Toru
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Toru
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Cebuano
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Cebuano
From JapanLiving in Davao, Philippines (17:15 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 11, 2020Interest topicFoodFilms & TV SeriesAnimation & ComicsTravelMusic
Hello everyone. I'm Toru. I was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan. I live in the Philippines now. I'm a Japanese teacher at several universities and a company in the Philippines. I like to travel and I've been to several countries. The places are Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Guam, Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Turkey, China etc. I also like music, especially J-pop and K-pop, movies, anime, manga, etc. I am very fond of Japanese anime and manga, so I am sure we can have a conversation about them as well.
I'm learning English and Filipino.Me as a Teacher
I'm a professional Japanese teacher and a native Japanese speaker. I completed all the requirements of the Japanese Language Teacher Training Course (420 hours). I teach Japanese from 1st year to 4th year university students. I also teach Japanese to employees of a company. So I can teach Japanese at a variety of levels from beginner to advanced.
I know that it's difficult to learn a foreign language, but I will be your teacher, so you can ask me everything about Japanese and also Japanese culture.
I am also learning English and Filipino, so I can understand your feelings about learning another language.
Since I lived in Kyoto and Osaka, Japan, I can also teach the Kansai dialect.My lessons & teaching style
In my lesson, we will do Conversation, Grammar, Listening, Reading comprehension, Preparation for JLPT, etc.
Please inform me what you want to do or learn.
I will give you feedback.
I'm a friendly person, so we would enjoy our lessons.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENT - MINDANAO KOKUSAI DAIGAKU - 2020
Certificate uploaded
Certificate of Completion - HUMAN - 2019The requirements of Japanese Language Teacher Training Course (420 hours).
Certificate uploaded
Education
1990 - 1994
Bachelor’s - Foreign StudiesBritish and American Studies
Work Experience
2019 - 2020
Japanese teacher
5.0
Rating
68
Students
612
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
44 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Private Lessons for beginners and intermediate learners
A1 - C2General547 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 8% off
Informal Tutoring
A1 - C2Conversation Practice21 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 8% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
168 Reviews
Liam Starkey
32 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Toru is helping me fill
In the gaps in my Japanese knowledge. He has a good sense of humour.
Jul 13, 2021
Etienne
28 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
今日も楽しかったです。今、日本語を使うのはもっと自信を持っていますよ。嬉しいです。時間を読むことできますけれども「よ時」や「よん分」など忘れないように次のレッスンまでもっと勉強しなきゃ。次のレッスンを楽しみにしています。
Jun 29, 2021
Marcus Takizawa
92 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I had a great first lesson with Toru-san, was delighted to have the opportunity to talk about our favorite traditional Japanese dishes! Certainly looking forward to our next lesson :)
May 23, 2021
William White
4 Japanese lessons
Toru is a very kind, patient and accommodating teacher! I highly recommend him!
Jul 14, 2024
Pototo
2 Japanese lessons
今日は発音をしっかり勉強しました！トオルさんはとても忍耐強いです！まずは自分で練習して、その後また他のことを学びます！
Jul 7, 2024
Grant
1 Japanese lesson
great lesson!
Jul 2, 2024
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