Hello! My name is Austin and I am from California. I live in Tokyo and work at a university as an English Professor. My hobbies are going to the gym, traveling, and video games. My 2023 New Year's goals are: 1) To make more memories with my friends, 2) to visit 5 new prefectures in Japan, 3) to compete in a weightlifting competition and 4) to climb Kita-Dake.
I can teach you in many different ways! I have experience teaching businessmen and have helped students with TOEIC (the highest score from a student was 920). We can also have a daily chat about anything, from the news, sports, or even your favorite Johnny's idols.
My teaching style is focused on you talking. I will give you occasional error corrections, but I want you to mostly practice fluency and not being afraid to practice speaking. Whenever I try speaking Japanese, I always get scared, even if I know what I am saying is correct. I want you to practice speaking and see that I can understand what you are saying so that you can be confident.
I have my own set of lessons if you want to do a personal lesson (for example, technology or sports) and I also have created specific TOEIC lessons (ex. TOEIC Listening Part 2). We can also use your books if you want to do that too.
I hope we can learn more about each other!