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    Japanese and Italian lessons with course personalisation for all purposes

    Ciao and よろしく! My name's Aaron and I'm a certified foreign language teacher with a knack for both teaching and learning languages. My university degree was in linguistics and foreign language acquisition with a specialisation in Japanese and Spanish, where I had the chance to study abroad in Japan and obtain an N1 proficiency certificate. For the past 4 years I have been living and working in a fully immersive environment in Sicily, Italy.

    My teaching method involves using real life and relevant material and encouraging the student to "produce" as much language as possible, always based on the student's needs and learning objectives. I expect my students to take responsibility for their learning as much as I take responsibility for them.

    I have had the chance to teach English to people of various ages and in various countries, where I learned how to properly structure lesson plans and courses. As time has gone on, I have found joy in teaching beginner and intermediate level Japanese and Italian and I look forward to teaching to you too!

    Location

    Online via webcam
    At teacher's location: Ispica, Free municipal consortium of Ragusa, Italy

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    General info

    suitcase iconSkills:
    Italian for adults, School
    Japanese for adults, School
    Age:
    Children (7-12 years old)
    Teenagers (13-17 years old)
    Adults (18-64 years old)
    Seniors (65+ years old)
    Student level:
    Beginner
    Intermediate
    Duration:
    60 minutes
    The class is taught in:English, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, French

    About Me

    I'm originally from Ireland, but based in south-eastern Sicily, where me and my wife work full-time for a non-profit organisation, taking care of a multi-functional social service center that hosts music and yoga related events.

    I have a wide range of interests (sometimes too much to handle), but that which manages to stay in the forefront is my love for languages and their ability to unlock fears and cultural barriers!

    Education

    BA World Languages, University College Cork, Ireland
    This entailed a specialisation in linguistics and language acquisition, with a focus on Japanese and Spanish language, including an academic year spent abroad at partner university Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

    Experience / Qualifications

    - JLPT N1 Certified
    - Italian language tutor and cultural intermediary for Ukrainian forced migrants at Fondazione Stella Polare ONLUS, Catania, Sicily
    - TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) Certified
    - Head curriculum developer and English language teacher at university level at Edna Adan University, Hargeisa, Somaliland
    - English language teacher at middle school level At Scuola Media Giuseppe Mazzini, Adrano, Sicily

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