I continue to have a great experience with this Sensei, rather than sticking strictly to any book we've focused more on conversational, modern Japanese, which I strongly prefer. We use a variety of methods to supplement Genki, including YouTube videos and Podcasts, which has been a great asset in getting a natural feel for the language to my end-goal of conversing easily with Japanese relatives. Really happy with my progress so far after a few months!

We covered lots in the past few sessions. I speak, according to Sensei "street Japanese" so already have a small base to work from, but with so many errors. So we're making fix-ups. re-reviewing genki 1 and 2, with a little more care and focus. over 3 sessions we've covered Transitive and intransitive verbs, conjugation them and (using を and が), そうです and といていました (i heard that). Also covered そうです (it seems like). Present, past, present negative and past negative tense were covered too. Also managed to touch on verbs for playing music and wearing clothes. And this was just a little bit of work we've done based off a test we did after the first class 💥

I’m lower intermediate in Japanese and have been studying for years with teachers going through text books which has left me floundering a bit. Natsuko sensei introduced a new way of learning to me which has really made my classes interesting again and has moved me off my plateau. I do 45 minute lessons which is typically a long time for somebody with my attention span but Natsuko sensei makes it so interesting that I’m always surprised when it finishes. I highly recommend Natsuko sensei to anybody who struggles with text books or just needs to make things interesting again.

I have been taking private lessons with Natsuko Sensei for about a year. She teaches in a modern style without heavy reliance on books. She teaches vocabulary in Romaji (English alphabet), which means that I haven’t had to learn Hiragana or Katakana. Learning this way lets you focus on the vocabulary and grammar, which is ideal when learning conversational Japanese. Overall I have enjoyed every lesson as Natsuko Sensei is easy to talk to and very intelligent. Hontoni Arigatou Gozimasu!

Natsuko sensei is extremely experienced in teaching Japanese language adults. She was able to pinpoint what I need to do to improve in my Japanese study. She is very flexible and willing to work with what the students need. This was my trial lesson with MySensei. I look forward to many lessons with her.

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