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O mnie
Nauczyciel italki od 24 Jul 2024
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Hi! I'm Karuna, a Tokyo-born and U.S.-raised educator. Once upon a time, I received my B.A. from Cornell University and my Master's from Tokyo University of the Arts, where I also worked as a TA/Research Assistant.📍 Currently I split my time between California, Japan, and various other destinations.
🍥 MORE ABOUT ME 🍥
I enjoy architecture, design, cooking, long train trips, armchair linguistics, social history, and slow/intentional travel. When I'm not teaching Japanese, I myself am learning Serbo-Croatian and slowly dipping my toes into Ulster Irish!
Moje prace
Ja jako nauczyciel
Inconvenient truth: you don't always need a tutor. Much of Japanese is self-teachable. But I'm here for the curious, the ambitious, and the hardworking: for anyone who REALLY wants to put their active conversation skills to the test.
Above all, our lessons together will be compassionate to both the cultural and linguistic standpoints of a non-native learner.
I focus on facilitating your voice, and my goal with every student is enabling authentic self-expression. To that end, you can expect structured speaking challenges as well as more free-form conversations for upper-beginner+ students who so desire.
Moje lekcje & Styl nauczania
My lessons are best for adult students ranging from total beginners to intermediate learners (Levels N5, N4, N3). I'll default to Genki I and Genki II for a general trajectory/roadmap — but by no means exclusively, especially at intermediate levels. Please note I do not teach children under 18!
Some of my resources for students include:
🕯 Effective self-study tools, quizzes, and strategies, so that our one-on-one time can focus on the things you *can't* so easily teach yourself
🕯 Small, manageable semi-improvisational speaking challenges to get talking as early as possible in a comfortable setting
🕯 Journaling & writing prompts
Moje materiały dydaktyczne
Plik PDF
Dokumenty tekstowe
Pliki graficzne
Pliki wideo
Fiszki
Quizy
Przykładowe pytania testowe
Prace domowe
Wykształcenie
2012 - 2016
Licencjat - Government, FilmCornell University
2018 - 2020
Magisterium - Arts Studies & Curatorial PracticesTokyo University of the Arts (東京芸術大学)
Doświadczenie zawodowe
2016 - Obecny
Freelance Travel & Culture Writer--
2018 - 2019
Gallery AssociateClear Gallery Tokyo
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Ocena
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1,098
Lekcje
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Frekwencja
100%
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5.0
Ocena
120
Uczniowie
1098
Lekcje
100%
Frekwencja
100%
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japoński Lekcje
Lekcja próbna
Ukończone lekcje: 94
USD 14.00+
Japanese for N5, N4, N3 Learners 🕯️ 40 min or 55 min
A1 - B2Podstawy językaUkończone lekcje: 795
USD 45.00+
Pakiet z 4% zniżki
Japanese Conversation Session 🎋🏮 40 min or 55 min
A2 - C2KonwersacjeUkończone lekcje: 207
USD 45.00+
Pakiet z 4% zniżki
Dostępność
Według Twojej strefy czasowej (UTC+00:00)
Moje prace
Quiz (5)
26 opinie/i
Jeremy
11 lekcje/i japoński
Wybór nauczyciela
Lessons with Karuna are always a pleasure. She is calm, patient, and looks for ways to draw out your strengths so you pay less attention to your flaws. She has a wealth of resources to help you study and assigns homework that gets you thinking outside of the regular book work.
Karuna engages with you in a very casual conversational manner that helps you relax and she actively listens to try to understand what you are saying. I never feel like she is distracted or inattentive during my lessons with her. Since I am very nervous when it comes to speaking, there are often awkward pauses that Karuna adeptly fills in with questions or her own insights to keep the conversation going.
I highly recommend Karuna if you are beginning Japanese or if you just need somebody to help you with speaking practice. She gives good travel suggestions too!
24 paź 2024
Cathy
5 lekcje/i japoński
It was really great because I could create my own sentences and I always have opportunities to speak.
26 lut 2026
Benjamin
15 lekcje/i japoński
Karuna is fantastic! Very encouraging, she is always looking for fun ways to personalize her lessons to keep learning atmosphere entertaining and engaging.
31 paź 2025
Brett
42 lekcje/i japoński
Wybór nauczyciela
she rocks
24 paź 2024
T.L. Langford
2 lekcje/i japoński
Karuna gave a great presentation in the first lesson of how she teaches, what texts she uses, and she answered all my questions. Very prepared. Looking forward to working with her.
2 gru 2025
Eugene
16 lekcje/i japoński
Karuna is an excellent teacher with seeming endless amounts of patience. She is a pleasure to learn with. I highly recommend giving her lessons a shot.