Tutor
Hello Japanese, Spanish and English students!
はじめまして。アンドレスを申します。よろしくお願いします!
If you are thinking of signing up for language lessons, you probably want to learn the language as quickly as possible, in as interesting and fun a way as possible.
I am an experienced teacher and I can help you learn – and really understand – any of the three languages I teach.
I grew up bilingual, and then studied Japanese first in college then in Japan. I have been surrounded by languages all my life, and I am passionate about studying and teaching.
In my lessons you will enjoy yourself because actually learning and coming to understand a language is one of the most amazing things about learning a language.
I want you to sign off after our lessons with the knowledge that you’ve learned new things, and that the language makes a little more sense.
If you are interested in signing up for one of my lessons please email me with the following information about yourself:
・Tell me what your current level is in the language
・If possible try to write to me in the target language so that I can gauge your level (total beginners definitely welcome)
・Feel free to let me know what you would like to study, and any long-term goals you might have!
I can teach you both the formal and the casual versions of each language.
I look forward to lessons with you!
Espero conocerte!
よろしくお願いします。レッスンを楽しみにしています!
4 years of online and in-person teaching experience with adults and children
B.A., Columbia University
Advanced Japanese – Passed Level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) [highest level]
Native Spanish – 100% Colombian, I was raised with Spanish as my first language
Native English – Born and raised in the US
I studied Japanese in college and have now lived in Tokyo for over 3 years, working and studying
Experience working for major Japanese-language publisher, specializing in creating products for Japanese language-learners all over the world. My job is to make products to help people learn Japanese in a fun and effective way.
I will cater my lessons specifically to your skills and goals.
I love languages, and I want you to enjoy learning a language. Not only that, I want you to walk away from each lesson feeling like you actually learned something useful and interesting!
Andres was fun to work with. He was patient, and work at a pace that made me comfortable. I highly recommend him for Spanish tutoring!
I like Andres classes; he manages his classes really well while still being personable. I had him for Japanese.
I have taken the following classes with Andres 先生: 1) Introduce Yourself Well in Japanese and 2) Making Plans in Japanese. Andres 先生 gets you to have a conversation in no time, even beginner students! His classes are fun, and he comes to each lesson well prepared with an informative lesson. He is extremely knowledgeable about the Japanese language and their culture since he lives in Japan, and can answer any question you ask him. I can't wait for him to start teaching some higher level classes! よくできました!
There are a lot of great things about Andres being your Japanese tutor, but my favorite is that he knows what will be not only educational, but super useful and interesting, too. Because he lives in Tokyo, he hears real Japanese on a daily basis and knows the things you'll need to learn to make it Japan--things you won't necessarily learn from textbooks. He's also really interested in Japanese history and culture, so sometimes he knows really cool etymologies or facts about usages that help you remember vocabulary and grammar.
Besides Japanese, I've taken a couple Spanish lessons from him as well, as he's also great there. Because he's a native English speaker as well as a native Spanish speaker, he knows exactly what points people like me (who only speak English) will need to work on to understand and speak good Spanish.
Besides his incredible linguistic skills, he's also a great teacher--nice, patient, friendly, and helpful
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