Introduction/自己紹介

Kayo Inoue (She/Her）

Japanese Language Instructor / Language Education Counselor

Originally from Tokyo, and graduated from Gakushuin Women's College.

Earned a master's degree in World and Heritage Language Education from the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh.

Completed a 420-hour Japanese Language Teacher Training Course at KEC Japanese Language Institute in Tokyo.

Taught Japanese to high school and university students through online private lessons and at a club in an elementary school in New York.

Experienced two childbirths in Los Angeles due to a family relocation and has raised children in Japan, the U.S., and the Republic of South Africa. Had lived in the U.S. for 13 years.

The elder daughter graduated from Tufts University and works in Washington, D.C.; the younger daughter is currently a sophomore at Duke University.

I love reading, cooking, and cats.

井上佳世（いのうえ　かよ）:

日本語教師/言語教育カウンセラー

東京都出身

学習院女子大学卒業

ピッツバーグ大学大学院教育学部

言語教育学プログラムで修士号取得。

KEC日本語学院（東京）にて４２０時間日本語教師養成講座修了。

ニューヨークの小学校のクラブ、プライベートレッスンで高校生や大学生に日本語を教える。

家族の海外転勤に伴いロサンゼルスで２度出産。日本、米国、南アフリカで子育てを経験し米国在住歴13年。長女はタフツ大学を卒業しワシントンDCにて社会人、次女はデューク大学2年生。

読書、料理、猫が好き。

MY TEACHING STYLE

  • AUTHENTIC MATERIALS

    Introduce Japanese culture by providing materials and topics you are interested in.

  • COMMUNICATION

    Lots of interactions between us to develop your comprehension.

  • PRESENTATION

    Interpretive texts, analyze contents and present what you learned.