Japanese teacher Noriko

Noriko

Professional Teacher
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Esperanto
Korean
Other
Have conversation practice on various topics and learn by speaking!
From JapanLiving in Belfast, United Kingdom (08:17 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 18, 2015
Interest topicFoodWritingReading
Podcast & YouTube: Learn Japanese with Noriko いっしょに 日本語(にほんご)を はなしましょう! I am from Okayama, Japan but currently living in Belfast, UK. I have a bachelor degree of Education from Okayama University and worked as a primary school teacher in Japan. I also completed the Japanese Language Teacher Training Course by the Human Academy and I am fully qualified to teach Japanese as a foreign language. When I moved to Belfast from Japan, I was not able to speak English and understand locals. After 16 years living here, (my English is not perfect), I can speak English with confidence - also with a bit of Belfast accent!
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Students
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Lessons
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Japanese Lessons

Let’s speak Japanese (100% Tailored for your needs)
A1 -  C2

Conversation Practice

1,223 lessons completed
USD 43.00
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1,190 Reviews

Student Pieter Strydom
Pieter Strydom
160 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Noriko is a wonderful teacher. She finds a really good balance between grammar, discussion, vocab and having fun. I’ve been a student of hers for just over a year and our lessons are something I look forward to every week. I’ve made progress from Beginner level to working on N3 level.
Dec 9, 2021
Student Jose Collado
Jose Collado
56 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I have been taking classes with Noriko sensei for a while now, and not only I feel a big improvement in my fluency and confidence while speaking, also I have become very confident in understanding a normal paced conversation. All this has been achieved without a weird moment in our always interesting and fun classes. Noriko also has an amazing and fun assortment of resources to help exposure to the language: a podcast, youtube channel, a webpage with resources and her podcast episodes' transcripts and more. I am always looking forward to our next class and hope to keep on learning from her. Thanks a lot Noriko Sensei
Oct 18, 2021
Student Anna
Anna
21 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
This was my 20th lesson with Noriko. Her lessons have been amazing and my Japanese keeps improving immensely. She pushes me just enough, so I keep learning, but not so much that I get overwhelmed. The lessons are based on communication, but we've also practiced reading (especially because I want to) and now we started to read a book together (Kiki's delivery service). I'm super slow, but Noriko explains any questions I have and I think this will be a huge thing for my Japanese and my learning to read kanji and Japanese in general. I love the flexibility of our classes and additionally join the writing challenges Noriko has started to host (and obviously listen to the podcasts as well). Noriko is the best Japanese teacher I've found and the I never feel like "oh no, I don't want to do the lesson today". Even on bad days, when I'm tired, we might adjust a bit, but I always learn things and I feel good about my Japanese afterwards. Noriko has been a huge gift for my Japanese learning!
Sep 16, 2021
Student David Woodward
David Woodward
1 Japanese lesson
This really was a fantastic lesson. I was a little nervous before the lesson but Noriko Sensei made me feel really relaxed after just 2 minutes. I was suprised that even though my level isnt high we discussed many different topics. Im really excited for the next lesson. Thank you!!
Jan 10, 2024
Student Lulu Van Pletsen
Lulu Van Pletsen
10 Japanese lessons
Lovely!! Thanks
Oct 19, 2021
Student Lulu Van Pletsen
Lulu Van Pletsen
10 Japanese lessons
Lovely as always.
Oct 7, 2021
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