Nami I.
- Honolulu, HI 96815 ( 30.1 mi )
- Japanese Tutor
- Female Age 52
- Member Since: 05/2012
- Will travel up to 15 miles
- Rates from $30.00 to $45.00 /hr
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- Also Tutors: English ESOL
More About This Tutor...
Taught both English and Japanese as a second language more that 10 years in Japan and in Hawaii. My teaching philosophy is that learning languages as a second language is not only gaining knowledge of the language but also performing that is the most important and effective. For example, even though one reads a manual how to use machine, he/she does not operate without practicing. On the other hand, learning another language means learning another culture. Without teaching culture, social norm, and perspectives that people who speak the language usually share, students will have difficulties in applying their knowledge for real daily communication in the target language. Learning another language means that students need all skills, such as reading, writing, speaking and listening along with vocabulary and grammar knowledge. I try to focus on only some skills, however, I need to assign t ... read more