Yuri Tezuka

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Yuri Tezuka

Professional Teacher

Teaches

Japanese

Native

Speaks

English

Chinese (Mandarin)

Spanish

Help you reach your goal throughout this Japanese language learning journey!

Teaches

Japanese

Native

Speaks

English

Chinese (Mandarin)

Spanish

Help you reach your goal throughout this Japanese language learning journey!

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

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From JapanLiving in Shanghai, China (01:13 UTC+08:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Sep 27, 2017

Interest topicMedical & HealthcareFoodTravel

I am a language teacher and at the same time, a language learner, currently re-learning Mandarin, trying to maintain Spanish and attempting to learn Korean(?!). I am curious about cultures and love sharing cultural experiences which are unique to each person. Food and traveling are what most fascinate me. Healthy lifestyle has become one of my mottoes after living in several different places. (Still need more exercises though...) I am not a good talker, but a good listener, (therefore, it's your best chance to practice talking in Japanese with me!! ;P) and I love learning new things.

Me as a Teacher

I am an enthusiastic, responsible and a little bit strict teacher. However, at the same time, I am very happy to engage myself to flexible and unique styles of lessons. I am here to talk about anything you want to practice, here to give you tips of learning Japanese and here to be part of your language learning journey. I am also a language learner, so I share a lot of problems, difficulties, and most importantly, joy with you.

My lessons & teaching style

The lessons focus mainly on three skills; Listening, Reading and most importantly Speaking. I use materials such as ¨Minna no Nihongo¨, ¨Genki¨, ¨上級へのとびら¨, ¨Nihongo sou matome¨ etc. Lesson activities are unique to each learners. We sometimes have a vocabulary game, 10mins casual chat and Kanji homework check etc. for a light lesson starter followed by grammar learning, JLPT prep and so on for the syllabus based activities. I'm very happy to create classes together with each learners to make lessons better and suitable for each of them. I'm open to have suggestions from you too!

My teaching material

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Articles and news
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Certificates

Certificate of Professional English Proficiency (TOEIC) - Educational Testing Services (ETS) - 2016This certificate certifies that the bearer can demonstrate, use and handle professional English knowledge, including the use of it within a learning environment.

Certificate verified

Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test - Japan Educational Exchanges and Services - 2016This test is authorized by: The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language This test enables Japanese informal teachers to become professionally certified Japanese teachers not only within Japan but also overseas.

Certificate verified

Teaching experience

2017 - 2024

Freelance Online TeacherItalki

Education

2013 - 2016

Bachelor’s - 汉语言（中英）Shanghai International Studies University

Work Experience

2015 - Current

Freelance teacher"Freelance" - Sakura, JapanI believe I have realized what "global" really means nowadays and grasped exactly how to tackle "global students' mindsets" with a consistent "global teaching experience" that admittedly, is not equally effective on everyone, but does have the flexibility to cater for every single student out there. This gives truth to the "1 student = 1 unique world" concept and what my short; but growing; experience has taught me is that there is never one way of teaching and not one way of learning.

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279

Students

7,090

Lessons

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5.0

Rating

279

Students

7090

Lessons

100%

Attendance

100%

Response

Japanese Lessons

Trial Lesson

138 lessons completed

USD 9.00+

Japanese lessons for all levels and ages!

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

6,533 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Package with 6% off

Informal lesson: conversation

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

256 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Package with 5% off

Availability

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2,268 Reviews

Mavis

31 Japanese lessons

Teacher’s pick

I love my lessons with Yuri-san. She's really good at explaining Japanese grammar, even when it's super confusing. You can tell she works hard to find the best way to make things clear. Yuri-san is an incredible teacher, no doubt about it. And the best part today? The chit chat we have! Today, we talked about typhoons. It's awesome to share stories and discover new things about each other's cultures. Our lessons are always a good time! Thank you Yuri-san!

Aug 27, 2024

Shasha

211 Japanese lessons

Teacher’s pick

I always enjoy my lessons with Yuri-san, she can be quite flexible with the class. For example, today she allowed me to talk a lot, thus doing a lot of conversation practice, rather than learning new grammar. I appreciated this a lot as I need a lot of practice before my upcoming trip. いつも、どうもありがとうございます！

Aug 26, 2024

Vikki

219 Japanese lessons

Teacher’s pick

Yuri-san is a great teacher. I enjoy her lessons very much and I feel that we have a good rapport and can talk about anything. Yuri-san is also understanding when I make mistakes and helps me to build my confidence in learning and speaking Japanese. I very much look forward to another year of learning with Yuri-san.　明けましておめでとうございます。ﾟ･:,｡★＼(^-^ )♪ありがとう♪( ^-^)/★,｡･:･ﾟ

Jan 2, 2022

Eva Krocakova

84 Japanese lessons

Yuri-san is the best teacher I could wish for. She's patient and kind, but also solid and knowledgeable. Thanks to her my Japanese learning journey has been nothing but joy :-)

Sep 14, 2024