About us
What we envision
About us
Live Lessons Japan is a Takk Solutions Inc. venture, a company that specializes in developing systems for online education.
Live Lessons - Takk Solutions Inc.
T 461-0001
Aichi Ken Nagoya Shi Higashi Ku Izumi 3-17-10 Izumi Bldg 3F
Phone numbers:
080-1937-6173
050-5273-3626
For centuries, most educational institutions have followed the same formula: a school that caters to a certain public that lives nearby, making it necessary to travel to it in order to study.
Then, with the advent of the Internet, distance learning came along, which is already an advance compared to traditional forms of education. However, in most online courses, students practically have to study on their own, watching videos, sending in assignments to be corrected and answering questions via e-mails, forums and so on.
This teaching methodology may work well for some subjects, such as the exact sciences, humanities and so on. But it doesn't work for languages as a second language.
It is against this backdrop that Live Lessons Japan (a Takk Solutions Inc. venture) has emerged to integrate the best in technology with education. Developed by professionals with a broad and deep vision of both areas (Technology and Education), Live Lessons Japan presents a new concept in Distance Learning, proving that it is perfectly possible to study from the comfort of your home, much more effectively than if you had to travel to school.
At Live Lessons, students don't have to study on their own. In fact, is it worth paying to receive a huge number of recorded video lessons and huge handouts to study on your own? If you're only interested in a degree (as is the case with online colleges) it might be worth it. But that doesn't work for languages. You need to interact with someone else (preferably someone who knows more than you) who can teach you, practice and correct you in real time. Because how can you correct a student's pronunciation via text messages? How will you know if you're speaking correctly, with the right intonation, just by watching videos?
Classes are live and individualized. Doubts are answered in real time and are not via chat. All classes have a qualified teacher live and in real time to teach as if they were in a classroom. The main advantage is that students have a much higher performance than if they had to travel to school, as they can attend classes in their free time, with a rested mind and in the comfort of their own home.
Who I am
Learn a little about the career of the creator of Live Lessons Japan.
"Never give up, persevere and always try to keep your brain active and in constant training."
Despite having studied at three universities (Civil Engineering, Japanese Literature and Systems Development and Analysis), I'm always learning something or looking to specialize. I've been teaching English for over 25 years, Japanese for over 15 years and have also worked as a translator and interpreter in three languages (Portuguese, English and Japanese) throughout this period. Since 1997, I have been developing web systems (starting with initially with Webdesign only) always looking to learn new things to add to what I've already learned.
The above account may give the impression that I spent my whole life studying and only then did I go into the job market. But contrary to what it may seem, until I was 19 I had a normal student life, going as far as engineering school when I was 18. When I was 19, I joined the Brazilian Army (N.P.O.R.) on a Reserve Officers' Training Course, and graduated as a lieutenant when I was 20. At 21, I started studying for real English, taking a course (before that, only English was taught at school). At 22, already fluent in English, I was invited to teach at a language school and that's when I really started to learn. After all, the main difference between a teacher and a student is that the teacher has to study all the time in order to be able to teach.
When I was 23, I started studying Japanese and entered my second university: a degree in Japanese Literature at the University of Brasília - UnB.
During the day I worked as an English teacher, translator and interpreter (ICPO - INTERPOL BRASIL + Academia Nacional de Polícia Federal + Polícia Federal Brasília) and at night I went to college. During my time at university, I also worked as an entrepreneur running a company aimed at promoting Japanese culture and customs in Brazil (Japan On Line Ltda.) through clothing with Japanese motifs (Japanese designs and writing). It was hard work, but it was worth it.
After graduating, I decided to move to Japan permanently with my Japanese wife (whom I met while she was a Portuguese language student in Brazil). It was then that I really began to understand that nothing in life is mere coincidence. My ties with the "Land of the Rising Sun" began to grow deeper and deeper.
After moving to Japan permanently (in 2004), I started teaching Japanese to foreigners, as well as continuing to teach English. I also worked as a trilingual translator and interpreter. In other words, several doors opened and more job opportunities suggested themselves.
In 2007 I started my third degree: Systems Analysis and Development. Although I had already worked as a web designer when I was in Brazil, I felt the need to broaden my knowledge and specialize in IT (Information Technology).
Using all the knowledge I had accumulated so far (languages + technology + teaching), I decided to open Live Lessons Japan (a Takk Solutions Inc. venture) in 2011.
Since 2017, I have also worked as a support teacher in Japanese schools for foreign students (Shougakko, Chuugakko, Koukko - equivalent to elementary and high school) who have difficulties at school, probably due to the fact that they don't speak Portuguese as well as Japanese.
Currently (2024) I continue to teach (English, Japanese, Portuguese and IT) online at Live Lessons and in person at Japanese schools as a support teacher for foreign students. I also provide systems development services for Japanese companies in various industries.
And so I get on with life, raising my daughters (together with the same Japanese wife I met in Brazil), always trying to evolve and keep up to date (which isn't easy due to the constant evolution of technology and languages).
It was in Japan that I came across the expression 脳トレ ( nou tore), which is short for brain training. We can exercise our bodies in gyms, by playing sports, etc. But what about the brain? The best gym for the brain is learning.
That's why I always say: "Never give up, persevere and always try to keep your brain active and in constant training."