Yoshua
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Yoshua
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Teaches
Korean
Speaks
Japanese
Native
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Spanish
Teaches
Korean
Speaks
Japanese
Native
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Spanish
From JapanLiving in Seoul, Republic of Korea (07:41 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 9, 2024Interest topicReadingHistoryMusicTravelWriting
I was born in Japan and have lived in Seoul, South Korea where I have studied and worked for many years. Because I myself have an experience of mastering the Korean language, I know both the pleasure and difficulties of learning a new language. Now I appeared on popular TV shows here. Besides teaching, my biggest passion is traveling. I love experiencing different cultures, meeting people from all over the world, so meeting new students, getting to know them and supporting them on their Korean learning journey is really exciting for me - an enthusiasm I always bring to my lessons! . In my personal life I have visited over 50 different countries and am passionate about language learning.Me as a Teacher
I’m a professional language instructor. I've been working for Seoul National University for 7 years now. I have a master's and Ph.D. Degree in Linguistic Psychology and also work as a professional teacher and researcher in the field of second language acquisition and language proficiency evaluation. I’m currently teaching international students and researchers from other countries. I'm passionate and highly skilled to guide students. I hosted an educational program on a nationwide EBS radio program for 6 years. It means that my pronunciation is an ideal one that you can trust to imitate as a model. I assure you I will help you effectively get important skills.My lessons & teaching style
I offer three courses in Korean. The first is the most formal of my programmes. In this programme, you will learn essential Korean including grammar, reading, speaking, listening and writing. If you are a beginner, it's not a problem - I can deliver explanations in English! If you are preparing for TOPIK to pass, or you have a particular goal, I will tailor the lessons to achieve it.
The second is for those who have learned some Korean before! We can have more conversation oriented lessons so you can practice real conversation with a near-native speaker.
My third course is for advanced learners. I pick up an interesting article in Korean before every lesson. We discuss about the topic.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
Certificates
Proof of employment - Seoul National University - 2024I've been teaching at Language Education Institute of Seoul National University, a privileged institution of Korean language education for international students. (I'd like to show you employment certificate as an instructor and completion certificate of Korean language teaching training program in the same institution. I don't know where to upload it, so I upload here. It's not about QKLT)
Certificate verified
Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test - The Society for Teaching Japanese - 2004
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Teaching experience
2017 - Current
InstructorI've been teaching at Language Education Institute of Seoul National University, a privileged institution of Korean language education for international students. (I uploaded the certificate of employment at teaching certificate section)
2015 - Current
LecturerI have been teaching Japanese conversation, business culture, business practice, etc.
2010 - 2024
Adjunct ProfessorI have taught Japanese translation, business conversation, communication in business, etc.
Education
2012 - 2017
Doctorate - Linguistic PsychologyI engaged in a research program on systematic learning of phonetic distinctive featuresin Korean language.
2002 - 2004
Master's - PsychologyMy master thesis focused on the process of comprehensing written Korean language.
2000 - 2002
Bachelor’s - Psychology
Work Experience
2016 - 2021
Radio PersonalityI hosted an educational program on a Korean nationwide EBS radio program for 6 years.
2012 - 2016
InstructorI had taught skills of negotiaion and presentation for expats.
2005 - 2008
Translator, Translation supervisorWorked for the online edition of the biggest Korean newspaper company.
5.0
Rating
1
Students
2
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response
Korean Lessons
Korean for the begining
A1 - A2Language Essentials2 lessons completed
USD 35.00
Package with 14% off
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1 Review
Devin
2 Korean lessons
I've studied Korean for several years, but I've always struggled with speaking and listening, so I stopped trying. I decided to book a session with Yoshua because of his background as a Korean learner who mastered the language and understood the mechanics of language acquisition. I managed to have a real conversation (in very broken but still mostly understandable Korean!) for nearly a half an hour. Yoshua understood which words were likely to be out of my scope and would offer a translation before modeling them in an otherwise very natural sentence. I never felt like I was a student being walked through an evaluation or lesson, just a beginning Korean learner chatting with a very patient advanced Korean speaker!
Jul 13, 2024
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