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Marina
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MedicalBusinessこんにちは！Easygoing Japanese instructor🌸 Certified language instructor with over 8years of experiences
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Specialties
MedicalBusinessこんにちは！Easygoing Japanese instructor🌸 Certified language instructor with over 8years of experiences
About Me
Resume & Certificates
From JapanLiving in Other, Japan (15:13 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 21, 2016InterestsReadingFashion & BeautyFoodMedical & HealthcareHistory
Hi everyone! I’m Marina.
Born and raised in Japan, I spent 7 years abroad, which gave me a deep understanding of cultural differences and how to support students from all backgrounds. I specialize in helping shy or nervous learners take their first steps in Japanese with confidence. If you’re looking for a patient, easygoing teacher who understands your worries, I’m here for you! My original online textbooks and personalized lessons make learning Japanese approachable and enjoyable for everyone. Let’s start your Japanese journey together!
In total, I have been in teaching industries for about 12 years, and I've been teaching Japanese for about 8 years.
My former students often described my classes as "tea room", and I like the fact that my class has had a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere.
However, I am sometimes strict on my students because I believe that encouraging students is my way of expressing respectfulness.
I am using original textbooks for the beginner and intermediate classes and I would like to provide customised lessons. Depending on the students' Japanese skills I am always making adjustments to studying plans and there will be revised tests time to time.
And for students who are aiming to take Japanese language exams such as JLPT, I am using GENKI, みんなの日本語 and 日本語総まとめ。My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Psychological counsellor - JADP - 2020The qualification was granted nearly the end of pandemic, apart from it I took an advantage of the time of Corona pandemic to allow myself to look into the fields of :
・Mental training (for athletes)
・Communication
Certificate verified
Professional Patisserie - ABC Cooking Studio - 2012
Certificate verified
a letter from the former employer - AEON - 2012From 2012 until 2016, I worked at an English school called AEON.
The school offers variety of classes such as :
・Conversation classes
・Courses that focus on English grammar
・A course for TOEIC, TOEFL and IELTS
・Courses for enterprises to study Business English
I have taken and attended lectures and courses to teach those classes and courses there.
Certificate verified
Professional English instructor - AEON - 2011
Certificate verified
Education
2020 - 2023
Bachelor’s - Psychological CounsellorDuring the Corona pandemic in Japan, I decided to take online courses offered by college and learnt psychology online.
On my online counselling sessions, I use the approach of Person-centered therapy.
Throughout the past four years experienced different sessions and deepened various knowledge regarding mental health I developed my method of counselling sessions.
It is my true passion to get to know others, have communication and share thoughts.
2006 - 2008
Other - Business
2008 - 2010
Other - Business
Work Experience
2011 - 2016
English instructor
2013 - 2016
Cake instructor
5.0
Rating
295
Students
5,121
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
202 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Class for beginners
A1 - A2Language Essentials2,753 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 6% off
Class for intermediates
B1 - B2Language Essentials1,759 lessons completed
USD 28.00+
Package with 6% off
Class for advanced
C1 - C2Language Essentials386 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 5% off
Words in Japanese related to mental health and wellness
B2 - C2Medical0 lessons completed
USD 45.00+
Package with 3% off
Business Japanese : job interview
B2 - C2Business0 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Package with 6% off
Availability
696 Reviews
Jessie W
133 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Had a fantastic lesson today!
Marina sensei has chosen a topic extremely relevant to the world we are currently in. As a result, I've learned so many incredibly useful expressions.
Thank you very much! Looking forward to the next lesson. :-)
Aug 17, 2022
Lucia
208 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
日本語は大変ですだけど、麻李奈 さんのクラスは楽しいです！😊
Jun 22, 2022
Sarah Ocean
7 Japanese lessons
I really really enjoy my lessons with Marina San. She’s very patient and always takes the time to work through each lesson with me. She helps me understand anything I find difficult and answers all my questions clearly. She’s an amazing teacher, and I highly recommend her.
Mar 30, 2026
Oskar
26 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marina’s lesson was too hot today!
What a work out! I was sweating the whole time! 笑 🥵
I’m going to need a fan next time ;P
Challenging lesson but very fun! :)
Jul 21, 2022
Grace Cheung
34 Japanese lessons
マリナさん、今日もありがとうございました！マリナさんのクラスはいつも楽しかったです♪来週もよろしくお願いします☺️
Apr 16, 2026
Sarah Ocean
7 Japanese lessons
Marina is an awesome teacher! I had a fun time with my lesson with her! She’s the best
Mar 2, 2026
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