jan Lakuse
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jan Lakuse
Community Tutor![]()
Teaches
Toki Pona
Speaks
English
Native
Esperanto
French
American Sign Language (ASL)
Teaches
Toki Pona
Speaks
English
Native
Esperanto
French
American Sign Language (ASL)
From CanadaLiving in Other, Canada (07:24 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 8, 2024Interest topicWritingFilms & TV SeriesHistoryReadingTravel
I started my toki pona journey in 2019. Since then, I have spent much time teaching in both formal settings like university guest lectures, and in informal settings like Facebook. Within the toki pona community, my primary commitments are to organizing the yearly writing contest and to the sign language tokiponido, luka pona.
tenpo pi ike Kolona li open la mi kama lon kulupu pi toki pona. mi toki pona lon tenpo ale li olin e ona li wile e ni: kulupu pi toki pona li kama suli. mi wile pana e pona tawa jan ale wile. mani li suli mute ala tawa mi.Me as a Teacher
I started teaching because I recognized a gap in Toki Pona learning resources with regards to one-on-one web-conferencing instruction and thought I could fill it. Since starting, I have taught folks completely new to language learning, seasoned language nerds, and even folks who are language teachers themselves!
Additionally, I can work with any level, including absolute beginners. Please let me know if you'd like me to take more of a tutoring or teaching approach during our time together.
I am testing out a pay-what-you-can model, with the minimum being $5.00 USD. Please understand that paying the minimum is perfectly acceptable, no matter your income. I don't do this for the money :)My lessons & teaching style
Goal-focused and adaptable, these are some of my favourite methods:
- Cross-talk sessions (where I speak toki pona and you speak another language so you can start training your listening skills without knowing the language)
- Conversational practice with comprehensible input, making use of images or items.
- Translation practice (where we form and talk through example sentences together.)
We can also walk through a course together, or chat about resources may be helpful to you, or I can do traditional lecture-style as well!
I have a very flexible schedule. If there's ever a time that works for you, that isn't listed on my availability formally, reach out and we'll chat.5.0
Rating
24
Students
84
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Toki Pona Lessons
Trial Lesson
7 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Pay-What-You-Can: Lowest Level
A1 - C2Language Essentials64 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Pay-What-You-Can: Highest Level
A1 - C2Language Essentials12 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Pay-What-You-Can: Medium Level
A1 - C2Language Essentials1 lessons completed
USD 5.50+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
17 Reviews
Brett Beutell
1 Toki Pona lesson
Super good lesson, just what I was looking for! jan Lakuse o, pona! pona pona
Oct 9, 2024
Annie
17 Toki Pona lessons
I love Jan Lakuse's creativity and the way she uses her voice to convey meaning. It's simply outstanding!
Sep 17, 2024
Robert
3 Toki Pona lessons
jan Lakuse is an excellent teacher. I very much enjoyed my lesson and will be booking more.
Sep 5, 2024
Annie
17 Toki Pona lessons
Always really interesting classes with Jan Lakuse! mi pilin pona tawa jan lakuse ;) tenpo pini la mi sona toki pona ala, tenpo ni la mi sona .. more :D Thanks to Jan Lakuse's excellent teaching, acting and drawing skills!
Aug 22, 2024
Nick S.
2 Toki Pona lessons
Thank you so much Jan Lakuse for taking the time to answer my Toki Pona questions! I look forward to continuing my toki pona journey with the knowledge that I gained during the class.
Jul 28, 2024
Annie
17 Toki Pona lessons
Amazing class as always, I enjoy the discussion of language learning and of course the Toki Pona input which is always delivered very creatively and on point by Jan Lakuse :)
Jul 19, 2024
Trial Lesson
USD 5.00
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