Japanese Teaching Staff /
Ishibashi Kaori

Introducing

　I am very interested in languages and have studied in Canada and Spain. I have worked at Japanese language schools in Chiba, Osaka and Kyoto.
And worked as a Japanese language instructor at a company. I have been working as an online Japanese teacher at JOI since 2013. I teach Survival Japanese, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Business levels. I also teach many private lessons and offer flexible lessons to meet your objectives.

　I am from Narita, a cosmopolitan city, and have enjoyed interacting with people from various countries since I was a child. I have experience in customer service at Narita Airport as a ground staff member, so I can also help you with honorifics and business manners. I look forward to meeting you in class.

Teaching Levels

FlexLessons:
Survival Japanese, Beginner1, Low Intermediate Grammar (incl. JLPT N3),
Intermediate, Intermediate Grammar (incl. JLPT N2), Advanced, Business Japanese (N3 level or above)

Private Lessons:
All levels available

Japanese Teaching Style

What kinds of activities do you include in your online Japanese classes?

Survival Japanese

This class is designed to help you learn the minimum amount of Japanese required in a short period of time. It is recommended for you if you have never studied Japanese before, but plan to take a trip to Japan or travel for business to Japan, or would just like to start to experience the Japanese language.

Beginner1

You will learn one or two sentence patterns by practicing them in a conversational style. You will also learn a great deal of vocabulary and expressions.

Low Intermediate Grammar(N3)

You will learn one or two N3 sentence patterns by practicing them in a conversational style. First, you get to understand the form and meaning of the sentence pattern, and then practice conversations using the patterns. 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

You will learn one or two intermediate sentence patterns by practicing them in a conversational style.
You can learn intermediate sentence patterns while enjoying the conversations. At the end of the class, you can create your own sentences using the sentence patterns to check your understanding of the sentence patterns.

Advanced

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, etc.
We choose topics that you will be interested in and want to talk about.

Business Japanese (N3 level or above)

Are you interested in Japanese business or need the Japanese language for work? This is for you. You may attend the same lesson as many times as you like. You can attend the same lesson as many times as you like and make it your own.

Business Manners: 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 Mails: 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 expression: 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

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 objectives.