I was born and raised in Kanazawa, Japan, a beautiful historic city in western Japan. In high school, I participated in a one-year study abroad program in Dunedin, New Zealand, and that was the very beginning of my journey of learning and mastering English! Some of my hobbies include running, traveling, watching documentary movies, and building my English skills!
僕は石川県金沢市で生まれ育ち、現在も金沢在住です。高校時代に、ニュージーランドへ1年間留学する機会があり、その時から語学の学習に勤しみ、また大学では国際関係を専攻していました。小旅行に出かけたり、ドキュメンタリー番組を見る事が好きです。そのようなちょっとした会話も、レッスン中に学習も兼ねてできればと思います!
Me as a Teacher
The college I went to in Boston, USA, had a language and culture learning club, so I had my own class and taught Japanese there for about four consecutive semesters. My students were from all different levels, so I tried my best to tailor my lessons to make each lesson fun and interesting for everyone in the class.
My lessons & teaching style
My goal for every italki lesson is to make it as interactive as possible! I strongly believe that we all learn and get better at a language by actually using it and making millions of mistakes! Please feel free to ask me any questions during my lesson, and I will answer them in the easiest possible way for you to understand.
レッスンは会話中心で、皆さんが疑問に思っている事、学校や参考書で習った文章や文法で分からない事などがあれば、どんな事でも聞いて下さい! また、ビジネス英語やTOEICなど、特殊な場面で使う英語も、説明できる限りしたいと思っています。
My teaching material
Presentation slides/PPT
Image files
Articles and news
Test templates and examples
Text Documents
Teaching experience
2018 - 2024
Japanese & English Tutoritalki
Education
2011 - 2016
Bachelor’s - International AffairsNortheastern University
5.0
Rating
304
Students
3,910
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
304
Students
3910
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Japanese
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Jean StLaurent
1 Japanese lesson
First lesson with Uedaさん : Was really nice ! Ueda takes the time to listen to your background and will do the same afterward. Thanks again!
Mar 12, 2025
Kyle C
10 Japanese lessons
Gen-san has been a great teacher thus far! He's well prepared for each session, with topics that are covered in an easy-to-follow format. He gives plenty of examples, and carefully guides me along.
I'm looking forward to many more sessions with Gen!
Feb 9, 2025
takuma sasa
11 English lessons
Gen suggests useful phrase to supplement my explanation. I learned a lot of vocabulary from his lesson.
Nov 10, 2024
Eugene Magnaye
3 Japanese lessons
I had my first lesson with Gen sensei and was very pleased with how it turned out. We initially spoke some Japanese to start and despite my struggle to speak Japanese, which is one of the main things I wanted to improve, he was very patient and friendly. We then had a great discussion about my goals, his proposed teaching style to fit my needs and any other questions I had. Overall a fun lesson and great experience. I'm looking forward to my next lesson(s) with him!
Mar 1, 2025
Andreas 石
31 Japanese lessons
Very nice reading the articles each time, thanks a lot!
Jan 19, 2025
takuma sasa
11 English lessons
I'm satisfied with his lessons. He offered some helpful tools and articles for my better understanding.