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Chie Yonekura

I am an MOE-registered Japanese Language teacher with more than 20 years of teaching experience in Singapore

Specialities

Clients

Teaching Business Japanese for companies and organisations.

Capable of customising courses and schedules to suit their needs.

 

I also teach Japanese for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5-N1 or equivalent for individuals or group classes.

  • Law Firms

  • Banks

  • Financial Institutions

  • Educational institutions

  • University academics and teachers

  • Healthcare professionals

  • Hospitality and service providers

  • Hotels

  • Airlines

  • Media and advertising agencies

  • Telecommunications companies

  • Research Agencies

  • Event Management Companies

  • Manufacturing companies

Experience

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Japanese Language Teacher

Chie Japanese Language Services

August 2019 – Present

 

  • Conducting Business Japanese and Business Communication courses for law firms and companies

  • Conducting JLPT classes N5-N1 for individual students and group classes

  • Teaching Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) for students applying for Japanese Universities

  • Teaching JET Alumni Association (JETAA) classes on behalf of The Japanese Cultural Society (JCS Japanese Language School)

  • Teaching new participants of JET (The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program) before being posted to Japan for work

  • Proctor for JLPT examinations appointed by JCS

  • Teaching casual Japanese Conversation for persons traveling to Japan for holidays

Freelance Japanese Language Teacher

June 2009 – July 2019

 

  • Developed a new teaching pedagogy incorporating use of art and materials to teach Beginner, Elementary & Intermediate Japanese

  • Conducted Regular Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Pre-Advanced and Advanced Japanese lessons for various companies aimed at improving the student’s level of Business Japanese

  • Tutored individual and group students and preparing them for JLPT N5-N1 / EJU exams / GCE ‘O’ & ‘A’ Levels / IGCSE ‘O’ Level

  • Conducted Hospitality Japanese Language Training at hotels and other hospitality service providers

  • Part-time lecturer at JCS. Conducted JETAA Embassy of Japan sponsored classes

  • Taught Basic and Advanced level at St. Francis Methodist School

  • JLPT Proctor appointed by JCS to supervise JLPT examinations

  • GCSE Speaking Examiner

  • Consultations and Training for new Japanese Language Teachers

  • Conducted interviews in Japanese for clients intending to hire non-native Japanese to ascertain their language proficiency

  • Tutored children and teaching them Japanese as a first language

Japanese Language Lecturer

The Japanese Cultural Society Singapore
JCS Japanese Language School

January 2002 – April 2008

 

  • Successfully conducted over 50 regular / intensive classes at various levels from Beginner Level to Special Advanced Level (Year 1-6)

  • Conducted Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT conducted by The Japan Foundation) preparatory classes

  • Taught special classes such as Reinforced Conversation classes

  • Conducted short Business Japanese courses at Epson Singapore to prepare employees for Epson product training in Japan

  • Taught Business Japanese at Dan Net to better facilitate their business dealings with DoCoMo Company Japan

  • Taught Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts students basic Japanese conversation

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