ABOUT

Kono Miki (河野美希）

Born in Tokyo, graduated from University of Sacred Heart Tokyo, Bachelor of Arts, Major in International Studies

Completed "Advanced Skills of teaching Japanese Language"(2005)

Worked as a Japanese language school teacher in Singapore

Now based in Tokyo, teaching foreign students in and out of Japan

"Kon-ni-chi-wa!"

Hi, I am Miki Sensei (teacher).

My very first experience of teaching Japanese was to my Israeli roommate at the dormitory when I was a teenager.

Me and my roommate were talking to each other about the words and phrases in our languages. Talking about how to count numbers in Japanese, I realized for the first time that the language I know by nature interests foreign people by its uniqueness. I tried to explain her rationally how to count in Japanese, like "11=10+1=Jū-ichi, 111=100+11=Hyaku-jū-ichi" . She, in the end, understood the concept and we counted numbers till midnight just as we do in the bed counting sheep.

Although long time has passed since then, I still remember the excitement of sharing different ideas we have in our languages with my roommate. Whenever I teach Japanese to foreign students I try to figure the most interesting, accurate and clear way of teaching for the ease of their understanding. At the same time, I would stand in a position of each student who has different culture, views and languages.

Studying languages requires us to climb many mountains on the way.

For the students who climb a mountain of "Japanese", I would like to hold their hands tight and guide with a big smile till they reach their own summits.

I hope to see you soon.

Welcome for those who would like to ...........

Become familiar with Japanese culture while learning Japanese

Communicate in Japanese when you travel to Japan

Use Japanese at work or for your living in Japan

Be a good Japanese speaker with fluency and appropriateness

Ace the JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) or prepare for an upcoming interview

Increase chances of using Japanese

Read Japanese novels, newspapers, comics and so on

Just simply start something new