"The greatest strength of my class is that every student—whether attending online or in-person—can achieve accurate grammar and language skills aligned with current cultural usage within six months. For those preparing for proficiency tests, I provide targeted instruction and strategies to ensure success, with many students mastering the necessary skills in just 60 days.

Focus Areas:

Japanese/Korean communication, speaking, listening, and grammar skill development

JLPT/TOPIK test preparation

AP Japanese, SAT Japanese, and Korean test preparation

Language/Linguistics college admission coaching

2017–2025 Student Achievements:

AP Japanese: Grade improvement to A for 9 students; exam scores of 4–5 for 11 students

K-pop entertainment company lessons (Japanese)

Korean culture & language advisor for Hollywood films (3 actresses)

Japanese language advisor for drama scripts and a Netflix animation project

Group lessons for executives at a Korean company (13 students) and a Japanese company (10 students)

Group lessons for a game company (Japanese & Korean)

JLPT Results: N1: 4 passed, N2: 7 passed, N3: 10 passed, N4: 3 passed

SAT Japanese (Subject Test): 3 students scored in the 700s

TOPIK Results: TOPIK I: 3 passed, TOPIK II: 6 passed

University Acceptances (Undergraduate): UCLA (6), NYU (6), Columbia University (2), Tokyo University (3), Keio University (4), UC Davis (1), Brown University (1), UC San Diego (4), The George Washington University (1)

Graduate School Acceptances: NYU (2), Columbia University (1), USC (3), Waseda University (1)

Medical School Acceptance: 1 student

Grade Improvements to A or A+: USC Korean/Japanese (6), UCLA Korean/Japanese (2), UCI Japanese (3), University of Oxford (1), NYU (3), University of Toronto (1), The George Washington University (1)

I bring over 20 years of experience teaching Korean, Japanese, and English in Korea, Japan, and the U.S. I hold a Certificate of Korean Language Instruction from Yonsei University and a TESOL certification from UC Irvine." less...