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Grace
Japanese
Native
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
Other

From China

Living in Shanghai, China

Native Japanese and Chinese bilingual. 中文日语【双母语】 (*受字数限制,中文请参看课程介绍中的下方) こんにちは!I'm a native bilingual in both Japanese and Chinese, with years spent growing up in Tokyo and a Master’s in Japanese Interpreting & Translation from a top Australian university. My Japanese is standard, clear, and accent-free. I also hold JLPT N1 and have worked as an Account Manager at Japan’s largest advertising agency—so I know both daily and business Japanese inside out! My passion for languages is matched by my love for Chinese astrology, tarot, Taoism, Chinese medicine, music, anime, travel, and all things creative. Over the years, I've found that many students learn Japanese in a rather orthodox but awkward way. So despite having studied Japanese for a long time, they still find the language difficult to understand. They struggle to form sentences quickly and feel that their current approach to learning is not working. They urgently need a breakthrough. Does this sound familiar? 大丈夫!I gotcha! 😃👌🏻 I will use my original methodology to teach you, combining the way infants and adults learn languages to create a one-of-a-kind, and highly effective learning experience. Even better if you're a complete beginner! We will be driving in the fast lane from the outset! 😆 Also, if you’re curious about the stories behind Kanji or want to see Japanese through both Chinese and Japanese eyes, I’m here to share those eye-opening perspectives with you. Let’s make your Japanese journey inspiring, personal, and fun! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 (中文沟通也完全没问题哦~)
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Student Jose
Jose
24 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Every week, I genuinely look forward to my lesson with Grace. She has a straightforward, authentic, and humorous personality that brings a lot of life to each class. Grace offers incredible advice on prosody, vocabulary collocation, and conversational nuance—all of which I find invaluable. Her cultural and situational explanations are unlike anything I’ve experienced before. She speaks clearly and creates a comfortable environment that builds your confidence without ever pressuring you to speak before you’re ready. She trusts in your abilities and encourages you to try, helping you move forward without overthinking. Despite my initial struggles with speaking, I’ve noticed significant improvement in both my understanding and overall confidence in Japanese. More importantly, I’m now enjoying the learning journey much more than when I was studying on my own. Thank you, Grace—I truly appreciate your lessons, your method, and the motivation you bring to every session.
Student Juliet JB Robinson
Juliet JB Robinson
20 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Grace is a really good teacher! She has amazing teaching methods and any pupil would be lucky to have her as a teacher. She really inspires me to learn and is much better than any of the language teachers I have had at my school. The lessons are fun, interactive, and include great materials. Grace herself is just so nice and polite, I can't wait for my Japanese learning journey to continue with her!
Alex Uhre
48 Japanese lessons
Grace is awesome - I learn a ton in all of our lessons, and I couldn't be happier with the progress we've made!
Student Ian Fitzpatrick
Ian Fitzpatrick
9 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Can't say enough good things about Grace! Book her! I met with Grace several times over the course of a few weeks, as I attempted to "revive" my dormant Japanese in advance of a trip to Japan. Grace is outgoing, curious, and generally extremely easy and fun to talk to. Basically everything you want in a language tutor. Also I can say even though her country says China, she is indeed 100% Japanese native speaker. If you do happen to speak some Chinese, it's actually really great, because you have an extra language to reach for when asking for clarification, and often times the Chinese word is much closer to the Japanese word than say English. So if that is your language background, Grace makes even more sense to work with. Anyway, Grace is an amazing tutor, strongly recommend.
Austin Johnson
31 Japanese lessons
Grace is an amazing teacher who has really helped me get better with Japanese. I first started because I realized self-studying wasn't enough, and Grace helped me really come to understand the language a lot better. She has incredible insight that has helped me understand the way Japanese is constructed and how Japanese people really think and talk. I cannot recommend her enough, as she is incredibly friendly, conversational, and really pushes you to become better at speaking and understanding the language.
Alex Uhre
48 Japanese lessons
Grace is an amazing teacher