When I first came to Japan, I was employed at an eikaiwa and told that my job was to have conversations with students; grammar wasn't necessary. So, that's what I did and was handsomely rewarded for just talking. Fast forward to now, when after a long time of getting by with a small Japanese vocab, I decided to make a sustained effort at learning the language. I began with volunteer teachers and quickly realized they wanted to do exchanges or worse – speak only English. I sought professionally trained teachers and found one that I thought was going to be good but she has turned into an expensive (and frustrating!) waste of time.
I live on the border of Kyoto/Osaka and there just aren't a lot of resources around here (that I'm aware of). I'm loathe to throw a wad of money at a school that insists on a long-term investment but willing to work with another teacher who really knows what they're doing. For that matter, proximity isn't important if they provide a ZOOM alternative. I regret that I've forwarded the name of my current teacher to a couple people in this sub. I hope they're reading this post.
So, if YOU know of a professionally trained Japanese teacher and can vouch for them, please DM me.
by TraditionalRemove716