English teacher

British, Aged 53

Teaching for over 20 years at various educational institutions, including the United Nations.

Conversational, Phonics and linguistics English

The class is one on one so feel free to stop me at anytime to ask questions or tell me that you do not understand anything in the subject.

I want you speaking to me in English so a story in your own words is ideal and I may well during the lesson draw on life experiences. This makes interesting conversation critique and gives us a chance to know each other on a teacher student basis.

Effective teaching will teach at the pace you set;

adjust the lesson accordingly and answer any questions pertaining to changing the lesson plan to better suit your needs.

I will follow up with learning activities, small tests and quick fire conversations.

I shall try to use a mixture of approaches and learning styles;

Visual: reading or seeing (5-10% retention)

Auditory: listening 20-25% retention)

Verbalise: doing (70-75% retention)

Hi! My name is Katie, I am 28 years old and I am from England. I love to travel, visit new places and experience new cultures. I have lived in Turkey for 6 years and have previously lived in France, Greece and Switzerland.

I gained my BA (Hons) Degree in Education Studies from Sheffield University in 2002. It is here that I qualified as a Trinity certified TESOL teacher. I worked at the University teaching foreign students to improve their English for their Degree courses.

More recently I have taught English to adults and children in small groups or one to one – which I believe is the best way to learn.

In my spare time, I love to go for walks on the beach, go sailing or play with my dog. I also have a passion for photography.

I am a patient and understanding teacher, and will work with you at your speed so that you can gain maximum benefit from your lessons. I believe that learning English can be great fun and I will work hard to make your lessons enjoyable. I look forward to meeting you soon!

Hello my name is Mariya, I have been teaching English for about 5 years. I enjoy teaching because I love being with people and I think that teaching is one of the most fulfilling careers. I love the fact that every day is completely different, with new challenges, students and experiences. I teach English to groups and individuals of all ages, My main areas are teaching general English, Business English and English with specific terminologies for different jobs and I also enjoy working with kids. I really appreciate the fun, professional and friendly atmosphere at Smart Language School and enjoy being part of the team here.

My name is Leon Wooldridge. I am a CELTA qualified English teacher teaching online English.

I was born in Canterbury England, which is the same city as Geoffrey Chaucer and Christopher Marlowe were born in. I am married to Judit from Hungary and we have two sons Daniel and Mark Wooldridge. We all speak at least two languages. Our sons speak two languages as native speakers.

I am a qualified English teacher with experience of teaching in British state schools as well as in many private English language schools in foreign countries. I can take your through any course. My favourites are, English file (all levels), Market Leader, for business English and CAE-Gold for ESOL.

Hi everyone! My name is Tina and I am from Malta - a little mediterranean island where English is my main language. Although I graduated in psychology, I'm TEFL certified and I've been teaching at an international English school for 2.5 years. I've always loved English, and I've always enjoyed meeting people from different cultures. I look forward to speaking to you soon :)

General Background

After working in the Education Department of the local County Council for nine months, I started my career in electronics at the age of 18, with the Royal Air Force. After 12 years in the role, I left and joined IBM. At IBM, I was in turn a hardware engineer, a software support engineer and an MVS storage analyst. After becoming redundant from IBM in 1993, I became an IT contractor. In this role, I supported various operating systems on PCs in the UK, Nederlands and Germany, along with the associated application software. Whilst contracting in Germany, as well as performing my IT roles, I enjoyed teaching English to my German colleagues and friends. On leaving Germany, I returned to college to learn to teach English as a foreign language. I have also taken a course in Online Teaching. I am currently teaching general and business English to French students on the telephone.

Goals

After a working life of almost 50 years, I am now quite settled in my vocation as a teacher of English to speakers of other languages. I find this rewarding and just like to keep in contact with the world. I have no aspirations to higher levels but to impart my knowledge to those who want to learn.

Hello! My name is Roumen. I am Bulgarian. I have lived and worked in Ireland, England, Spain and Russia. I speak some Russian and this helps me and my Russian students in the classes. I have been teaching foreign languages since 2000 and I have gained considerable experience in that. I enjoy teaching and talking with the students on a number of mutually interesting subjects. In my classes besides teaching the respective grammatical material my approach focuses on creating a positive motivation in the students by means of interactive friendly communication with them and total immersion in the foreign language. I take into account the students’ specific personal traits. I make sure that they understand the relevance of their own efforts for achieving their personal objectives. My experience has shown that this approach maximizes the students' achievements regardless of their individual linguistic aptitudes.

Working with you to improve and develop your English will be pleasant and interesting.

So I look forward to hearing from you.

I am from the UK, studied in London. Love communicating with people whatever their nationality - learn so much from our exchanges. Am teaching English at a Chinese University in Nanchang Jiangxi Province this academic year. Otherwise enjoy sports like badmington, swimming and jogging. Before that I lived in France. I have two student sons in Europe. I enjoy classical baroque music, or contemporary hits like Mraz, Morisson, James Blunt, Norah Jones or jazz : Keith Jarret, Abdullah Ibrahim. Film directors like Coixet, Daldrey, Mendes. Am really looking forward to our lessons in the near future.

Ola Adisa (Bsc Hons, TESOL Cert.) started tutoring in England in 2006 after teaching abroad in China , for about 4years. On his return to England he has worked with several teams of professionally qualified and highly-experienced English teachers teaching General English, Business English and Specialized English to students from 15 different countries.

is a Swiss guy, born in Basle and with German as native language. In young years, English has become almost his second native language. French and Italian followed. Travelling in Europe first, then later on all over the world as an engineer in the toolmachine industry, he realized that correct comunication as well as pronounciation is an essential issue in business, so also in private.

He enjoys to comunicate in an easy way and give hints, how your partner will understand you, avoiding missunderstandings to the max. His teaching will be oriented on practical conversation for advanced students.

Hi, my name is Valentina and I come from Malta. Although I have just graduated in Psychology at the University of Malta, I also teach English. In fact, I have been teaching English for 4 years now. I enjoy it very much mainly because I love meeting people from different countries and getting to know more about other cultures. I try to travel as much as possible! I also enjoy reading and dancing! Looking forward to helping you out with any questions or difficulties, or simply to speak and practice!

My name is Brian. I have double nationality American and French. I have taught English as a foreign language for 29 years. Most of my career has been done either in business schools or in a professional context. I also have experience in teaching aeronautics English. I am currently working at Nice Airport. I have also taught for the Toeic and Toefl exams and am certified to administer the Toeic exam.

I have a Bachelors Degree with honors in English and a Masters Degree in French from the University of Texas at Austin. I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from Strathclyde University in Glasgow and a Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics with a specialization in ESL from the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

Teaching English as a foreign language was a career choice I made in my early twenties. I love teaching. I enjoy the contact with English learners, seeing their progress and giving them a valuable life skill.

I’m originally from Malta and have been based in the UK for about eight years, I studied in Southampton and after graduating I focused on gaining my TEFL certificate and have been teaching since.

I am currently living in Brazil and have lived in Italy, Australia and Switzerland. I have taught in many different cities and countries around the world, I teach all levels from beginner to advanced levels and I also prepare students for the IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC or Cambridge examinations. From business English to conversational English, I prepare my lessons with my students’ needs and requests in mind. I have studied a number of languages and from my experience when I’m teaching I tend to focus on speaking bringing into the lessons a mixture of grammar, listening, writing and vocabulary exercises.

I am an avid traveller and freelancer and have travelled around the world whilst teaching and writing about my frequent travels. I thrive on adventure, meeting new people from all different walks of life, and discovering new cultures and customs. I enjoy all water sports especially surfing and try and surf as much as possible.

Hello everyone!!! I am Teacher Mien. I have been teaching for almost seven years. I hold a TESOL CERTIFICATION and finished MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING major in ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. I have been teaching different nationalities such as Koreans, Turkish, Chinese and Taiwanese. At present I am teaching in one of the universities in China. This is my third year as a University Teacher here in China.

My objective in teaching is to grow professionally as well as to equip other people with knowledge and wisdom which will enable them to be successful in life. My qualifications are as follows: a confident and concise communicator, strong visual sense, supportive for other team member to achieve professional goals and willing to accept challenges as part of the adventure.

I have a degree in geography and history, and have considerable experience of working in the educational field, having spent many years teaching TEFL in China and Korea

I have also taught within Ireland and the UK, and I successfully completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) teacher-training course, which included 23 weeks of teaching experience. I received an A for my teaching portfolio and received my teaching certificate in August 2007

My students have ranged from the very young (3 was the youngest) to the not so young (60!), and I have experience with kindergarten, middle school and university students. I can teach from my own materials (if required), and my classes are often fun and lively.

I love travelling and experiencing new cultures and traditions. I travelled to many western European countries and went to Korea (for the World Cup), and lived in China, Korea, Inner Mongolia, the Netherlands, Scotland, and in Wales where I did my PGCE course, and just recently where I have taught in London.

Apart from my teaching experience, I also hold a football-coaching certificate, love partaking in extra curriculum activities (including sports day!), and generally helping my students as much as possible.

I am a hardworking, honest, and pleasant person who gets on very well with students and fellow workers alike.

I look forward to hearing from you soon and would be glad to help you progress and improve your English either for your career, helping with school/college, or maybe just using English for fun!

Hi, I'm Alesya. I'm from all over the place, but currently I reside in Vermont, getting my Master's degree in Sustainable Development, i.e. learning how to preserve the world for the future generations. So far i have visited/lived in 20 countries in four continents - Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. I have been teaching English for quite a while now. Teaching is something i thoroughly enjoy. There is something magical about passing the knowledge to the other person and see them grow and apply the knowledge in their own lives. Every person is a universe to discover, that is why teaching is never boring. Discovering individual learning plans for every student is a hobby of mine, it is like solving a puzzle of sorts - the end result is always unique and always fascinating.

Einstein pretty accurately summed up my approach to life and teaching when he said: "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity" Albert Einstein