Having studied Japanese on my own, I had never had the opportunity to practice my oral and written expression. Fukiko, by emphasizing public speaking, helped me develop this. If her way of working intrigues you, here is a (brief) explanation of how a session with me works. A session always begins with a dialogue where I can talk about things I have done since the previous class. When Fukiko does not understand something, she asks me to explain again in Japanese. We only switch to French when necessary. In addition, Fukiko does not interrupt the expression in order to maintain the spontaneity of the exchange. She corrects once the sentence or dialogue is finished, which helps a lot to maintain a certain rhythm of discussion. She also indicates more natural turns of phrase. It also happens regularly that I prepare a written expression on a given subject (summarizing a film, talking about my cat, etc.). Fukiko asks me to read the texts in order to work on my pronunciation, then corrects and tries to rephrase unclear sentences. After that, we move on to studying Japanese. In my case, since I mentioned to her that I wanted to take the JLPT exams, we work through practice tests. Here, as before, we avoid using French as much as possible. When I come across a new vocabulary word, Fukiko tries to explain it to me in Japanese, using examples. All these exercises are recorded in a Google Drive accessible at any time! This makes the courses practical to review. After 6 months of classes, I notice that I have progressed enormously. I can now hold a conversation in a fairly relevant way with Japanese people, read novels or press articles. If this method interests you, I without hesitation recommend Fukiko, a great teacher.