Sumito

I had some technical issues before the class, but Sumito Sensei was incredibly understanding and kindly added the lost time back once everything was up and running. Today's lesson was excellent. I shared a story about recent events, and Sumito Sensei listened attentively, taking notes without interrupting, which really helped maintain the flow of the conversation. At the end of the session, he asked me to reflect on my own performance before going over his notes. I really appreciate how Sumito Sensei allows me to speak freely and provides corrections afterwards. This approach boosts my confidence and encourages me to engage more in conversations.

Yet another incredible session! Sumito sensei challenges me, pushing me to explore and articulate situations in detail, a skill crucial for enriching conversations. He guided me in crafting sentences that flow more naturally. It was super fun and challenging today! ありがとう！

Sumito-sensei does a phenomenal job locating general areas in my language usage that need improvement, and also pinpointing specifics I need to focus on to be able to competently use Japanese in my everyday life. As a teacher myself, I understand that I'm a difficult student because I have no formal Japanese language schooling so my knowledge base/ability level is extremely inconsistent. I've taken a fair amount of classes on Italki (at this time, more than 100), and I can honestly say that while every teacher has been helpful in their own way, Sumito-sensei's lessons have given me the most tangible/usable progress in the shortest amount of time. Learning Japanese on your own is overwhelming for a number of reasons, one of them being that it's difficult to find honest feedback on your Japanese that's not basic text-book Japanese based. Sumito-Sensei's feedback is honest, practical, and very helpful. I highly recommend Sumito-sensei's lessons if you want to be able to speak naturally.

I had another great lesson with Sumito Sensei. We started by discussing the events of my week, and it was reassuring to see that he could follow along with my stories. He also provided some helpful corrections afterwards. Later, he introduced a new technique to aid in creating sentences and responding to others.

Sumito-sensei is an outstanding teacher, he is a very enthusiastic and patient teacher. When, I started taking Japanese lessons with Sumito, my Japanese language ability was minimal but now thanks to Sumito’s tutelage I have seen considerable improvements in my Japanese comprehension. Sumito has kept me engaged over the course of my lessons by regularly changing the lessons’ structure. One week I could be writing a story, the next I could be practicing speaking and after that it could be a quiz or slideshow etc. The way he incorporates grammar and vocabulary into each lesson is seamless and is done in a way that is easily comprehendible. Sumito supplies study material and tools outside of lessons to have a play around to better understand Japanese. I highly recommend Sumito-sensei, he is a fantastic teacher and makes every lesson enjoyable.

私はもう 1 年間、すみと先生の授業を受けていますので、いつも授業はとても面白くて楽しいです。すみとさんは、レッスンに色々な楽しい教育的な手法を取り入れてくれていますので、上達への道がわかります。