Matt
Hello!
Hello everyone! My name is Matt Bird, and I'm here to help improve your English! I'm half New Zealand and Canadian. I have a large variety of interests, but am a bit more passionate about media and technology. I hope to get a chance to talk to you, but even if I don't; good luck on your language learning journey!
I grew up in both NZ and west coast Canada, my accent leans more towards Canadian and I try keep my dialect neutral. Though, I do have a good understanding of different countries spellings, accents, dialects and cultures. So if you have a preference let me know. In my free time, I like to do programming and am inspired by retro videogames. I am a very creative person and like to do anything I can get my hands on; art, music(I'm good at playing the ocarina and I like to sing... badly), writing, theatre, film, clay, textiles and dance. But my passion is definitely programming, the ability to create something from just thought and logic is a beautiful gift. I have been living in Japan for the last 3 years and can speak Japanese around the N2 level, so I understand the difficulty of learning a new language; and I congratulate you on taking the leap to improving yourself.
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My teaching style is quite varied and adapts depending on the situation and desires of the learner. As someone who has taught themself Japanese, I understand how hard learning a language can be. So I am very patient and understanding towards people learning from me. I like to make lesson notes, so the student has something to take away and study and I also make the occasional worksheet when there is enough learned content to justify it.