Masaharu
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Masaharu
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Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Between words, ことば, コトバ, and 言葉
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Between words, ことば, コトバ, and 言葉
From JapanLiving in Other, Japan (07:39 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 20, 2024Interest topicArtScienceMusicReadingWriting
I have been interested in philosophy since I was in junior high school, and when I think about the Japanese language, I often find myself thinking about philosophical issues at the same time. For example, the Japanese binding particle “wa” has the function of transcending grammatical logic and fixing the topic of the entire sentence until its period, and there has been a unsolved problem about what the “subject” really is in the Japanese language. This is quite analogous to how philosophy attempts to describe the pre-logical or the meta-logical in a way as consistent as possible. And such attempts seem to resemble the act of teaching someone an unknown language.Me as a Teacher
When I was a university student, I tutored elementary and junior high school students; I enjoyed myself a lot in teaching something.My lessons & teaching style
My lessons will be tailored to each student's individual interests, whether it is a detailed explanation of Japanese grammar, an introduction to Japanese culture, or casual conversation.My teaching material
- Image files
- Quizzes
- Presentation slides/PPT
- PDF file
- Articles and news
- Audio files
- Text Documents
- Video files
Education
1991 - 1997
Bachelor’s - PhilosophyI have been interested in phenomenology and process philosophy, concerning the concept of time and space, the foundations of mathematics, and the emergence of meaning in language.
5.0
Rating
2
Students
6
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
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Japanese Lessons
Characteristics of the Japanese language
A1 - C2Language Essentials6 lessons completed
USD 20.00
On Japanese Verbs' Continuous Spectrum: Passive - Intransitive - ∅ - Transitive - Causative
A1 - C2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 30.00
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1 Review
Håkon ホーコン
5 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great first lesson. Even though I still find it hard to express myself in Japanese and the fact that we were chatting about rather difficult philosophical subjects, Masaharu先生 still understood what I was trying to say and we were able to have a very interesting conversation.
Aug 24, 2024
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