Students learning Japanese in Missouri can get enrolled in St. Louis Japanese lessons via Varsity Tutors. Students of all ages may find learning a new language difficult. If you're a student at Riverview Gardens Senior High School, Saint Louis University, or any other area school, we can help you enroll in Japanese lessons. We can also enroll adults who are learning Japanese in order to advance their career prospects or expand their language education. It can be beneficial to seek help from additional resources outside of your class learning.
More than 127 million people speak Japanese, so knowing Japanese can help you in your personal life as well as your professional career. If you are planning to travel to Japan one day, speaking Japanese could help you get directions to locations, experience traditional foods, and create a deeper understanding of the culture. Professionally, it could benefit you when searching for employment. A lot of companies communicate and do business with Japanese companies. Those companies are looking for employees who can speak Japanese in order to better communicate with their contacts. No matter what your reason for learning Japanese, you can benefit from enrolling in Japanese lessons.
What Concepts Do St. Louis Japanese Lessons Help Me Understand?
Japanese is very different from English in many ways. For example, the word order rules may seem completely nonsensical. In English, the word order rule we follow is subject-verb-object, but in Japanese, they follow a subject-object-verb word order rule. This means that in Japanese, the English phrase "I eat salmon" would be phrased "I salmon eat." It is also important to know that Japanese nouns don't have a gender, a grammatical number, or an article aspect. Japanese lessons can help you understand these concepts as well as conjugate verbs, work on your pronunciation, and learn common phrases, history, culture, and vocabulary.
We can enroll you in two types of Japanese lessons in St. Louis: classes and private instruction. Both lesson types can help you improve your understanding of Japanese by offering you a learning experience that is led by a professional Japanese instructor.
How Can a Student Improve Their Understanding by Enrolling in St. Louis Japanese Lessons?
There are many benefits to enrolling in Japanese lessons. If you choose to enroll in an online class, you will get to interact with your instructor and other students from anywhere that has an internet connection. You will see, hear, and talk with them using a live video chat, so it will feel like you are all in the same place. You can participate in group discussions and learning activities that can help you improve your skills and increase your ability to retain information. Helping another student learn and understand a concept that you already do can help you remember that concept better too. If you find a specific concept more challenging to understand during class sessions, you can request a one-on-one session with your professional instructor to get additional guidance.
We can connect adults, students at Gateway High School, and students at other area schools with a St. Louis Japanese tutor if they learn better in a one-on-one environment. We can help you find in-person or online tutoring. With online sessions, you will see, hear, and speak with your private instructor using our Live Learning Platform. You can also use a virtual whiteboard to interact with them. Because the sessions are online, you can learn from anywhere. If you choose to learn using in-person sessions, you can choose the location you are most comfortable learning in, whether that is at your home or somewhere else. A St. Louis Japanese tutor can focus each session on your individual needs and areas of opportunity.
Classes and private learning sessions provide you the chance to practice your language skills with the guidance of an expert Japanese speaker. Practicing with friends or family members who don't speak the language doesn't provide you the guidance and constructive feedback you need to learn Japanese. Depending on your skill level, your instructor may lead all of your sessions only speaking Japanese. This immersive learning experience can help you identify new vocabulary and improve your understanding of spoken Japanese.
Who Can Help Me Get Enrolled in St. Louis Japanese Lessons?
Varsity Tutors can help you enroll in a class or connect with a private instructor in St. Louis. We carefully screen and select each professional so that you can be sure you are getting help from an experienced Japanese class instructor or St. Louis Japanese tutor. Let our educational consultants help you find the lessons that fit your goals and needs.
Jacqueline : St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...University of Missouri Saint Louis (UMSL). I obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages with a focus in Japanese. I tutor Japanese and I have a passion for learning and teaching about Japan. I believe that learning a new language opens up a new world to students. Language learning can provide an inexhaustible source of entertainment as the student can be more readily exposed to great art and literature from another country. In my...
Education & Certification
- University of Missouri Saint Louis - Bachelor in Arts, Japanese Studies
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- Languages
Dwayne: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...I also did some travel. Some of the countries I have traveled to include: Japan, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, and Germany. I am also passionate about studying history and would love to give insight. For my Japanese students, I have taken and passed the JLPT N2. I know many useful strategies and books to help with the test. Please don't hesitate to ask questions. In my free time, I love to visit cafes and listen...
Education & Certification
- DePaul University - Bachelor in Arts, International and Intercultural Communication
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- Foreign Language
- College World History
- +5 subjects
Michaela: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
I graduated from Southeast Missouri State University and received my Master of Arts in TESOL. I have 10 years of teaching/tutoring experience. I have taught in different settings (fully online, face-to-face, and through conference video) and ages 1 to 70. It is my goal to make learning interactive and educational. I tutor all levels of English, writing, and ESL.
Education & Certification
- Southeast Missouri State University - Bachelor in Arts, English
- Southeast Missouri State University - Master of Arts, Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- Languages
- English Grammar and Syntax
- College Application Essays
- +23 subjects
Yu: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...Japan to learn Japanese and I also have helped people who want to learn Chinese as a hobby. I helped bridge the gap between struggle and success for people who want to learn new languages in any age groups. I motivated students of diverse backgrounds to overcome their educational challenges, fears, and doubts. I have seen numerous students through hard times by motivating them not to give up, and have enjoyed the satisfaction of observing...
Education & Certification
- Chiba University - Bachelor in Arts, Economics
- Columbia University in the City of New York - Master of Science, Information Technology Project Management
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- Introduction to Japanese
- Mandarin Chinese
- Mandarin Chinese 3
- +5 subjects
Leala: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...still spend my time learning. I'm particularly passionate about languages and the culture behind each. I just find it to be one of the most interesting things about life and I love how I sound like a different person every time my tongue switches a language. The number one goal on my bucket list is to be fluent in five! I look forward to working with more students in the future because I truly believe...
Education & Certification
- Saint Louis University-Main Campus - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Differential Equations
- Math
- +20 subjects
Nicholas: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...it not only allows me to work with and help other people but also encourages me to reinforce and improve my own knowledge. I especially enjoy working with people on their reading and writing, because I believe writing skills empower people to express themselves. I believe the best way to teach people is to connect what they're learning with what the already know and what they're passionate about. In addition, I think it's important to...
Education & Certification
- Truman State University - Bachelors, Linguistics
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- Linguistics
- ACT Reading
- GRE Analytical Writing
- +32 subjects
Layla: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...her middle school science classes before she ever took them! I continued to volunteer tutor through high school, did two years of paid tutoring while studying English Literature as an undergrad at Harvard College, and then spent a year in Japan teaching English as a second language to students ranging in age from 4 to 80 years old (!). One of the greatest joys of tutoring in particular, for me, is the ways in which...
Education & Certification
- Harvard College - Bachelor in Arts, English Literature
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- SAT
- PSAT Critical Reading
- TOEFL
- +27 subjects
LeRon: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...Irvine and Stanford University, a Visiting Professor at University of Oregon, and an Assistant Professor at Murray State University. While most of my teaching experience has been on the collegiate level, I did serve as substitute teacher in Los Angeles and spent two months working at a language magnet school teaching Japanese. I bring both experience in the collegiate classroom and from several trip to Japan to my tutoring in Japanese Language; as a tutor...
Education & Certification
- University of California-Berkeley - Bachelor in Arts, Japanese Studies
- Indiana University-East - Master of Arts, Japanese Studies
- University of California-Irvine - Doctor of Philosophy, Japanese Studies
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- Greek
- Pre-Algebra
- +10 subjects
Cynthia: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...University, home for the summer in the Philadelphia area. I was a Neuroscience major, and I will be pursuing my PhD in Neuroscience in the fall at Johns Hopkins. I have been tutoring high school students outside of class in college and involved in STEM academics and research mentorship as well as a translation program from and to English outside of class. I speak Japanese and French, and I have taken the PSATs, SATs, 10...
Education & Certification
- Princeton University - Bachelors, Neuroscience
- Johns Hopkins University - PHD, Neuroscience
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- French
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- Foreign Language
- +72 subjects
Josh: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...goal to create student-centered classes that give all students multiple opportunities to develop their creativity and communication, leadership, and management skills that will be necessary throughout their lives. As an educator who spent 10 years teaching English as a foreign language in Japan and Macedonia, it is my goal to teach English as a means to have students think more critically about their own identity, the identities of others, social, cultural, and global issues rather...
Education & Certification
- Occidental College - Bachelors, Diplomacy and World Affairs
- University of San Francisco - Masters, Asia Pacific Studies
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- High School English
- Geography
- College English
- +6 subjects
Shelby: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...Biology, and developed and taught science programs for the Duke University Center for Science Education. I also spent a year and a half teaching English conversation and writing to high school students in Japan. I have a passion for science education and am currently working to understand and improve the way science is taught in American schools. I place a high value on education and believe that in order to get the most out of...
Education & Certification
- UNC Chapel Hill - Bachelors, Biology, English
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
- Evolution
- Science
- +35 subjects
Sarah: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...in literacy education. I have worked with students from as young as Kindergarten through the college level in reading with fluency and a critical/analytical eye. This has lended me naturally into a writing tutor, allowing me to coach my students into becoming stronger writers. In working with students at the elementary level, I have also had the opportunity to explore Common Core expectations in ELA and Mathematics. Many of my students utilize Singapore Math, Go...
Education & Certification
- Brandeis University - Bachelors, Biology, General
- Fordham University - Masters, Secondary Science Education
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- HSPT
- Study Skills
- IB Chemistry SL
- +46 subjects
Brittany: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...2008, with BAs in Japanese and linguistics. While languages and language itself are my first love, I enjoy working in a variety of other subjects as well. As a student and a teacher, I prefer working from the fundamentals to memorizing facts; I feel that understanding how and why something works is a more interesting and effective method, and helps nurture critical thinking, an essential life skill. I look forward to helping students work towards...
Education & Certification
- Macalester College - Bachelor in Arts, Japanese, linguistics
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- SAT
- SAT Math
- PSAT Critical Reading
- +19 subjects
Leea: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...is why working with a tutor can be a person's best opportunity for success. I am a trained teacher who will help students succeed! I am certified to teach English, Spanish, Japanese, and Political Science in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Louisiana. I have a Master's Degree in English from Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and thirty Master's credits in Spanish from the University of California - Santa Barbara. I have spent a year in Japan...
Education & Certification
- Carroll University - Bachelors, International Relations
- Mount Mary College - Masters, English
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Essay Editing
- ASPIRE
- +32 subjects
Briana: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...tutor of students grades 4th-12th in math, English, reading skills, study skills, and English and reading ACT prep. My specialty in math is in helping students who struggle with the abstract nature of math to understand why the steps are the way they are, and in helping to improve the student's fluency with math vernacular. Because I come from a verbal background, I work especially well with students who excel at verbal subjects, but struggle...
Education & Certification
- Michigan State University - Bachelors, English
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- English
- Middle School Math
- College English
- +16 subjects
Cori: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...Electricity and Magnetism at MIT, and I tutored in math and science in high school. I scored a perfect score on the SAT Math section twice, and have taken 11 AP tests with an average score of 4.7. I believe the best way to learn math is through challenging problems, and gaining confidence in yourself when you find that you understand those problems. I am passionate about learning, and I hope I can share that...
Education & Certification
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Science, Materials Engineering
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- Foreign Language
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- SAT Math
- +31 subjects
Rina: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...that I particularly loveas well as standardized test preparation (SAT, SSAT, ISEE, and HSPT). I have found that studying becomes more enjoyable and effective when content is connected with examples of application. Finding funny, memorable ways to apply course content is my favorite way to internalize the material. I view learning as equipping myself with different tools to better understand the world. With this attitude, studying became truly exciting for me, and making education more...
Education & Certification
- University of Washington - Bachelor in Arts, International Studies
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- Foreign Language
- Test Prep
- +51 subjects
Nikki: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...was a kid and watched The Magic School Bus and the Bill Nye show. I majored in Neuroscience and Behavior in college, so I learned a lot about Biology and Psychology, and I plan on getting a Master's in Bioengineering. I spent two years serving with the Peace Corps in Peru, where I learned to speak Spanish, build stoves out of adobe, and a lot about life in rural communities. In my spare time I...
Education & Certification
- Vassar College - Bachelor in Arts, Neuroscience and Behavior
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Social Sciences
- SAT Writing and Language
- +46 subjects
John: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...Pittsburgh. Since college, I have lived and worked as a tutor in New York, Los Angeles, and Barcelona. While I tutor a wide range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, History, Math, and the SAT. I am fascinated by the SAT. I love teaching struggling test takers how to view the SAT as an approachable, accessible set of riddles and games instead of as an intellectual brick wall. I firmly believe that the...
Education & Certification
- Carnegie Mellon University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drama
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Literature
- Conversational Spanish
- +47 subjects
John: St. Louis Japanese lesson instructor
...studying and living abroad in Tokyo, so upon returning after summer abroad I enrolled in another year long study abroad program at Meiji University. After finishing my undergrad, I returned to Tokyo where eI went on to advance my studies by enrolling in a Master's program at Tama Art University. Here I studied Typography. Also while attending school in Japan, I worked part time and eventually full time at an English Language school. Upon finishing...
Education & Certification
- University of Iowa - Bachelors, Japanese Literature and Language
- Tama Art University - Masters, Graphic Design
Subject Expertise
- Japanese
- Foreign Language
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- English
- +6 subjects