabulary, Summarization, Discussion, etc. 🔴🔴JLPT (N1 & N2) & BJT Preparation <Part 1> ★JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) - N1 & N2 and BJT (Business Japanese Proficiency Test) ★Keys to Success: VOCABULARY Building & READING comprehension ★HOMEWORK Assignment! 🚩🚩 WRITING <Part 1> ★ Diary, Essay or E-mail >> Anything you want! ★ Practice, , Writing Assignment, etc. 🔒🔒 INTERVIEW <Part 1> ★ I can proofread your CV/resume履歴書・職務経歴書 for your new job, university, To ★ You should also prepare for self-introduction and Q&A sessions. Let’s make a list of anticipated questions and prepare your own answers to them. 🌸🌸 TOPIC-based Conversation <Part 1> ★ We can talk about our everyday life, or we might decide a specific topic beforehand to discuss during the lesson. ★ Let's use new words & expressions you learn on exactly the same day or within a week! 🍀🍀 PRONUNCIATION & Accent Training <Part 1> ★ Would you like to speak Japanese with a proper Japanese accent? Let’s do it! ＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆ 🔶🔶🔶 NEWBIES with zero/little learning experience <Part 2> ★ ORIGINAL Teaching Materials, with plenty of Useful Expressions, that I created myself ★ If you are planning a trip to Japan, communicate with Japanese people, or you don’t really care for grammar or Kanji characters, you can learn very useful words & phrases. >> Nihongo Fun & Easy must be the right textbook for you. ★ GENKIげんき I (Orange) & II (Green) >> Grammar-based ELEMENTARY Textbook with abundant explanations in English >> Excellent to make a brief or complete review on any specific grammar items in English ★ Minna-no-Nihongoみんなの日本語I (Red) & II(Blue) >> Standard and Traditional Grammar-based ELEMENTARY Textbook, basically written in Japanese ⭐⭐⭐ BUSINESS Japaneseビジネス日本語 <Part 2> ★ You can learn: answering phone calls電話, writing e-mailsメール, arranging meetings or business trips会議・出張, rescheduling, entertaining接待 (e.g. evening banquets or events), speechesスピーチ as a guest or boss, presentationsプレゼンテーション, etc. ★ Business KEIGOビジネス敬語 or Hospitality KEIGO接客敬語 ←Let’s review the basics and learn practical Keigo expressions! ★ Let’s try to explain things shown in graphicsグラフ or chartsチャート in Japanese! ★ News articlesニュース記事 are very useful study materials to understand current affairs時事問題 in Japan. 🔴🔴🔴 JLPT Preparation – N1 & N2 <Part 2> ★ All the PREVIOUS Exams (PDF copies) ←From 2010 through 2023過去問題集 ★ Nihongo-Soumatome日本語総まとめ as well as some other textbooks or reference books. ★ You are supposed to do a lot of homework assignment before each lesson and ask questions to me. ★ Keep READING!!! Reading any kind of materials is good for the JLPT study! I’ll be glad to help you. 🚩🚩🚩 WRITING <Part 2> ★ You can write anything including diaries, essays or e-mails in your spare time. Please send me anytime. ★ Your writing materials will be corrected within a day or two, so that you can ask any questions during the lesson. We both can discuss the topic further. ★ We can share a Google Document file during the lesson, and write something simultaneously from both sides. Of course, MS Word is also fine with no problem. 🔒🔒🔒 INTERVIEW <Part 2> ★ After rewriting your documents, you can practice speaking Japanese in a sophisticated manner. Think twice, or more, about a strong message in each line! ★ To enter college, you need to write a cover letter or personal statement, or commonly referred to as “Motivation Letter”志望理由書. >> I can help you with this one, too. 🌸🌸🌸 TOPIC-based Conversation <Part 2> ★ There are so many students, even at the super-advanced level, who need to practice and improve their SPEAKING skills. >> Don’t worry!! ★ Let’s talk about things in a wide variety of fields: shopping (convenience store, supermarket, online, etc.), food & drinks, services (restaurant, café, beauty salon, clinic, gym, laundry, library, etc.), office, school, friendship, travel (planning stage, station, airport, hotel, rent-a-car, etc.), part-time job, party, event, festival, ceremony, troubleshooting, etc. ★ Let’s pick one specific topic: aging society, English education, preparation for disasters, blood donation, Japanese manners & customs, etc. >> SPEAK OUT in your own words! 🍀🍀🍀 PRONUNCIATION & Accent Training <Part 2> ★ As a former “bridal MC”, master of ceremony, I’m confident on teaching SPOKEN Japanese. ★ If you would really like to speak like a native, please take a “shower” of BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE every day. Most probably, you can watch Netflix movies, YouTube channels, online NEWS websites, etc. SHADOWINGシャドーイング is a very good pronunciation practice, which I can teach you during the lesson. ★ As for SPEECHスピーチ & PRESENTATIONプレゼンテーション, I can proofread your scripts in advance and give you tips on pronunciation, delivery, intonation, etc. 　 ＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆　＊　☆ 🐶 Come join My Trial Class! 🐶 What to expect in this 25-min trial❓ ➡️ Plot your learning journey with me! ➡️ A detailed analysis of your current level ➡️ A problem-solving mini-lesson ➡️ Valuable learning methods to stop wasting time! ❗️Classroom Rules ❕ ↘️ Bring your pen and a notebook to collect useful expressions in class. ↘️ Always check your connection and devices before class starts. ↘️ Cancel the class 24 hours before class. If you have to cancel a class within 24 hours, be sure you notify me through What’s App/AT Chat