Ellie 〈Eri えり〉

I only recently started using italki, so this was also my fourth lesson on the platform. As such, I'm still working on getting comfortable with online tutors and with holding a conversation in Japanese. Eri-sensei was very accommodating and encouraging from the beginning, which made talking with her much easier for me. She transcribed what I said using Google Docs and used it to help me see where I made mistakes. As someone who is more accustomed to reading Japanese than speaking it, I think this really helps me in bridging the gaps between the two. I appreciate her enthusiasm and plan to try some more lessons with her!

Our lessons are very engaging and so much fun at the same time. Eri-sensei is very well organized and prepared. After every correct sentence I’m getting ovations which is extremely encouraging. I’ll do my best at every meeting! Maybe some small homework will help me review materials even more between sessions.

Ellie 先生 is tops! Incredibly friendly and spoke at a speed and grammar/vocab level that kept the conversation fluid while also introducing new vocab for me! She politely corrected my mistakes during our conversation and transcribed what I was saying on a Google Doc. Towards the end of the lesson we went through what was written down and Ellie 先生 provided corrections and what she felt was more natural sounding suggestions. So so helpful, interactive, and fun!

色々な話をして、とても楽しかったです。間違ったところは、丁寧に説明してくれました。ドキュメントも送ってくれました。ありがとうございました。

Good lesson

Booked a trial and I learned quite a bit in a 30 minute trial, very fun and informative.