Another very helpful pronunciation training session with Yako sensei. The scripts she wrote particularly for each session was extremely authentic and hilarious at the same time. They are not only tailored to my own identity needs (e.g. a female professional), but also target those difficult pronunciation patterns for non-native speakers, such as the double consonant in Japanese, aka the small つ. Those conversations and monologues are richly contextualized so that you can easily imagine yourself saying those lines to someone else in your life. The scripts are sometimes connected to form a series of stories, such as the Izakaya saga, the graduating saga and etc., making it easy for you to retrieve from memory in future. I admire Yako sensei's professionalism in every pedagogical decision she carefully made. Although such efforts might not always be noticeable to the students, the result is obvious.

Kimura先生 is amazing! I felt comfortable making mistakes, and she helped me along the way! She is a wonderful conversational teacher. One of her best features is that she corrects me and is very patient. She is exactly the teacher I need for improving my Japanese speaking skills.

Wonderful discussion as always. Thank you Yako sensei!

Yako Sensei was extremely helpful in preparing for my job interview and figuring out how best to express what I want to say. She also made a Google Doc as we went that I can refer to later. Great lesson!

今回の発音練習もすごく勉強になりました。新しい脚本は色々な面白くて便利そうなことわざや表現を含まれています。スムーズに読んだり自然に使ったりできることに頑張ります。いつも楽しい授業を準備してくださってありがとうございます。

今日もありがとうございました！