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individual instruction; private tutoring; one-on-one guidance
Teaching or guidance tailored to an individual student, as opposed to group instruction. Very common in the Japanese education system, especially at cram schools.
個別指導の塾に通っている。
I attend a cram school with individual instruction.
個別指導なら自分のペースで学べる。
With individual instruction, you can learn at your own pace.
苦手な科目は個別指導で集中的に学んだほうが効果的だ。
For weak subjects, it is more effective to study intensively with individual tutoring.
USAGE:
Very common in the Japanese education industry, especially in advertisements for 塾 (cram schools). Many cram schools specifically brand themselves as 個別指導塾 to distinguish from group-based instruction.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 個別指導塾 (individual tutoring cram school)
- 個別指導を受ける (to receive individual instruction)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 家庭教師: private tutor — a person, not a system of instruction
- 集団指導: group instruction — the opposite approach