Akiko sensei

It is always fun talking with Akiko-sensei! It feels like catching up with a friend rather than studying, which is perfect for me. I can practice using Japanese in a natural way and learn vocabulary and grammar in a real context.

I’ve been taking lessons with Akiko Sensei for over a year and I’m so pleased she is my teacher! I have recently started university studying Japanese and Akiko tailors and structures my lessons based on the grammar we will be studying class, so I am able to practice and understand prior to my university class. Speaking Japanese can be very daunting and scary, but I feel comfortable speaking and testing out my Japanese with Akiko wherever I can. Akiko will create a comfortable atmosphere and environment for learning Japanese. Akiko is patient and very gentle, just try out your Japanese and each time you will make progress! あきこ先生、本当にありがとうございます！

Today we learned てしまう form. It's fun to see how all my previous grammar lessons are being combined at this point, making each lesson challenging but rewarding. Our casual conversations to solidify the materials are an amazing help as always too. Much to learn but I can't wait!

Akiko-san has made this journey learning Japanese so uplifting! I was intimidated at first to learn the Japanese language and so glad I started with sensai. Akiko-san encourages me to keep fighting and not to worry about making mistakes. It means a lot to have a teacher who is not only patient, but she also believes in her students to have the confidence to achieve their goals! Akiko-san also has so many great teaching materials that are so helpful in and outside of class! Her classes are fun, organized, and interactive. Time flys by whenever I have a lesson! Todays class we did review with speaking practice, Hiragana writing practice, new vocabulary, and now starting to learn how to tell and ask the time. I am looking forward to our future lessons. Thank you Akiko-san for all your hard work!

Another great lesson with some deep conversation topics that helped me expand my vocabulary and confidence in speaking.

We learned about new tenses to express events in different sequences, and spent adtl. time in conversation to practice language skills. A great lesson as always