Sayoko O
5.0
Japan•
2:08 AM (GMT+09:00)
Japanese
39
846
Japanese
39
846
Speaks
Japanese
Native
,English
C2
,Korean
B1
About Me
Hi I'm Sayoko! 😊Calm, patient and friendly certified tutor with 8 years of experience 🎓 Fluent in English 💛I love teaching beginners!!🌍 I've lived in U.K., U.S.A., and Australia😊I mainly use Genki textbook. 🗾 Born in Tokyo, speak standard accent.🧳 25 years of experience as a translator of children’s book from English to Japanese.👨🏻🎓 Completed 420-hour Japanese teacher training course😊 Taught over 2000 online lessons ( at Verbling, Preply and other platforms )
For beginners:
I teach Hiragana and Katakana using Padlet, PDFs, PowerPoint, and Flashcards. After that, we move on to the Genki textbook to study sentence structure and grammar. I often use audio resources to help you get used to natural speaking speed and intonation. I also use the Shadowing method.
*Shadowing is a practice method in which a person listens to the audio and follows immediately what s/he hears, like a ‘shadow’ as faithfully as possible by voicing it. Unlike repeating exercises where a person listen to the audio and repeats it as at his/her own pace.
My hobby:
・Learning languages (English and Korean): I know how difficult and how fun it is, so I understand your feeling!!
・Karaoke: I just love it!! Recently Japanese city pops are so popular in the world. If you want to know the lyrics I will help you.
・Traveling : it exposes me to different values and widens my horizons.
I am a passionate and friendly teacher. I love to interact with students and see their process of learning. All students say that they feel confident and encouraged to speak smoothly after my lessons.
I am looking forward to seeing you in the class!!
Read MoreFor beginners:
I teach Hiragana and Katakana using Padlet, PDFs, PowerPoint, and Flashcards. After that, we move on to the Genki textbook to study sentence structure and grammar. I often use audio resources to help you get used to natural speaking speed and intonation. I also use the Shadowing method.
*Shadowing is a practice method in which a person listens to the audio and follows immediately what s/he hears, like a ‘shadow’ as faithfully as possible by voicing it. Unlike repeating exercises where a person listen to the audio and repeats it as at his/her own pace.
My hobby:
・Learning languages (English and Korean): I know how difficult and how fun it is, so I understand your feeling!!
・Karaoke: I just love it!! Recently Japanese city pops are so popular in the world. If you want to know the lyrics I will help you.
・Traveling : it exposes me to different values and widens my horizons.
I am a passionate and friendly teacher. I love to interact with students and see their process of learning. All students say that they feel confident and encouraged to speak smoothly after my lessons.
I am looking forward to seeing you in the class!!
Trial Lesson
One time, 30 minutesPrivate Lessons
60 minutesTeacher Stats
Within a few hours 
4 years ago 
100.00%846 
38.1 lesson average
5.0 Schedule
Teaching Expertise
Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Standard Japanese
Résumé
Education
1982 - 1984
B.A. Literature
Sophia university - Tokyo Japan
a middle and high school teaching license in Japanese language through teaching-training course.
Work Experience
1992 - 2016
translator of English children's books to Japanese language
freelance
I had translated 14 books and they were all published.
Certifications
2017 - 2019
certification for Japanese language teaching
The World Japanese Language Centre - Sydney, Australia
I completed all requirements of Japanese Language teacher training course. (420hours above)