Fun, Easy to talk to,Certified teacher🇯🇵/🇺🇸,10+ yrs EXP, Explain in🇯🇵/🇺🇸,Group lesson for 2
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Fun, Easy to talk to,Certified teacher🇯🇵/🇺🇸,10+ yrs EXP, Explain in🇯🇵/🇺🇸,Group lesson for 2
Über mich
Ich als Lehrkraft
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
Aus JapanLebt in Other, Japan (12:05 UTC+09:00)
Über mich
italki-Lehrkraft seit 29. Sep 2017
Thema von InteresseEssenReisenSpiele
Certified, patient, and dedicated to your progress. Let’s make Japanese feel easy and fun!
✅ Certified Japanese/English Teacher with 15000+ Completed Lessons
Completed 420 hours of the Japanese Teacher Training Course
✅ Open-minded, friendly, a good listener, and easy to talk to
✅ 10+ years of teaching experience - Japanese on/offline
🌸 From Tokyo to You — 12 years in the US means I get your language struggles.
Specializing in grammar & natural conversation, I’ve helped many learners like you with:
✅ Confidence in speaking (mistakes = progress!)
✅ Flexible lessons — Customize lessons to your preferences/needs
Meine Kreationen
Ich als Lehrkraft
I’m here to help you with;
⭐️Absolute Beginner/Beginner/Intermediate students
⭐️Grammar points: conjugations, particles, etc.
⭐️Conversational skills: natural Japanese with standard pitch accent
⭐️Listening, writing, reading
⭐️Essay editing and proofreading service
⭐️Have confidence in speaking
⭐️JLPT preparation
⭐️Group lesson for 2 people
Please know that it's Okay to make mistakes because that's when you learn more and grow as a language learner.
So don't be afraid of making mistakes.
I make lots of mistakes when I speak English because I'm still learning and practicing, and that's Okay!!
Let's pay more attention to something you could do instead of something you couldn't do.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
🌸 Explanations in English and Japanese
🌸 Focus on conversation practice
🌸 Encouraging
🌸 Teaching style: interactive, customized, informative, fun, encouraging
🌸 Use Google Docs
🌸 In a lesson: grammar exercise, conversation practice, accent reduction, Tokyo pitch accent, etc.
🌸 Guided study using popular textbooks such as Genki 1 & 2 (2nd/3rd edition); Quartet I & II; Tobira; Japanese from Zero 1-5; Speed Master -N5, N4; Shinkansen Master - N3; Nihongo Somatone N5, N4, N3, etc.; websites
I’m very flexible so you can bring anything that you’d like to learn/practice to the lesson.
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*** Cancellations made less than 24 hours before the scheduled lesson time will not be refunded ***
Mein Unterrichtsmaterial
PDF-Datei
Textdokumente
Audiodateien
Bilddateien
Videodateien
Artikel und Nachrichten
Quizze
Hausaufgaben
Grafiken und Diagramme
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⭐️STUDENTS AFTER 2021 ⭐️ Grammar/Conversation/JLPT N5,N4,N3
My friend Danny and I have been taking lessons with Mel-san for a over year now. She is an amazing teacher!!!!! She is always incredibly patient and kind no matter how many mistakes we make. Whenever our studies falter when life gets busy, she is always so understanding and willing to work at any pace. Mel-san will also teach native Japanese grammar or phrases that the textbooks can be outdated on. She is good at creating a fun, but productive environment for learning. We've loved classes with Mel-san!!!!
17. Nov. 2023
Kat Lee
134 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
Mel 先生 is a really patient and wonderful teacher. Her emphasis on conversational skills has been tremendously helpful in training my brain to become more comfortable and better at using what I’ve learned. Her pacing is also great; I never feel rushed to move past points that I haven’t quite grasped yet. Thank you for another great lesson!
13. Jan. 2023
Mike Ashton
254 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Mel-sensei is by far the best teacher I have worked with on iTalki throughout my Japanese studies. I recently passed JLPT N3, and I genuinely could not have done it without her guidance and support.
What truly sets her apart is her extraordinary patience. She never rushes you or shows the slightest frustration when you are struggling with a difficult grammar point or searching for the right word. Because of this, you feel completely comfortable making mistakes and pushing beyond your comfort zone.
Another major strength is her attention to detail. She types out key parts of our conversations and corrections in real time, so I leave every lesson with clear, organized notes that I can review and study. This has made a huge difference in my retention and overall improvement.
She is a true professional and a genuinely kind person. I highly recommend her to anyone serious about improving their Japanese.
25. Feb. 2026
Linda
220 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
I have been taking Japanese lessons with Mel-sensei for about a year and a half, and I would never have made the progress I have without her patient and kind help. She's a wonderful teacher and a kind and patient person, and I recommend her highly!
28. Sep. 2023
Krow
137 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Mel is such a talented teacher! Always knows exactly how to encourage her students and what kind of pace to set for teaching materials. Always knows how to pick interesting topics to keep the learning going!
1. Apr. 2026
Kathy Perez
4 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Mel is an excellent teacher! She chooses the easiest way for me to learn how to say something. She emphasizes important grammar points and I am able to practice them during our conversation lesson. Mel is also a wonderful person. I have enjoyed meeting her!