What is the Best Way to Learn Japanese

When you first decide to learn Japanese, the natural question is: how? While there are myriad ways to learn Japanese online and offline workbooks purporting to provide all the material necessary to teach yourself Japanese, in practice none of them, no matter how thorough, measure up to dedicated instruction time with a native experienced Japanese teacher.

Such teachers are available, both online Japanese tutors and private Japanese native tutors especially in Hong Kong, in two basic structures: either a class with numerous students, or private one-on-one tutoring. But which to pick? Both have their advantages and disadvantages. The best way to learn Japanese will ultimately depend on your needs and how you learn best.

Japanese Learning Costs

First of all, there is the issue of money. Private Japanese tutoring time can run significantly more expensive than a larger Japanese school class, logically enough: either way the teacher needs to be compensated fairly for their time, but in a school class their compensation is spread over multiple students, reducing the cost to each individual. So there is that to consider if budgeting is a concern for you.

Personal Attention

However, commensurate with a higher cost for private Japanese lessons comes a higher focus on your learning. Just as cost of a teacher is spread over all the students in a class, so too the teacher’s time is divided between them: any personal attention or accommodation for your individual needs and preferences has to compete with others’. If your learning Japanese patterns fit well with the teacher’s educational methods, this may not be much of a concern. You may have more oral speaking practice time with your private Japanese tutors.

Convenience

Another primary benefit you purchase with the extra cost of a private Japanese lesson is convenience. Japanese school Classes must take place at a set time, and students are expected to arrange their own schedules accordingly. If you miss a Japanese lesson, it’s incumbent on you to catch up on your own or risk falling behind permanently. Commutes can also be onerous. Again, it’s certainly possible that you will find a class that fits well with your schedule and doesn’t require much travel to reach, but you can’t count on it.

A private Japanese tutor, on the other hand, only needs to work to your schedule (and their own), and can be available at a time that’s convenient for you. There are limits, of course, but when it’s often a matter of as little as a half an hour either way to avoid conflict, the ability to control your scheduling can make all the difference. There again, tutors generally meet at your home, or in some public place convenient for you.

Hong Kong Native Japanese Tutors Helping Your Japanese Learning More Effectively

MITSUKO CANTONESEHong Kong Native Japanese Tutor

Hello! I am MITSUKO of “Hong Kong Japanese Tutor” My hometown is Tokyo. I have lived in Hong Kong for 28 years. I work for Japanese companies and have more than 25 years of practical experience, including customer service, online marketing, travel, trade business. My hobbies are music in general and Tokyo Edo historical culture. I got acquainted with foreign people for work and hobbies. I wish I could help the students who are interested in learning Japanese and Japan cultural as much as possible.

I will not only teach the students through the text-book, but also use the vocabulary cards and the other teaching media to help enhance the efficiency in the students’ Japanese study, and help the students to understand the special Japan cultural within a certain lesson time. I will follow your learning pace and teach you “Practical Japanese” which you can use in your daily life conversation. I will give the lessons to students in Cantonese. Check Details

はじめまして。私は”Hong Kong Japanese Tutor”のMITSUKOです。日本の出身地は東京です。香港に来てかれこれ28年が経ちました。私は日系企業に勤め顧客サービス、オンラインマーケティング、旅客、貿易業務等、25年以上の実務経験を持ちます。趣味は、音楽全般と東京江戸歴史文化です。仕事や趣味を通じて外国の方々と知り合うなかで、日本に興味がある人のため、少し力になることができれば嬉しく感じております。そして、日本の良さをもっと知って欲しい、日本にもっと興味を持って欲しいと考えております。

限られた授業時間の中で、ただ会話をしてテキストを読む学習よりもボキャブラリーカードを取り入れることで、生徒さんの興味をぐっとひきつけることができます。テンポ良く日本語を使い「生きた日本語」を身につけましょう。尚、受講言語は、広東語となります。一緒に新しいことに挑戦し、楽しみながら学んで行きましょう！

KAZUHIKO ENGLISHHong Kong Part Time Japanese Tutor

Hello, everyone. I am Kazuhiko from Osaka. I am part time Japanese teacher of Hong Kong Japanese Tutor. I have been living in Hong Kong for about 15 years. If you are interested in Japanese cartoon, entertainer, or plan trip to Japan, and want to study Japanese, I would like to help you study Japanese.

If you understand Japanese, you can enjoy Japanese culture and trip to Japan more.　Because I want my student to hear Japanese as much as possible, lesson will be conducted mainly in Japanese.

I will explain in English, if my student cannot understand.　Since the quick way to master Japanese is to speak Japanese as much as possible, I will let my student speak Japanese as much as possible during my lesson.Check Details

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皆さん、こんにちは。”Hong Kong Japanese Tutor”のKazuhikoです。出身は大阪で香港での生活を約15年間エンジョイしています。
日本のアニメや、芸能人に興味がある、日本に旅行に行く機会が多いなどの理由で日本語を勉強したい方に、その方の興味に合わせた日本語の勉強のお手伝いをしたいと思っています。日本語が理解できると日本文化も旅行ももっと楽しくなりますよ。

日本語になるべく多く接して欲しいのでレッスンは日本語を中心に行い、理解できない場合は英語で説明をさせて頂きます。間違えてもなるべく日本語をたくさん話すことが早く習得することにつながるのでレッスン中はなるべく話す機会を多く作ります。
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SAKAMOTO CANTONESEYuen Long Part Time Japanese Tutor

Hi everyone. My name is Sakamoto. I am a native part time Japanese teacher based in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai areas.

My main job is Japanese and Chinese translation, I was born in Osaka and have lived in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China and Malaysia for over 20 years. I love Hong Kong most and decided to live in Hong Kong, I wish I can help you learn Japanese. Check Details

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パート教師の坂本です。本業は中国語から日本語への翻訳をしています。大阪出身で台湾、香港、中国、マレーシアなどの中華圏に20年以上住みました。

その中でも香港が大好きで、長く香港に住みたいと考えています。ぜひ皆様の日本語学習に協力させてください。よろしくお願いします。
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KAORI ENGLISHHong Kong Part Time Japanese Tutor

I’m Kaori. I’ve been living in Hong Kong for 19 years. I used to work as a flight attendant for 17 years. I’m qualified as a Wine Sommeliere of Japan Sommeliere Association and Kids’ manner instructor of Japan OJT Manner Instructors Association in Japan. I’m working as a full time housewife and looking after a 9 year old son.

I would love to teach Japanese to elementary school children and people whom interested in traveling and Japanese cultures.Hope to see you soon!Thank you.Check Details

kAORIと申します。香港在住19年です。外資系航空会社で17年間、客室乗務員をしておりました。航空会社在籍中に、日本ソムリエ協会のワインソムリエ、また、日本OJTマナーインストラクター協会のキッズマナーインストラクターの資格も取得しました。現在は、専業主婦で９歳の息子の子育てを楽しんでおります。小学生のお子様に日本語を教えるお手伝い。日本への旅行がお好きな方、日本に興味がある方への日本語レッスンのお手伝いをさせて頂きたいです。

まず、生徒さんのご要望にお応えして、日本語と英語でレッスンを進めて行きたいと思っております。よろしくお願い致します。