Ai Funaki

I use Discord to do 1 to 1 lessons and we have a private server so all my students and I can share travel photos, memes and learning tips. 

My default lesson structure is to begin with a warm up questions from past lessons, then move on to new grammar study using Genki textbook series. Finally, we do activities such as reading NHK simple news, or shadowing or listening exercises from Japanese YouTube.

However, I'm happy to adapt to individual needs. For example, some students prefer 30 mins pure conversation practice + 1 hour textbook exercises each week.
For each student, I maintain a personal shared lesson document for new words, phrases and homework to add new content every lesson for practice and revision.

In addition to textbook based lessons, I have also helped basic travel focussed Japanese, or with university assignments, or prepare presentations or translation for advanced level students.

My main goal is to keep it interesting and interactive for students, that way we make sustainable progress.

As a teacher I like to encourage students to enjoy the language they're learning and be interested in the country/culture, and most importantly to get you speaking and reading and understanding Japanese as soon as possible.

I believe mistakes are a natural and important part of learning, and I’m here to support you every step of the way.

A free trial lesson would give us the perfect opportunity to discuss your goals and what you would like to achieve in Japanese.