English tutor for Japanese student

Well /lang/ I find myself in a curious situation.

I've studied Japanese in college and studied abroad for a semester. I haven't taken the JLPT test yet but one of my Japanese teachers believed I could pass level 3 (of the old tests) I'd say I can handle daily conversation.

A friend of a friend heard that I know Japanese, and has asked if I could tutor her cousin in English. He's living here because he lived near Fukushima. He's 14 and his English is pretty limited. I've never done formal tutoring before so I ask you:

-What sort of ESL books should I get?
-How do I gauge his ability and know where to start?
-How much payment should I ask for?
-Any protips or cheatcodes you know of when it comes to tutoring.

I've tutored my fair share of Japanese students in the past, though most have had a few years of English experience (but were still struggling with fundamentals [indefinite versus definite articles and such). Before you decide on anything, I would recommend meeting with him and/or his guardians and seeing:

1. Where he is in reading, writing, and speaking.
2. Where he wants to be or where his guardians want him to be
3. What materials he has used in the past or is familiar with
4. Anything else you deem important (means and amount of payment etc.)

From there, there's no wrong way to tutor. Depending on his level, speak mostly in English, only using Japanese to explain something he is having trouble with. For that reason, you might want to learn some 言語の専門用語 so you can explain to him structure he might not understand. This is as much a learning opportunity for you as it is for him so don't be afraid to clarify Japanese to reinforce your English.

The best protip I can offer is finding his weakness and exploiting it. If it's writing or spelling, have him keep a daily journal. If it's speaking, set a topic (family, what you did today, your favorite movie etc.) for the day and have him tell you about it without using Japanese and correct him as he goes.

As to 'how' you can gauge his ability, speaking to him in English will let you know what to do next. If he starts speaking in Japanese first, just cannot find the English he wants or doesn't know what to say when you speaking plainly and simply, you know that you need to start basic. If he is comfortable speaking English but his grammar is deficient and has difficulty picking up some of your grammar or vocabulary, you know to start above the basics.

Thanks, 1st meeting went really well and he surprised me with some pretty competent English, both speaking and written.

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