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ONLINE Japanese 1-1 Tutor Package [10.5 hours]
$525 + GST = $577.50
04 December 2024
15 January 2025
Japanese for Beginners 2
$330 + GST = $363
27 November 2024
15 January 2025
Teacher: Ayano Kishi
Ayano has majored in Applied Linguistics for her BA and MA, and has worked as a language teacher in Japan and Sydney. She has an extensive teaching experience including from beginner to advanced classes and corporate trainings. She has a genuine interest in language itself and loves analysing the way language works in establishing communication in a various contexts. She also has a great understanding in 'Second Language Acquisition' which explains how our brain processes language learning as a grownup. This enables her to design her lessons effective and help students to achieve their goals in the fastest and the most fun way. She believes that language learning is not just acquiring a skill but a social activity which connects individuals to the new world and she enjoys being a part of her students' journey.
Teacher: Toshiko Jackson
M.A. in Asian Studies that includes Advanced Studies for teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics, Graduate Diploma in Japanese Applied Linguistics, Diploma in Education and BA in Arts. (All postgraduate degrees are from Monash University.) She has a publication in “Australia Language Matters”, ANU, on teaching methods in Japanese. Her M.A. thesis (32,000 words) was on Japanese corporate management and its car manufacturers’ overseas activities. It earned H.D. at Monash University.
Toshiko Jackson has been teaching Japanese language and culture in Australia for 26 years. She has taught in schools, coaching colleges, TAFEs, universities and corporate courses in Sydney and Melbourne in part time, full time and casual roles. Also, Toshiko has taught all Stages of HSC, Business Japanese for 4 Japanese multi-nationals’ training courses, the University of Sydney and RMIT. She taught for the Japanese Proficiency Tests, Levels 1 to 4. She was the Depart Coordinator of L.O.T.E. and Japanese Course Coordinator for the Certificate IV at Language Centre, Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, Melbourne for 7 years until the end of 2000. Additionally she was an interpreter and worked for translation in Melbourne for a few years. She migrated from Japan to Australia 31 years ago.
Teacher: Mizuki Kayanuma
I am currently in the Bachelor of Arts (Major in Japanese & Minor in Chinese) with Bachelor of Education (Secondary) at Macquarie University. I have been teaching HSC format Japanese continuous, extension, and heritage level as well as a university student who has taken Japanese as their major in a private tutor. I will try my best to listen to individual students' feedback and point outs about my classes, I want to create the most joyful class with all the students.
Student Testimonials
“Discussing the grammatical components and specific application and context into practical scenarios.” (Nathan, Japanese Beg 2 Student, April 2021 Intake)
“Mizuki is very friendly and bubbly. She always comes back with answers to our Qs. The class is dynamic with friendly faces.” (Japanese Beg 2 Student, April 2021 Intake)
“Fun and enjoyable class.” (Wyatt, Japanese Beg 2 Student, April 2021 Intake)
“My trainer is well prepared and has good explanation for the course. The course is easy to follow and digest. I would love to have Aiko-san to teach Pre-Intermediate 1.” (Sandy, Japanese Beg 2 Student, January 2021 Intake)
“Good attention and size of class. I like the variety of lessons, classroom layout and size.” (Harley, Japanese Beg 2 Student, January 2021 Intake)
“I really enjoy learning Japanese with Aiko.” (Tiana, Japanese Beg 2 Student, January 2021 Intake)
“Small, attentive class. The course covers a lot of the useful basics.” (Karen, Japanese Beg 2 Student, July 2019 Intake)
“Ayano is super nice and makes the class enjoyable. The class was mix of business and day to day foundation of Japanese” (Ruben, Japanese Beg 2 Student, Dropbox)
“I liked the conversation practice and the forms were very useful.” (Bruna, Japanese Beg 2 Student, Dropbox)
“Very practical and focused on common situations we might need to use Japanese. Ayano is very enthusiastic and attentive during the classes! I learnt a lot and really enjoyed her teaching style.” (Bruna, Japanese Beg 2 Student, Dropbox)
“Ayano is an enthusiastic teacher and wide variety of topics were covered.” (Greg, Japanese Beg 2 Student, September 2018 Intake)
“Ayano works around the class level and personalises which meant we did not feel out of our depth.” (Japanese Beg 2 Student, September 2018 Intake)
“Very accommodating and knowledgeable and approachable.” (Japanese Beg 2 Student, August 2018 Intake)
“It was a very fun class. Sensei san was a great teacher and he made each lesson very easy for us to understand.” (Christine, Japanese Beg 2 Student, August 2018 Intake)
“Very friendly with effective teaching technique. I love the course overall.” (Japanese Beg 2 Student, August 2018 Intake)
“Thank you so much for being very very kind.” (Vadim, Japanese Beg 2 Student, July 2018 Intake)
“It has been absolutely enjoyable having Ayano as teacher. The depth it has gone to Japanese grammar with small class size.” (Japanese Beg 2 Student, July 2018 Intake)
“The environment and the relationship between students and teacher were very educational. Naoya sensei is ichi ban desu.” (Kiana, Japanese Beg 2 Student, May 2018 Intake)
“Naoya sensei is very kind and patient in teaching us.” (Greg, Japanese Beg 2 Student, May 2018 Intake)
“I really like the class atmosphere with good pace.” (Coco, Japanese Beg 2 Student, May 2018 Intake)
“The course is pleasant and approachable.” (Peijun, Japanese Beg 2 Student, May 2018 Intake)
“Naoya was very engaging. Great slides and handouts.” (Matthew, Japanese Beg 2 Student, May 2018 Intake)
“Naoya is very engaging, makes classes fun and memorable.” (Laura, Japanese Beg 2 Student, May 2018 Intake)
“Ayano is very authentic in teaching and helpful. It was beyond the course knowledge which was challening but good.” (Andrew, Japanese Beg 2 Student, March 2018 Intake)
“Ayano is a very good tutor. I like the grammar lessons and teacher’s patience.” (Chenyang, Japanese Beg 2 Student, march 2018 Intake)
“Very conversational and fun.” (Ian, Japanese Beg 2 Student, March 2018 Intake)
“Toshiro-san is very patient.” (Leon, Japanese Beg 2 Student, November 2017 Intake)
“Teacher is very friendly and caring.” (Midhet, Japanese Beginner 2 Student, August 2017 Intake)
“Manami-san is the best!!!” (Japanese Beginner 2 Student, August 2017 Intake)
“Manami is an absolute great teacher. The content she delivered in class are joyful and interesting.” (Zhe Yan, Japanese Beg 2 Student, August 2017 Intake)
“I liked the course: very helpful. Manami is very enthusiastic and dedicated.” (Sea, Japanese Beginner 2 Student, August 2017 Intake)
“The attention to detail with sentence structures and rules for the use of practice was really helpful” (Rahini, Japanese Beg 2 Student, July 2017 Intake)
“Manami was very friendly and helpful. Learning the verbs was helpful. I found it hard with Hiragana being used from lesson 1 but I know that i need to practice it and it was great being introduced to it.” (Hanan, Japanese Beg 2 Student, July 2017 Intake)
“All was superb! It has been a real honour to be taught by Manami-san. Thank you for teaching me!” (Vadim, Japanese Beg 2 Student, July 2017 Intake)
“Very organised and well-structured! Homework provided by the teacher was good and the content was very comprehensive.” (David, Japanese Beginner 2 Student, July 2017 Intake)
“Teacher was really prepared” (Daphne Mahfuz, Japanese Beg 2, Dec 2015 Intake)
“Dynamic classes, small classes and teacher is great” (Alexandre Gutteres, Japanese Beg 2, Dec 2015 Intake)
“Great tutor, very helpful covered a lot of information and learnt a lot.” (Bianca Wong, Japanese Beginner 2, Dec 2015 Intake)
“The course material is very informative and well prepared. Tutor has very good teacher experience and knowlege.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, May-July 2014 Session)
“I liked the variety of study materials in the class. Not just handouts but we also learnt songs and given Japanese articles to look at.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, September-November 2012 Session)
“The teacher was fantastic! Her enthusiasm was so much fun.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, September-November 2012 Session)
“Toshiko was knowledgeable and passionate about Japanese. Her enthusiasm and education make the course very pleasant.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, July-September 2012 Session)
“Toshiko is very professional and knowledgeable. The overall course structure is good! ” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, July-September2012 Session)
“I like the relaxed nature of the class and class participation. Toshiko is wonderful! :)” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, July-September 2012 Session)
“Small class size; the course was paced pretty well, any more faster and I would have felt lost.” (Japanese Beginner 2 Student, June-August 2012 Session)
“Sensei Toshiko is a native speaker and has many years of experience. She is friendly and made sure to include a variety of activities. She also provided a variety of useful handouts from different sources.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, March-May 2012 Session)
“Toshiko Jackson is a very engaging teacher. I like listening to her experiences and her classes are very challenging.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, March-May 2012 Session)
“I would like to let you know that Ms. Chie Shattel was an exceptional teacher and she really helped me in learning the language before I had to go and answering the many questions that I had in regards to terms etc that will be useful to me in Japan. She is a very good teacher and a nice lady aswell, I am very grateful to you and to her for having me in the class, I really enjoyed it and am sorry I could not complete the rest of the course.” (Joe McKenzie, February-April 2012 Session)
“I have enjoyed the course and need to study more. The course is quite good value for money. The teacher is very good and gives a lot of attention and time for students. She is also knowledgeable and patient.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, April-June 2011 Session)
“Chie is a great teacher to teach Japanese” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, 2010 Session)
“I am finding the Japanese course very interesting and hope to complete this course and go onto part 2 as soon as possible. I think the teacher covers a large amount of learning material in the 2 hours of the class and does a great job of giving the class as much information as possible in the time available. I am really enjoying the Japanese for beginners course, I find Katsumi to be a very good teacher. I would recommend the course to anybody wanting to learn Japanese.” (Steve, Japanese Beginners 1)
“Thank you for the excellent private Japanese tutoring at Sydney Language Solutions! My tutors were well qualified, extremely helpful, and great teachers. I learnt Japanese faster than I thought was possible, thanks to their excellent teaching methods. The admin staffs were also extremely friendly and helpful.” (Sandra, Japanese Beginners)