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Sammy
- Rate $20
- Response 5h
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Students3
Number of students Sammy has taught since their arrival at Superprof
Number of students Sammy has taught since their arrival at Superprof

$20/h
1st lesson free
- Japanese
- Japanese Vocabulary
- Japanese accent reduction
Experienced Japanese tutor who teaches Japanese for all ages. Have taught for colleges, local middle school, DuoLingo Events, and many more.
- Japanese
- Japanese Vocabulary
- Japanese accent reduction
Lesson location
- online
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at your home or a public place : will travel up to 10 mi. from Phoenix
About Sammy
A pleasure to meet you. My name is Sammy Rugnao, though online I also go by the name "Sammy Sensei." Since I was young, I have always had a knack for helping people achieve their goals. As a high school student, I worked as both a dance instructor (tap and ballet, for the curious) as well as a math tutor. I had big plans to go into business management, but my parents told me I would be a teacher one day. I guess the joke was on me., because here I am. At the age of 25, I set out to take the hobby of learning Japanese a bit more seriously. To this end, I began teaching free Japanese classes at my local cafe. This was the start of Sammy Sensei, but little did I know it would alter the course of my life in a cascade of opportunities.
My Meetup group managed to gain over 900 members in my area, making it the biggest Japanese learning community in the Fullerton area.
I was asked by DuoLingo (yes, THAT DuoLingo) to host their in-person Japanese events. I gladly accepted.
I was hired by a local college who needed a Japanese teaching program. I still teach there to this very day, the program is called ILSCA.
After moving to Arizona, I was immediately hired by a local middle school to teach their Japanese after school program. During school hours, I worked as a special needs instructor.
After leaving the middle school behind, I became a teacher on Outschool. I had the highest rated Japanese courses available, maintaining a near perfect 5 star rating while having 500 unique students.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
My teaching style is extremely flexible based on the abilities, needs, and age of my student. I've taught every age from 7 to 70,and everyone has different needs. I generally start by giving you a set of basics that will set the foundation of your Japanese learning, then personalize your lessons based on your learning style. For some students that will mean diving into a text book, which I have many of. For some it will mean jumping into media, such as story books. And for some it could even be testing, such as the JLPT practice tests.
Rates
Rate
- $20
Pack rates
- 5h: $100
- 10h: $200
online
- $20/h
free lessons
This first lesson offered with Sammy will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
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