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Avaelin
- Rate $69
- Response 1h

$69/hr
1st lesson free
- Japanese
- Japanese speaking
- Japanese listening
- Japanese reading
- Japanese writing
Graduate in Japanese Language and Literature with extensive linguistics experience teaches Absolute Beginners all the way to Advanced Intermediate (JLPT N3/2)
- Japanese
- Japanese speaking
- Japanese listening
- Japanese reading
- Japanese writing
Lesson location
Recommended
Avaelin is a respected tutor in our community. She is highly recommended for her commitment and the quality of her lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Avaelin
I am an accomplished online private tutor and currently maintain students that are beginners all the way through JLPT N3. I've lived in Japan and communicate at an N2 and N3 level myself, depending on the specific subject matter. I have a degree in Japanese Language and Literature and have lived in and visited Japan several times in my life. I routinely enjoy Japanese media without the assistance of English and bring a lot of practical language learning experience that comes from years of self-study and learning language acquisition techniques. I also work with many students in all spectrums of life and it's my job as a tutor and Japanese enthusiast to remove all of the roadblocks that I can between you and reaching the level of fluency you want to achieve with Japanese.
About the lesson
- Primary
- High School
- NCEA Level 1
- +17
levels :
Primary
High School
NCEA Level 1
NCEA Level 2
NCEA Level 3
Adult education
Masters
Doctorate
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
Other
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
Kids
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
My method is a combination of work with textbooks and free conversation and activities tailored to my students. One day we might be practicing travel necessities, another we might work on understanding a Japanese YouTube tutorial on skateboarding, reading the manga you always wanted to experience in Japanese, or helping you develop listening skills for conversation or... just for watching anime and playing games.
I embrace using techniques to minimize the grind (it's still a grind!) as well as my years of experience teaching and studying languages myself.
I am a native English speaker who has studied, spoken, and now taught Japanese since the early 2000s. I have a lot of experience in linguistics and in explaining difficult concepts about Japanese in ways that people with no prior experience with Japanese or linguistics can understand. I'm also used to working with neurodivergent students, and I am neurodivergent myself!
I accept students at all levels from Absolute Beginner all the way to Advanced Intermediate (Roughly JLPT N3/N2 in terms of language content). I teach students 10 years old and up, though I specialize in teaching adults.
A typical lesson might involve a little free conversation in Japanese, discussing some grammar points, and then practicing with new vocab and constructions with exercises and more free conversation. After that I leave a portion of the lesson tailored to a given student, depending on what they need to focus on or what they want to focus on, whether a special interest or just more practice in problem areas. I try to leave as much English at the door as I can and it's my goal to get my students using Japanese fast.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
Avaelin is a fantastic tutor. I've been learning with her for a number off months now and I feel like I've made amazing progress with my Japanese.
She's patient, happy to answer any questions and tailors classes to my needs and learning styles with ease. She makes classes entertaining and relevant to what I want to learn about.
She's also brilliant at helping me build confidence. It can be unnerving to learn a new language and I often feel self-conscious, but the calmness she approaches class with really helps me push myself outside of my comfort zone and I can see really consistent improvement.Avaelin has been teaching me Japanese for almost 6 months now. He’s always on time and hasn’t missed a session. Always makes sure I understand the material. He answers my questions and gives explanations. He also has the experience to back him up and is passionate about what he does. Couldn’t ask for more.
Avaelin is patient and kind. She has great teaching abilities and knows her material! Works in a way that is easier to learn than using some app or program!
You'd be hard pressed to find better!She's very patient and enthusiastic in our lessons. After having lived in Japan for a while, she has a lot of knowledge about the language, country and culture. She's able to answer a lot of questions about how the language is used formally in places like a work environment and informally in social settings like when hanging out with friends. So she's great if you're studying for Japanese exams or if you're learning in a more casual way.
Avaelin is an amazing instructor to learn Japanese from. She is very knowledgeable and patient with her students, and adapts her methods to fit her students needs.
I would highly recommend.View more recommendations
Rates
Rate
- $69
Pack prices
- 5h: $346
- 10h: $691
online
- $69/h
travel fee
- + $10
free lessons
The first lesson with Avaelin will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 30mins
Details
In person pricing includes travel costs - I prefer a public place such as a cafe for initial lessons.
I will provide PDFs for any materials we use but I encourage my students to acquire any regular materials we might use in the long term if they have the means and inclination.
I will teach small groups (2-4 people) at a rate of $100/hour both in person and online.
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