Kana
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Kana
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One of the most experienced teachers on italki. 15 years of teaching experience. Available everyday.
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Other
One of the most experienced teachers on italki. 15 years of teaching experience. Available everyday.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From JapanLiving in Tbilisi, Georgia (12:01 UTC+04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 9, 2015InterestsFilms & TV SeriesFoodMedical & Healthcare
こんにちは! I completed Master of Arts Applied Linguistics Specialized in Japanese and Graduate Diploma in Education (Japanese and ESL) in Australia. I am a certified Japanese teacher and have taught in secondary schools in Melbourne for 5 years and have been teaching on italki for over 7 years. Thankfully, my retention rate is very high and it is one of the highest here. So, many of my students have been practicing Japanese with me not only for a few months but for more than a year. I have taught absolute beginner to advanced levels age group from 8 to over 70. I always enjoy having lessons with them and feel grateful to be able to assist with their language skills. Looking forward to seeing youMe as a Teacher
We can make our lessons in both English and Japanese, depending on your level. I use Genki 1 for Beginners course, Genki 2 for Intermediate 1 course, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese and Tobira for Intermediate 2 course. For advanced students, the lesson material can be arranged as you please, such as news articles and books. For Beginners to Intermediate 2 course, we will mainly use textbook as well as worksheets and PowerPoint Presentation during the class. At the end of each lesson, I give some homework mainly from the workbook. I sometimes send a worksheet for homework, too. You can complete your homework in your own time and we will check answers in the following lesson.My lessons & teaching style
We will practice sentence structures, grammar points, and vocabulary together. So, you will have a lot of opportunities to create your own sentences in Japanese. Many of my students were absolute beginner when they started learning Japanese with me. So, please do not worry even if you have never studied Japanese before. If you are interested in having lessons with me, I would recommend taking a trial session first so that we can introduced ourselves a little bit, talk about how we structure your future lessons, and practice Japanese together. I believe you can improve your Japanese, too. Let’s start now! I look forward to hearing from you. Happy Japanese learning:)My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Homework Assignments
- Articles and news
Certificates
Victorian Institute of Teaching full registration(teaching license) - Victorian Institute of Teaching - 2010As I need to renew my registration, I only have 2014 registration card.
Certificate verified
Education
2009 - 2009
Other - Education (LOTE Japanese and ESL)Graduate Diploma
2007 - 2008
Master's - Applied Linguistics
2003 - 2007
Bachelor’s - Bachelor of Arts in Comperative Culture
Work Experience
2010 - 2010
Japanese Assistant Teacher
2011 - 2012
Japanese Teacher
2013 - 2013
Japanese Teacher
2014 - 2014
Japanese Teacher
5.0
Rating
850
Students
18.4k
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
594 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Japanese for Beginners
A1 - C2Language Essentials10.8k lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 7% off
Informal Tutoring
A1 - C2Conversation841 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 7% off
Japanese - Intermediate I
A1 - C2Language Essentials3,495 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 7% off
Japanese - Intermediate II
B2 - C2Language Essentials1,779 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 7% off
Japanese for advanced students
A1 - C2Language Essentials363 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 7% off
Lessons for 2 people
A1 - C2Language Essentials478 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Package with 5% off
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2,789 Reviews
Mary
218 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Kana san patiently listens to me work my way thru Japanese sentences and simple conversation. Lessons are so much fun and I think, slowly but surely, I am improving and working toward a life goal of speaking Japanese. I highly recommend this wonderful teacher !
Dec 21, 2021
gabrielgsuarez
78 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Japanese gets difficult pretty quickly, and I absolutely would have given up on it by now if I didn’t have Kana san’s support and help. Excellent teacher, excellent coach.
Sep 11, 2021
Titania
9 Japanese lessons
I've loved my lessons with Kana-sensei! We've had 8 full lessons so far, and each of them have been really enjoyable and educational. I came in assuming I knew more than I did, but Kana-sensei took that in stride and patiently walked me through filling in the gaps in my knowledge. I feel myself getting a lot more confident in my speaking and grammar, and best of all--I'm not afraid to make mistakes! We also have great conversations in Japanese, where Kana-sensei will help me say what I'm trying to say and be genuinely interested in what's going on in my life. She's the GOAT for a reason! Highly recommend!
May 1, 2025
sumarno suhadi
394 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Excellent sensei . Always challenge the student to improve oneself . Always pushed to improve and upgrade my level . Highly recommend to anyone who seek a sensei who can inspire and motivate their students!
Oct 3, 2021
Sentwali
9 Japanese lessons
Every time I have a lesson with Kana sensei, I learn a lot! Very grateful for the opportunity to learn from her! 🙏
May 4, 2025
Destin Mason
2 Japanese lessons
Great Lesson! Kana-San is an amazing teacher!
Apr 14, 2025
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