Brisbane tutor in Japanese, travelling language, cultures

Keen on learning Japanese language and culture from a native speaker?
Lessons can be customised to suit your needs!
- Japanese for travelling (and travelling tips)
- Communication skills (incl. non-verbal communications)
- Improving pronunciations (intonations, accents, etc)
- Reading and writing Japanese scripts (Hiragana/Katakana/Kanji)
- Preparation for JLPT
- Japanese in Business - Japanese traditions/cultures/history
- Politeness in Japanese etc.

Levels: totally beginner to advanced

I have taught Japanese classes at School of Languages and Cultures in the University of Queensland. I also designed the whole Japanese program at a language school in Brisbane.
I always design the lessons and create handouts/homework according to the student's level.

Timetable: Negotiable
Currently online lessons only (zoom or Skype)

Blog on Japanese language and culture: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/calan-coloan-japan
Facebook group page: https://www.facebook.com/CalanColoanJapan/

For more information and enquiries about lessons, please contact me at the email.

Contact

Experience

Currently teaching Japanese at UQ
Tutoring 3-16 yo children in Japanese, English and Math in Japan for 3.5 years
one-to-one Japanese lessons at Club House/Nikka Center in Canada for a total of 130
hours
Private Japanese lessons in Australia for over five years

Qualifications

-Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics at the University of Queensland
-Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test
-The 420 hour Advanced Skills of Teaching Japanese Language
-IELTS Academic 7.5
-TOEIC 965 out of 990
-Certificate IV in TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
-Voice training as an actor/chorus singer/radio personality

Master of Applied Linguistics at the University of Queensland
Master of Business (Marketing) at the University of Queensland
Bachelor of Arts in Human Relations (Cognitive Psychology) at the University of
Kitakyushu

Rates

$40 per hour

Gender

Female

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Joined Tutor Finder on 14-Apr-2012 (updated profile on 19-Aug-2026)