nami73's Teacher Profile

Name:: nami73
Trial lessons:: 8
Students Taught:: 4
Total Lessons at SenseiShokai:: 4

Message to leaners

Hello, I’m Nami Ichikawa. (市川奈美)

I am a certified Japanese language teacher who has been teaching since 2018. I attended KEC Japanese Language Institute, where I earned the 420 hour Advanced Japanese Teacher Training Course.

I currently teach for an embassy in Tokyo, a highly regarded Japanese language academy, and a major international corporation. Teaching for such renowned institutions has strengthened my skills and passion for teaching others Japanese.

I also teach Japanese on a freelance basis. Some these students from the institutions I previously taught at continue to take online lessons with me. Because I am able to explain Japanese grammar and concepts in English as well as Japanese, I am able to help students of any Japanese level learn well.

My specialties include instruction in daily conversation, grammar for the JLPT exam, business Japanese, kanji, and accent training. I offer lessons over Zoom or in person. In addition to providing instructions, I am happy to curate and/or create custom-made curriculum to match your study goals and interests.

My teaching philosophy

It''s important to learn the basics from textbooks, but if you do only that, you''ll end up memorizing unnatural Japanese that’s not always useful in real-life situations. In my lessons, I use original teaching materials that prioritize what the students learning goals—what a student wants be able to do with their Japanese, and in what situations. In this way, studies with me progress in such a way that students can easily make use of their Japanese skills in real life.

If you are interested in private Japanese lessons, feel free to message me!
I guarantee your Japanese will improve.

Hobby/Interest

I love Anime, Manga, Hiking, Reading books, Creating Japanese videos(Culture, Customs and Sightseeing places, etc.)

I am also making videos to teach Japanese on Youtube NAMI JAPANESE LESSON

Instagram→nami_japaneselesson
Facebook→NAMI JAPANESE LESSON

Background

・August 2018-present - Teaching Japanese in private and group lessons as a homeroom teacher in Japanese school. Created videos teaching Japanese on the school’s YouTube channel as an ambassador.

・July 2021-present - Teaching the Japanese language to ex-pats at the Embassy of the Netherlands using the indirect method. Concurrently teaching Japanese culture, traditional customs and Japanese thoughts during classes, and exchanging opinions with each other.

Teaching Japanese

I teach using my own original files, and a textbook for Genki, 中級へ行こう and Weekly J. etc. I am good at teaching N5-N2 levels with a focus on conversation.

Location appeal

Online (Zoom)

Feedback

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(tristanyoung)

Nami-sensei is a reliable and entertaining teacher. She creates a calm atmosphere in the classroom, so lessons are always efficient and enjoyable. She previously taught at “Koto,” a well-known, high-quality Japanese language school in Tokyo, and also worked on video editing and marketing for them. Her lessons may be slightly more expensive than those of typical teachers, but Nami-sensei is on a completely different level, and absolutely worth it. I highly recommend taking a trial lesson with her. I’ve been studying with Nami-sensei for almost two years. Two years ago, I could barely speak at all, but I recently took the JLPT N2 and I think there’s a real possibility that I passed (lol). 奈美先生はしっかりしていて、面白い先生です。教室の中に落ち着いた雰囲気をつくってくださるので、授業はいつも効率的で楽しいです。以前は、東京の有名で質の高い日本語学校「コト」で教えていた経験があり、コトのためにビデオ編集やマーケティングの仕事もされていました。料金は一般的な先生より少し高いかもしれませんが、奈美先生は段違いのレベルで、十分にその価値があります。ぜひ奈美先生とのトライアルレッスンを受けてみてください。僕はほぼ2年間、奈美先生に教えていただいています。 2年前はほとんど話せませんでしたが、先日JLPT N2を受けて、合格できている可能性があると思っています（笑）。

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(whispwill)

A wonderful and patient teacher with very cute cats. I'm honored she's taken the time to teach me and answer all my questions even if I ask a lot of them. I highly recommend taking her lessons if you are like me and learn better with explanations in English. I personally retain information better if I know why something is done rather than just being told "that's just the way it is", so I appreciate that she always takes the time to explain things to me!