Profile of Kyoko Knowles Knowles

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About me

Personal Description:
I am a Japanese language teacher, a native speaker who studied for a bachelor degree in art in Portland, Oregon. I have lived in Tokyo and Osaka where I worked in the fashion industry and import/export business. I now live in England with my family.

Teaching Experience:
I have experience teaching Japanese to both adults and children one-to-one and in small groups. A typical...
Personal Description:
I am a Japanese language teacher, a native speaker who studied for a bachelor degree in art in Portland, Oregon. I have lived in Tokyo and Osaka where I worked in the fashion industry and import/export business. I now live in England with my family.

Teaching Experience:
I have experience teaching Japanese to both adults and children one-to-one and in small groups. A typical lesson will include practice of general or topic focused conversations, related grammar study, key vocabulary usage and pronunciation. As an award winning student of calligraphy, my speciality is teaching the Japanese writing system.

Tutoring Approach:
I have a patient and friendly manner allowing students to develop at their own pace while giving lots of encouragement to make sure students achieve their goals. I am flexible as to the content of lessons and will tailor-make courses to reflect students character and interests making the learning experience as enjoyable as possible.
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My classes

I teach In-person and Online classes

Reviews from my students

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Katherine Carruthers
March - 2025
I studied with Kyoko for many years. I am a very anxious person and kyoko made me feel completely at easy with learning a new language from the first lesson. She is professional, kind, compassionate and thoroughly enjoyable to talk to. I enjoyed my lessons with her so much I made the decision to move to Japan where I live now. As much as I valued my lessons and the knowledge about Japanese language and Japanese culture, the thing I have valued the most is a life long friendship I have been able to grow with her. She is the best teacher I have ever had and genuinely helped me change my life. I could not recommend her enough as a sensei.
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lisa Vaughan
March - 2025
Kyoko is an outstanding tutor, she helped my son to learn Japanese. He really looked forward to the classes, kyoko made the classes both informative and enjoyable. The classes were also very reasonably priced. Can’t recommend her enough
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Sarah Cope
February - 2025
Kyoko has been my tutor for nearly 5 years. She is thorough, professional and an extremely good teacher. Kyoko can quickly identify your weak spots and tailor make study sessions to help you improve. She is friendly, honest and kind and incredibly helpful, no matter if you are a beginner or more experienced. Excellent value and very flexible lessons. I really can't recommend her enough!
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