Hiro
Experienced Japanese and ESL teacher
- $60 / h
- 12 reviews
- 429 rating s
- Los Angeles , CA ( 90064 )
- 5 miles
I have a Master's degree in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) as well as a teaching credential for Japanese language. I had taught Japanese at high schools and colleges in Orange county and ESL at adult schools in Los Angeles for over 20+ years. I also have coached table tennis at a Japanese high school students and have a few students now in LA. The high school team won the state championship and competed national high school competition each and every year in Japan. I am r...
Japanese
ESL/ESOL
Danny C. from Hermosa Beach, CA
Hiro has been exceptional in helping me review JLPT 2 materials, and is able to explain and interpret Japanese grammar and vocabulary into English vocabulary that helps me to learn faster.
Robert Y. from Los Angeles, CA
Hiro san answered all of my questions that came sporadically and randomly. He is very patient and will try his best to answer the questions using English and Japanese, and he is flexible in where he can meet. He also can speak conversationally in both Japanese and English about any topic!
Sally Y. from Las Vegas, NV
Hiro-san is an excellent tutor. We use Skype to communicate since I live in Las Vegas, and it is an ideal arrangement. Hiro-san has been punctual and consistently enthusiastic about teaching me the language and customs of Japan. His professionalism and guidance have contributed to an accelerated advancement of my Japanese language studies. I am very grateful for his help.
Felix C. from Redondo Beach, CA
Mr. M. is kind, patient, and very skillful at teaching a foreign language. I would highly recommend him for his steady encouragement, caring nature and dedicated professionalism. Thanks to his tutoring, I find myself being able to convert my previous experience of learning Japanese into more organized, polished sentences. His homework assignments are especially targeted to help you succeed and he tailors the lesson content to your schedule. I look forward to each week and getting closer and closer to maybe one day being fluent!
Patricia (Son Scott) R. from Costa Mesa, CA
Hiro has gone the extra mile in every circumstance to assist in my son's success. My son dropped Japanese 2 last semester, but is now getting 90%+. He is very hard working and thorough, and supports the student's personal confidence. You can't go wrong with Hiro! Very happy mom!
Margreth K. from Studio City, CA
Starting out from Zero knowledge in Japanese, Hiro has taught me in a very short time a basic understanding, vocabulary, ground rules. I learned so much more than I thought I would be able to. I look forward to learning more with his help. I like that the lessons are challenging but manageable because of his support.
Rachel P. from Sherman Oaks, CA
I am going through the dictionary with him studying applicable words. Through this I hope to become familiar with grammatical forms and general meanings. He has great knowledge of vocabulary and can explain grammar too, which is not my forte.
Carol G. from Pasadena, CA
Hiro is an experienced teacher and it shows. He is a native Japanese speaker, and understands the nuances of the language, making it clear for us non-native speakers.
Angela D. from Santa Monica, CA
I have just started to learn Japanese, but with my first lesson I already feel like I have an understanding of the language.
Helen L. from Los Angeles, CA
Hiro san went through the problems with me very patiently. He solved many of my problems in grammar and reading comprehension. Also he gave me lots of advice on how to improve my speaking and listening skills.
Ronald B. from Los Angeles, CA
For our first meeting he came prepared to start studying immediately. I feel very comfortable with him and I am excited to continue studying.
Elizabeth H. from Torrance, CA
Hiro helped me with basic sentence structure and conjugation as well as reading with kanji. He was able to help me review and answer basic Japanese to advanced Japanese questions.