Hello! Nice to meet you. My name is Joy. I am from the United States but am currently living in Japan. I have been teaching English for eight years. I have been interested in languages ever since I was a child. I love solving them like a puzzle. I also love that moment when a new part of the puzzle is understood! I hope I can create that moment with you.
I have been an English teacher for eight years working in a day care, elementary school, junior high school, university, retirement language club, and online. Over the years I have taught people from six different countries from the ages of 2 to 82 with English proficiency between zero and near-native. I have a degree in Linguistics and Japanese as well as teaching certification. I taught as a local government ALT for five years. I have experience teaching language and culture in both English and Japanese.
With personal experience studying languages, I know how hard it can be. It can be hard to choose your goals, see the progress you are making, and know how best to study. That is why I have developed a technique to address these issues. I like to first identify what kind of learner you are (auditory, visual, kinesthetic). Then we can pinpoint some concrete goals to build upon. Goals could be anything from having a simple everyday conversation to being able to discuss your ideas persuasively at a corporate meeting. Finally, we can create mile markers to be able to see the progress being made. From there, we can adjust the lessons to how you learn best.
Now, let’s start learning! We can create a study plan for you, or we can just take a few classes for specific interests. If you are not sure where to start, I suggest you take a “Counseling Lesson”. If you have a more concrete idea of your goals and level, please choose one of the other courses that I offer. I am looking forward to meeting you and working on creating the learning experience that is the most rewarding for you!
This is an orientation session for first-time students. Let's check your English level, talk about your goals and decide which of my lessons is a good fit for you!
Do you have an essay that you want to be proof read? Do you want a pen pal who offers corrections? Do you want to check that email's grammar before you send it? Try this lesson!
It was really an interesting discussion on morphosytax! I will watch the video more carefully next time. She really helps me understand the material better and form my opinion. Thanks again!
Buen seguimiento una vez finalizada la claseComunicativoCortés y minucioso/a
This is my third lesson with Joy-sensei. I had lots of fun talking about linguistics and English variations in the USA and Canada. I will book with her again!
ComunicativoCortés y minucioso/aSe ajusta a su nivel
I really liked Joy-sensei’s lesson. Even though we just had a short conversation to decide how to proceed from the next week on, I had a very good impression on her and enjoyed the conversation. I look forward to our next lesson.
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