My name is Tomoko, and I am from Japan. I am an easygoing, extrovert, flexible person and love food and traveling. I used to travel before COVID19 broke out and I miss it so much, so we can talk about our adventures in our lessons! Watching movies and videos on Netflix or Youtube is also my favorite thing to do, so please come and give me a list of your favorites!
I studied Early Childhood Education in Canada and love working with young children. I also have a teaching experience as an English tutor. I've learned from my experience that sometimes students could be teachers and it's facinating how both of us can learn a lot from each other. That is one of the things I like about teaching (as an ECE and a tutor). I normally teach school aged children, from kindergartener to high school students, and teaching styles and lessons are various depending on the students' developmental level, area they want to improve and their interests. So let's make our own lessons that will work the best for us! Just let me know before the lesson how/what you want to learn or work on, and I will try my best to make sure that you will have fun and meaningful time! :)
My strengths:
1. Correcting pronunciation: Let's focus on fonix and get clearer pronunciation!
2. Mastering grammar: Working as an English tutor, I've noticed some certain grammatical errors that Japanese make.
3. Building vocabulary: Movies and songs helped me a lot to gain vocabulary and I highly recommend this studying style!
4. Circle times (this is for kids lesson!): As an certified ECE, I provide circle times including songs, finger plays, etc. to make it enjoyable and engaging for young children :) We can do some little games for older children too!
Thank you so much for reading through my profile, and I am looking forward to talking with you soon in the lesson!
