Kozo The Translator

Another great lesson with Kozo-sensei!! Recently, Kozo-sensei has me focus on reading and repeating....essentially, shadowing his speech. It is super helpful. I am slowly (SLOWLY!) picking up some pitch-accent with Kozo-sensei's patience and help. Also, just reading aloud is very good for me to improve my pronunciation and become more comfortable while speaking.

If you’re new to Japanese you’ll love starting Kozos class. This was my first lesson with Kozo and I loved it! He is a perfect teacher for beginners like myself. Upon booking he reached out and introduced himself in a personable way. I let him know my goals to practice conversation I’ve learned from my outside studies. During the meeting he’s very patient and came prepared. I’m amazed how quickly he was able to establish my level of conversation skills and adapt, as some other inexperienced tutors I found myself confused often. Thank you and I look forward to continuing to learn and practice with you!

I have had the pleasure of learning from Kozo sensei for the last 6 months and over 50 lessons. He is a very good teacher, always patient and kind to you and never makes you feel bad for making mistakes. I encourage anyone who prefers a softer style of teaching to take lessons with Kozo sensei because he will make you feel comfortable enough to continue studying. The main highlights of his classes are: 1) Always fun classes, keeps you motivated to continue 2) Does not stress you out 3) Always supportive 4) Well prepared, with topics to study and/or books to follow 5) Individual tailored teaching 6) Not strict / casual style 7) Flexible and doesn’t follow rigid structures 8) Can change topics to whatever you’re interested in It was very much fun learning from you Kozo sensei, thank you very very much for the time you’ve spent with me.

We worked on reading together. It was a fun lesson.

Today’s lesson was great! It was very helpful for me to read and repeat from the textbook. It helps me to become more comfortable speaking. Also, the pronunciation critique was nice, to help ensure that i am speaking correctly.

I've been taking Lessons with Kozo Sensei a long time! I am about to go to Japan soon and I feel completely prepared for the trip due to his diligence in teaching me. His methods and knowledge are top class and I cannot recommend him enough, he's definitely one of the best on italki!