Japanese Language Teacher at Japonin(JOI)
ISHIBASHI Kaori
石橋いしばし薫かおり

Survival Japanese Beginner 1 Low Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N3) Intermediate Advanced Business Japanese Private Lessons

Qualifications & Background

● Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2013, 20 years of total teaching experience

● BA, Department of Japanese Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Meikai University

● Completed a 420-hour Japanese Teacher Training Course at Tokyo Central Japanese Language School

● Passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test

● Taught at Japanese language schools in Chiba, Kyoto, and Osaka

● Provided corporate Japanese training in Osaka and Kyoto

Meet Your Teacher

I am passionate about languages and have studied in Canada and Spain. I have taught at Japanese language schools in Chiba, Osaka, and Kyoto. Later, I worked as a Japanese language instructor at a company, and since 2013 I have been teaching online at Japonin(JOI). I teach Survival Japanese, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Business levels. In addition, I offer many private lessons and provide flexible lessons to meet your learning needs.

I am from Narita, a city known for its international connections, and have enjoyed interacting with people from various countries since childhood. I also gained experience in customer service at Narita Airport as a ground staff member, which allows me to help you with honorifics and business etiquette. I look forward to meeting you in class.

Lessons I Teach:

Message from Ishibashi Sensei

FlexLessons – 50-minute Zoom classes (up to 7 students)

▸ Survival Japanese CEFR A1

This class is designed to help you learn the essential Japanese for everyday situations in a short time. It is recommended for you if you have never studied Japanese before, but plan to travel to Japan for leisure or business, or would just like to start to experience the Japanese language.

▸ Beginner 1 CEFR A1

You will learn one or two sentence patterns and practice them through conversation. You will also learn a great deal of vocabulary and expressions.

▸ Low Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N3)

You will learn one or two N3 sentence patterns by practicing them in a conversational style. First, you will learn the form and meaning of the sentence patterns, and then practice using them in conversation. Finally, we will practice JLPT-style questions, make sentences, and check your understanding of the sentence patterns.
On some days, we also offer free conversation lessons where the topic is decided only. Even if you are not good at speaking, I will help you to enjoy speaking.

▸ Intermediate CEFR B2

You will learn one or two intermediate sentence patterns through conversation practice. At the end of the class, you will create your own sentences to check your understanding.

▸ Advanced CEFR C1 CEFR C2

This lesson is for you if you want to talk about and exchange your own opinions in Japanese on a certain theme.

The themes are

1. recent topics of conversation in Japan
2. social issues
3. news
4. blogs and other sources.

I choose topics that you will be interested in and want to talk about.

▸ Business Japanese B CEFR B1–C1

Do you need Japanese for work, or are you interested in Japanese business culture? This is for you. You may attend the same lesson as many times as you like.

Business Etiquette: Learn about sales or corporate visits, greetings, language usage, business customs, etc., and exchange opinions about the differences between Japan and your home country.

Business Emails: Understand the structure of business e-mails and commonly used expressions, and learn how to write e-mails that suit the situation, such as requests and confirmations.　

Answering the phone: Review the flow of answering the phone and practice phrases used in answering the phone. After that, you are divided into two groups, one for the caller and the other for the receiver, and do a role play.

Business correspondence: Understand the structure of business documents and commonly used expressions, and learn how to write reports, minutes, and other documents.

Business Conversation: Learn useful conversations for negotiating in business meetings, how to report to superiors, and communicate with colleagues, and we will use practice conversations and role-plays to help you become confident in using this Japanese style.

Polite Expressions: Review and practice key points of Keigo in a conversational format. Learn how and in what situations honorific expressions are used in business conversation, and practice through conversation and role-plays.　

Private Lessons – 50-min Zoom classes

I can offer all types of private lessons, including survival Japanese, beginner (including introductory), elementary, intermediate, advanced, business, and JLPT preparation. I can flexibly create a lesson plan to meet your learning goals.