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大田奈緒【おおた なお/OTA NAO】
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Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
Korean
English
Finnish
Polish
Five years of teaching Japanese, lessons for children and adults 🐻🐰
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
Korean
English
Finnish
Polish
Five years of teaching Japanese, lessons for children and adults 🐻🐰
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From JapanLiving in Nishinomiya, Japan (08:28 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 11, 2021InterestsEnvironment & NatureAnimation & ComicsPets & AnimalsMusicFilms & TV Series
I'm Nao. I currently live in Hyogo Prefecture. I love studying English and Korean. I also like music and films.
👩🏫 I have been teaching Japanese since 2019. Currently, I work in an office during the day, so my available time for lessons is limited, but I would be happy to have a lesson with you during that time.
🏫 From March 2019, I taught Japanese for one year in offline classes at a Japanese language school in Warsaw, Poland. During a temporary return trip to Japan, I was unable to go back to Warsaw due to the coronavirus, so I stayed in Japan.
💻 Since returning to Japan, I have been teaching Japanese exclusively online to people from various countries and regions.Me as a Teacher
👍 Students who have signed up privately, as well as on italki, say that they feel relaxed as if they are talking to a friend. They also mention that the lessons are well prepared, Nao is funny, and the lesson time seems to fly by.
【Japanese language teaching qualifications】
📃 June 2015: completed the studies for the Teaching Japanese Language Course
📃 February 2022: AJLC certified ”the Children's Japanese Language Teacher Qualification Course”
📃 March 2022: AJLC certified “the Children's Japanese Advanced Instructor Qualification Course”My lessons & teaching style
The lessons are basically conducted in Japanese. Sometimes simple English or Korean is used to give explanations.
📚 For over 13 years old ✏️
・The lessons are basically based on the textbooks 'Irodori' and 'Marugoto' published by the Japan Foundation. Sometimes I also use news articles for lessons. I use a variety of tools to make the lessons fun.
・I have conversation-based lessons, but I also give grammar quizzes and quizzes at the end of each topic of the text to check achievement and understanding.
🐻 For 4 - 11 years old 🐰
For Kids' lessons, no textbooks are used. Puppets and games are used to make the lessons fun.
★For more information, please check the lesson descriptionMy teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Articles and news
- Image files
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
AJLC認定こども日本語指導者 - 一般社団法人国際こども日本語教育協会 - 2022
Certificate verified
AJLC認定こども日本語上級指導者 - 一般社団法人国際こども日本語教育協会 - 2022
Certificate verified
日本語教師養成講座420時間コース修了証書 - KEC日本語学院 - 2015
Certificate verified
5.0
Rating
20
Students
311
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
11 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
【For Starter to Beginner】
A1 - B2Language Essentials153 lessons completed
USD 14.50+
【Only 30min or 45min】Beginner Class for 2 People
A1 - A2Language Essentials13 lessons completed
USD 29.00+
【Japanese for travellers】
A1 - C1Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 14.50+
【For Intermediate】
B1 - B2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 14.50+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Vocabulary (12)
Quiz (10)
13 Reviews
Laura
3 Japanese lessons
Nao Sensei is very easy to talk to and smart. She is organized and provides feedback. You will like her.
Jun 14, 2025
H***
12 Japanese lessons
Really enjoyed this lesson! Completely worthy. Suitable for little kids. Highly recommended.
May 31, 2025
Nile Schofield
1 Japanese lesson
great teacher. very interactive and knowledgeable
Nov 21, 2022
Laura
3 Japanese lessons
It was a very enjoyable class. I recommend this teacher.
Jun 10, 2025
Rob
53 Japanese lessons
I’ve been taking lessons with Nao for long time, and I always enjoy our time together. Nao is very patient and helps simplify complex thoughts into more manageable chucks that are appropriate for my level. She is also flexible to the lesson style, sometimes we free talk and other times she prepares questions to guide the conversation. In the past she also helped me work through one of the irodori textbook and ensured that I was understanding the concepts correctly.
Mar 8, 2025
Rob
53 Japanese lessons
Nao is a great.
Nov 11, 2022
Trial Lesson
USD 14.00
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