I am a qualified teacher with six years' teaching experience

【Introduce myself】
Hi everyone, nice to meet you.
I am Shogo, a Japanese teacher.
I am from Gifu Prefecture in Japan and now live in Aichi Prefecture.
I have five years of experience as a Japanese teacher.
I worked in two Japanese language schools in Taiwan.
At the beginning of 2017, I completed a 420-hour teacher training course.
Before becoming a Japanese language teacher, I was an ordinary university student.
I've come this far through this job alone.

My hobbies are listening to music and films, watching sports, playing the bass guitar, and driving.
As for music, I listen to heavy metal and punk rock.
I have played various sports since childhood: swimming, tennis, football, and table tennis.
When I was at university, I studied religion and culture.
I learned about different religions and cultures around the world.
I love the UK and studied abroad twice during my studies.



【About my lesson】
I think many people take free talk lessons to improve their conversation skills.
Of course, this is not a waste of time, but I believe that no matter how much mere chit-chat without a theme or purpose is, it is difficult to develop conversational skills effectively.
I want everyone to know that conversation practice does not = free talk.
What is important is the 'how' of conversation practice.

I would like to explain the following cycle, which I think is important.
(1) First of all, you must have clear content you want to convey.
(2) Think about that content in your own head and express it in your own words.
(3) Receive effective feedback from a native teacher.
(4) Referring to the feedback, try to say it in a more correct way.

In my lessons, the main focus is on using your head and expressing yourself, rather than time spent learning.
I have lots of speaking games and activities to help you work through the cycle effectively.
At the end of the lesson, you will feel comfortable and tired, because you have talked a lot.
If you've studied a lot of grammar but haven't had much opportunity to actually speak it, why not come and have a lesson with me?"
I have seen many students with different tendencies.
So I never teach in a way that says, "Don't you know this much?" I never teach in a "you should be able to understand this" kind of way.
I teach according to your ability and the pace of your progress.
 


【Please note】
Lessons should be conducted using a computer.
Smartphones and tablets do not allow interactive communication.

〇 What I can do.
① Explain grammar at the elementary and intermediate level (N5-N3)
② Speaking practice and conversation training using quizzes and games
③ Free conversation

x What I cannot do
① Business Japanese
② Children's lessons 



【My lessons】
① Free conversation
Free conversation lesson.
I do not prepare anything in particular for this lesson.
It's time to talk about what you want to talk about.
If you have a clear idea of what you want to talk about, please come and talk with me.
In the first lesson, I plan to spend some time getting to know each other, introducing myself and my hobbies.

② Speaking activities 
In total, 18 Japanese-speaking games are available.
They range from simple quizzes to debate-style activities.
The levels and content vary.
The focus is on speaking, with as little grammar explanation as possible.

③ Basic Japanese for everyday life
We use the textbook called 'Tsunagu Nihongo', but you don't need to buy it.
We will share pictures and materials on the screen.
There are lessons 1 to 30 in total, and you can enjoy looking at the four-frame pictures and learning conversational expressions.