Greetings, everyone! Most people who want to study another language are faced with the same problems: they either cannot understand how to properly create sentences, or how to pronunciate correctly, or even find it difficult to make use of the language being studied on the everyday life. During my classes we will be attending to all of those problems and even more!

Never let the fear of not understanding something get the best of you, for that is the only thing keeping you from learning!

About me:
 I was born and raised in Brazil, in 1993, in a small city called Taubaté. Although I have never been to another country, I have more than 10 years in experience of conversation with people from all over the world - my personal Skype contacts involve people from many parts of Japan, Greece, USA, England, and sometimes I even get to talk to people from countries I have never even heard of.

My languages studies started a long time ago. English was the first language I learned, starting in pre-school, and although I did attend to specialized English Schools in my city, all of them separated students per age, and since my level was well above the classes I was able to attend to, I ended up going back to self-studies. Japanese was a bit of a personal challenge - thinking it would be just a waste of time and money, my parents never supported me on this language (or anything related to Japan), so from the very beggining I was forced into self-teaching. Today I have a certificate of Japanese Proficiency Language Level 3.

My plans for the future involve studying at Osaka's University of Arts, and for that I have taken this job at Cafe Talk. I hope to go to Japan and study both the language and the major of my choice!

Teaching Experiences:
Up until I started tutoring at Cafe Talk, all my teaching experiences were not related to work. I have been teaching a few of my Japanese friends how to write and speak English properly through Skype, using both chat box and voice calls. Also, it's been years since I've started teaching Japanese to a Greek friend of mine with the same method.

I also have experience teaching a person physically next to me. It's been almost 3 years since I started taking Japanese classes at a Japanese Center in the neighbouring city (without which I would have never learned about the Proficiency Exam), but since my level is way higher than my classmates, I usually end up teaching them some parts our teacher cannot convey properly. And since our teachers are from a JICA program and barely speak Portuguese, I spend most of the time in class translating to the students what she is saying (and also translating to her what the students are saying).

Unfortunately, I have no experience on the field, officially speaking. I did take on numerous tests for teaching at English Language schools in my city (and neighbouring cities), and even though I passed all of them, there simply is no need for one more English teacher within so many others. The competition on that field is fierce around here! As for Japanese, the problem lies on the lack of interest - either language schools are not interested in giving Japanese classes, or students are simply not interested in that language. I live in a small, rural area, so there isn't much diversity between interests here.

That said, even though I don't have experience officially, I do have years of practical experience in teaching people online and live! Teaching isn't a new challenge for me, and I guarantee you will learn a lot from my classes!

Lesson style:
Each lesson will be planned accordingly to the student in question. The first class will be used to determine what direction classes should focus on. Communication between student and tutor is really important to me, and more than the especified space for messages on Cafe Talk, I value direct contact as the best tool for that!

I will also utilize the Skype Chat Box for message exchange during classes, and while I do not require material for most of my lessons, that may change depending on each case.

I look forward to our next class.

(Basic/Beginners Portuguese classes will require proper materials, which I have no access to currently. As soon as I obtain those materials, Portuguese classes will become available.)

*There's a 12 hours time difference between Japan and Brazil, so my lessons should be requested 24 hours prior to the desired appointment. This should change as soon as I move to Japan, which will happen eventually.*