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Japanese lessons for beginners-advanced in The Netherlands
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Hallo allemaal! My name is Ayumi and I am 23 years old. I am half Italian and half Japanese and I would like to offer you the possibility to learn or improve in both my native languages! I have 3 years of experience as a freelance language teacher and I like to use personalized learning methods according to your needs, aims and, of course, classes have to be fun, pleasant while helping you in reaching your objectives.
Please feel free to write to me, explaining who you are and why you are interested in learning the language. Let me know when and where you would like to meet :) Looking forward to hearing from you!
Ayumi
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  • Delfshaven, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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I was born in Japan and moved to Italy from a young age, but I always practiced Japanese at home and regularly went to Japan for summer study programs.
During my undergraduate studies in France, I started teaching part-time Japanese and Italian.

Last year, I had the chance to work as a teacher again, together with some translation and interpreting services in Japan.
I am very passionate about helping people with language learning processes and sharing with my students my knowledge of my two cultures!

That's why I believe that language classes should follow the student's personality, interests, and objectives :) I am also prepared to assist for official language tests.

When teaching, my main interest is always "how can I help you more"!
Feel free to contact me!
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Education
Bachelor Arts in Cinema and audiovisual Arts, FRANCE
Master in Japanese Language and International Relations, JAPAN
Master in Arts and Sociology, THE NETHERLANDS
Experience / Qualifications
Japanese Proficiency Test N1
DELF Official French Certification C2 (native level)
IELTS 7,5 (equivalent to C1 level)
Spanish Certification C1
Age
Preschool children (4-6 years old)
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
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Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in
English
French
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
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Japanese for adults
Italian for adults
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Hallo allemaal!
My name is Ayumi and I am 25 years old. I am half Italian and half Japanese and I would like to offer you the possibility to learn or improve in both my native languages! I have 3 years of experience as a freelance language teacher and I like to use personalized learning methods according to your needs, aims and, of course, classes have to be fun, pleasant while helping you in reaching your objectives.

Please feel free to write to me, explaining who you are and why you are interested in learning the language. Let me know when and where you would like to meet :) Looking forward to hearing from you!
Ayumi
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Let me show you how I can be a fun and efficient Portuguese tutor! :)

Thank you for your attention, and I hope to see you in class!

Rafael
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