Your friendly (British) English Teacher in Japan with over 10 years of Teaching Experience.
Teaches
English
Native
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Japanese
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Your friendly (British) English Teacher in Japan with over 10 years of Teaching Experience.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United KingdomLiving in Hamamatsu, Japan (10:24 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 23, 2022
Interest topicGamingAnimation & ComicsPets & AnimalsFilms & TV SeriesTravel
I'm Karen and I'm from the U.K. I currently live in Japan and have lived here since 2012.
I came to Japan because my mother is Japanese and I wanted to experience life in her home country.
I also came to try and learn Japanese! 私の日本語のレベルはまだまだですけど、少しわかります。がんばります!
Extra: I briefly worked in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa in 2018. I have traveled to Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, S.Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, France and the U.S. I enjoy playing video and board games, and I paint in my spare time. I also LOVE Wombats!
Me as a Teacher
I have taught English for 10 years and I have worked with wide range of students. Right now, I teach small group conversation classes, private lessons and online TOEIC Prep lessons.
My own experience as a student of Japanese has helped me understand and empathize with my students. I'm patient and let my students take the time they need to construct and produce their English.
My lessons & teaching style
My lessons will mostly focus on daily conversation. We can choose a topic and talk about it - asking and answering each others' questions. I will introduce useful words and phrases that you can use in your conversations with English speakers. We can also do small activities such as grammar exercises; vocabulary worksheets; reading and listening practices.
I believe conversation is the key to really developing your language skills and not many language students get a chance to practise what they learn.
❗❗ I do not teach Kid's classes. I will teach from ages 16+.
Let's chat about anything and everything. And most importantly, let's have fun!
My teaching material
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Homework Assignments
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Rating
34
Students
232
Lessons
100%
Attendance
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5.0
Rating
34
Students
232
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
21 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
Beginner Course English Lessons
A1 - A2General48 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
Package with 10% off
Intermediate English Conversation Practise (Optional Activity)
B1 - C2Conversation Practice142 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 9% off
Beginner English Conversation Practise (Plus Activity)
A2 - B1Conversation Practice21 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 8% off
Intermediate English Focus Lesson
B2 - C2General0 lessons completed
USD 27.00
Package with 11% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
24 Reviews
Hazel06
18 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
We talked about a lot of funny things which happened on the Christmas day and Nwe year holiday!Teacher Karen is really nice!I learned some new words and phrases during class!This class is really great for me to unwind!
Dec 17, 2023
yohan14🇯🇵
22 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It is always a pleasure to chat with Karen. She is very kind and patient. 😊 it was an interesting topic about food, bad habits, etc...
enjoyable moment as usual.
Sep 24, 2023
Leticia Carrera
41 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Very good topic of conversation: food. Karen makes the classes really interesting and enjoyable. He does everything possible to understand you despite the pronunciation, which, depending on the word, is very difficult for me.
Sep 15, 2023
Jiyoung Lee
20 English lessons
Karen is kind and competent. Conversations with her feel like genuine discussions rather than lessons, which greatly helps improve my English skills. She seems to prepare many questions in advance to make our conversations interesting. The more enjoyable our discussions, the more comfortable I feel using English, and the better I remember what she teaches me. I've experienced many teachers on italki, but Karen is the first one who made me feel intellectually stimulated and truly enjoy the lessons. I highly recommend her classes!
May 31, 2024
Hazel06
18 English lessons
Its really nice to learn with Karen! She is so kind and patient with me, and helps me to improve my English skill. The class is relaxing and inspirational!☺️
May 27, 2024
Diego Chang Prado
1 English lesson
Karen is a great teacher, she is kind and encourages you a lot to learn and move forward.