I went to Tokyo last month for a tech conference and had a hard time, even though I have used language apps for years. Hiroshi, one of my coworkers, saved me at a business dinner. He said, "Apps help you learn new words, but talking to people helps you speak more fluently." This new understanding completely changed how I learn Japanese. Most people who are learning a language have the same problem: the pace of the classroom is either too fast or too slow. Private Japanese lessons can help with this basic issue by adapting to the way you learn and the speed at which you learn. I would like to share what I have learnt about teaching and learning Japanese over the last ten years. The Benefits of Personalisation In traditional classrooms, there is only one set of lessons that everyone follows. I once heard from a senior developer at NTT, "Group classes made me learn business Japanese at the same time I needed technical words for database documentation."...