Yoshi Shimizu
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Yoshi Shimizu
Community Tutor
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Other
Native Japanese, fluent in English. Great communication skills and international cultural knowledge.
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Other
Native Japanese, fluent in English. Great communication skills and international cultural knowledge.
From JapanLiving in Geneva, Switzerland (17:38 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 6, 2021Interest topicTechFoodHistoryArtTravel
Hello, my name is Yoshi. I am a professional documentary photographer currently living in Europe. I was born and raised in Japan. I spent more than ten (10) years in the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, studying at a university in San Francisco and working as a photographer in New York City and also over twenty years in Europe working as a photographer with international organizations. Japanese is my native language and I am fluent in English. I truly enjoy meeting people and exploring new cultures.Me as a Teacher
I first got involved in teaching Japanese as a conversation tutor when I was at the university in San Francisco, USA. Since then, I love working with people from different cultural backgrounds. This is also one of the reasons why I became a documentary photographer. I have visited over 90 countries to document different cultures and people. For the joy of teaching, I have also taught photography at workshops. Teaching requires a great deal of patience and communication artistry which also apply to become a good photographer as well. In general, it is truly rewarding to see my students succeed in learning skills.My lessons & teaching style
My lessons will be based on conversations and exchanging dialogues. On our first trial lesson, we will assess the level of Japanese you are at and tailor our future lessons. The aim here is to make our lessons as enjoyable as possible. If you start loving what you do, you will naturally be good at what you do. Learning your grammar and building vocabulary is essential; however, the most effective learning is to put what you have learnt into practice, listening and speaking face-to-face. Our goal will be that you will overcome your fears of making mistakes, of being shy - all things that hinder you from improving your Japanese.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
377
Students
3,106
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
229 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Conversational lessons and Free talks in either Japanese or English. / 会話とフリートーク
A1 - C2Conversation Practice2,877 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 10% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
195 Reviews
Gerald Greene
52 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Shimizu-san is exactly what I need. I lived in Japan for twenty years but didn’t have opportunities to speak it once I returned to the US in 2005. We talk about a wide variety of things which has helped my recall and has improved my fluency.
Jan 31, 2024
salmon
60 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Yoshi san is very nice, attentive person. He's intelligent and interesting and will adapt the lesson for you.
Sep 30, 2022
Riley
124 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
The lessons are great for improving my comprehension. He does a great job walking through sentences and making sure I understand.
Mar 10, 2022
Jerry Morrow/Alethea
49 Japanese lessons
Excellent
Apr 24, 2024
Ann
1 Japanese lesson
Very nice man. Very interesting life he has had. Easy to understand.
Apr 16, 2024
Tatsiana
4 Japanese lessons
Thank you very much! As always interesting and inspiring conversation!!!
Mar 5, 2024
Trial Lesson
USD 10.00
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