misako

Misako is very patient and supportive of your language learning, I have learned more with my short time under her tutelage than other teachers I have had. Her camera and microphone quality is good, there are no connection issues, she has always been on time and prepared material for the next lesson. She answers questions I have and helps me to learn how to discuss my interests in Japanese preparing me for conversing with others. She has also made several lessons fun and engaging one of which used a topic I was interested in as a means of learning the vocabulary I was studying. As a beginner I heavily recommend Misako sensei if you are just starting out like me, but I have confidence she will be good for all levels.

I've had two conversational lessons with Misako san and they have been great experiences so far! Misako san is patient, easygoing, and fun to talk to. I like that she presents alternative ways of phrasing or wording things to sound more natural in conversations. I look forward to booking some more lessons in the near future!!

These conversation lessons are the best Japanese lessons I’ve ever had. Misako sensei explains concepts very well, with easy to understand examples so you can see how the new words or new grammar is used. She is patient, kind, and helpful when I’m struggling to express what I want to say. Which makes the student want to try harder. Her PDF transcripts after each lesson are great for me to review what we discussed and keeps the new concepts organized. I highly recommend her lessons to anyone who wants to learn or improve their Japanese.

I've been taking weekly lessons with Misako-sensei and she is honestly one of the best teachers I have met on iTalki! Her strength is in teaching you tons of natural/useful phrases and correcting mistakes (which some teachers may be less comfortable doing since they feel it's impolite). For some reason, her explanations and speaking pace just make things so easy to understand and remember. She also sends the most detailed lesson notes of any teacher I've had, which are super useful for reviewing/recall. If you are serious about accelerating your time to fluency, I recommend learning from Misako-sensei!

Misako has been great to work with, both for learning grammar/vocabulary and for practicing speaking/listening. Thanks to her patience and the relaxed atmosphere, my comfort in at least attempting Japanese speech has improved noticeably. The feedback for grammar and for naturalness have also been great for improving my absorption of Japanese beyond just memorizing lists of particles and tenses. Each week I look forward to seeing how much my speech and listening improves!

Always a pleasure learning with Ms. Misako! She corrects me when I get something wrong or when I say something that does sound natural and I greatly appreciate that! Looking forward to future classes ❤️