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Shelly

Shelly is from the USA. She has over 12 years teaching English experience. She has her Bachelor’s in Art History and her Master’s in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Shelly is also a certified IELTS examiner and an ibt TOEFL administrator. Shelly was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She has lived in North Carolina, Indiana, as well as Italy and Hungary. She taught doctors, chemists, and researchers how to speak and interact with their American counterparts. Shelly truly enjoys working with her students. A good listener, she is patient and curious about her students’ interests and needs.

She likes to use humor when teaching because it lowers the stress and anxiety of the learner so that more knowledge and language can easily be attained. Furthermore, she can adapt to her student’s needs well. If a student needs IELTS preparation, she can help him/her with the speaking and writing components by giving them actual topics that are currently on the exam. She can also give tips on how to get a higher band score and impress your examiner. Whatever the student’s need is, Shelly will do her best to help the student achieve his or her goal.

Nathaniel

Nathaniel is a CELTA qualified teacher from England with more than 6 years of teaching English experience. He has taught all levels of English from beginner to advanced, including IELTS and CAE exam classes.He also has a BA Hons in Drama and Theatre Arts from the University of Birmingham.

Because of his theatrical background Nathaniel has massive success with students who struggle with their English pronunciation. Nathaniel’s teaching style is energetic and motivating. He is a patient and supportive teacher who will work with you to devise a syllabus which focuses on your individual needs. Nathaniel is interested in keeping you enthusiastic about your English studies by providing challenging and varied classes.

His lessons take advantage of what the internet has to offer by incorporating ‘you tube’ and other online tools. Nathaniel is passionate about the arts. He loves theatre, film and galleries. He is a film maker himself and has written and directed comedy and documentary series broadcast on television in the UK.

He also loves travelling having travelled all around the globe from Argentina to Australia. He loves trying different and interesting foods from all around the world and he also loves cooking.

Mystique

Mystique is a TEFL certified Canadian living in Mexico. She has been teaching English for almost 3 years now. Mystique has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a Spanish minor from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. She also holds an accounting diploma and teaches University English at ITESO University in Guadalajara, Mexico. Mystique also teaches Business English and has taught in several international companies such as Hewlett Packart, Siemens Electronics, and Flextronics. Mystique has prepared students for many international exams such as TOEFL and GMAT. She likes to focus on all the four skills of learning a new language: speaking, reading, listening, and writing and help incorporate different learning techniques and strategies. Mystique knows Spanish and some French. She loves the sun, beach, snowboarding, and all kinds of animals.

Maura

Maura is a TESOL certified teacher from the USA. She is a native speaker living in New York (her parents are from Ireland) and has many years of corporate business experience as an administrative professional in many industries. Because of this experience, she is able to help students who are using English in our constantly changing global world.

Her specialty is Business English, TOEFL and IELTS preparation as well as general conversation and pronunciation. Maura is very friendly, patient and focuses on student’s strengths and interests. Travel is her passion in life.

She has been to many countries and loves meeting people from other cultures. Maura also enjoys film, cooking, listening to music and spending time with friends.

Steve

Steve is a TEFL certified teacher hailing from the United Kingdom (Kent) living in the Phillipines. He has 15 years’ experience and was previously employed by the South Korean government to tutor its civil servants and ministers, and the Chinese government.

Steve has taught IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL, OPIC and TEPs, as well as Business English, Travel English and general ESL. He has great communication skills and seamlessly interacts with his students. He presents information in a wide and varied format, emphasising relevance to academic, professional and social application. He has additional skills in curriculum design and development, assessment, parent relations and task-specific education. Steve has witnessed through application that students benefit greatly from learning in an encouraging setting, which helps build their confidence and, therefore, ability.

Steve’s caring, enthusiastic and diligent nature makes him the perfect role model for students of all ages. Furthermore, his strong commitment to developing students in a relaxed and friendly yet structured environment, where clear goals are set and achieved, drives real results. He has an abundance of teaching experience and has a strong background and proven record for success in tutoring students from elementary through to university and adults, including senior citizens.

An avid hiker, Steve enjoys nothing more than spending time in the forests and on the mountains near his home with his pet dogs. He also has a large aquarium at home which he spends time maintaining. He likes reading novels and watching documentaries. On the weekends, Steve likes to cook for his family and enjoys going to the public market very early to buy fresh ingredients.

Jan

Jan is an Australian now living in the USA. She has a Graduate Diploma in Education (English and Modern Languages) and a Graduate Diploma in TESOL. Jan has a B.A. (Honours) in English and she has been teaching English for about 30 years. She has been working as an IELTS examiner since 2002. Jan is a very flexible, creative and talented teacher with a very sound understanding of the English language.

Her reputation is for being quick to establish rapport with students as well as to identify their needs and respond appropriately. In Australia, Jan taught English to students preparing to enter Australian Universities and to migrants from a range of cultural backgrounds in the Adult Migrant English Program.

She has also taught in schools and Universities in Hong Kong, mainland China, Thailand, Vietnam and the USA. She is interested in reading, writing, painiting and swimming.

Jessica

Jessica is from England and has been teaching English as a Foreign and Second Language for 18 years. She has a Post-Graduate Diploma in TEFL from the University of Wales College, Cardiff. She also has a Bilingual Diploma in Travel and Tourism.

Jessica is currently studying for a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Education Studies. Jessica has taught all levels from Beginner to Advanced and exam preparation such as PET, KET, FCE, CAE and Proficiency. She has also taught IELTS and TOEFL. Jessica also has experience teaching both ESP, Business English and Conversation classes.

She enjoys teaching exam classes in particular, but is happy to cater for students’ specific study requirements. Jessica has travelled extensively throughout her teaching career and has lived and taught in countries such as Japan, China, Pakistan and much of The Middle East. Most recently she taught for two years in Saudi Arabia at the only all ladies’ university in the capital city of Riyadh.

Jessica loves travelling, and has also spent a lot of time in North America, where she has relatives. She also loves keeping fit and does yoga and swims.

Sarah

Sarah is a TESOL-certified teacher from Florida (USA). She holds a B.A. and a Masters in Elementary Education, with a Technology Specialization, from the University of Florida.

Sarah has experience teaching ages 2 to adult, most recently as an English teacher in Inner Mongolia, China. Throughout her teaching career, Sarah has taught in a wide variety of environments: from one-on-one lessons with 3 year olds to 70-student middle school classes. She has taught business English to employees of international companies, and led seminars for Chinese teachers. Sarah has taught IELTS and TOEFL courses to teenagers and adults, and has helped prepare students for emigration to the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia.

Sarah’s teaching style is very student-centered. She wants the student to be comfortable in the lesson, and is at ease talking about any subject. She believes that her role as a teacher is to assist the student as they develop an understanding of the language, and to help foster a desire to learn English to a fluent level.

Sarah enjoys traveling and anything that has to do with the ocean. She has enjoyed almost every book she has ever read, or movie she has ever seen. She loves to play sports in her free time, especially American football.

John Keithly

John is a TESOL certified native American. He is presently teaching TOEFL level English to university students in Ecuador.

Previously, John taught English to high school students, business professionals, and university research staff in Kiev, Ukraine. Prior to assuming his career as an English teacher, John obtained a Master’s in Oceanography and a Bachelor’s in Biology. Then he served in the U.S. Navy and retired with the rank of Commander. John was involved in the information technology field working as an A+ certified computer repair technician, and a high school network administrator. John also served as the president of the TechAlliance computer cooperative for five years.

John’s hobbies include aerobic running, hiking and foreign travel. He also likes watching meaningful movies, attending music concerts, and testing out food delicacies at various unassuming restaurants. John is very much looking forward to teaching English online where he hopes to pursue topics such as improving pronunciation, enriching vocabulary, building grammar, and sharing cultural experiences.

Kate

Kate is a qualified CELTA teacher from England who has been teaching English in Spain for more than 8 years. She has taught English to all levels and ages but specializes in Business English and exam preparation classes (TOEFL, IELTS, BEC, KET, PET, FCE, CAE and Proficiency).

She has a strong business background herself, having worked in corporate recruitment and training for a number of years prior to becoming an English teacher. She has been studying Spanish for the last 8 years and so understands the trials and tribulations of learning another language and the importance of teacher support in building up confidence to communicate. She creates each class specifically to suit individual student’s needs and provides a relaxed, interesting, friendly learning environment where students are comfortable to talk.

In her free time Kate likes visiting new places, hiking with her dogs in the mountains and seeing her friends.

Nastasha

Nastasha is a TEFL certified teacher from South Africa. She has been teaching English for the last 4 years.

Nastasha has lived and taught in many places including, Israel, Italy, England and Russia. She has taught students of all ages and abilities. Four the last three years she has predominantly taught Russian students and therefore has quite a deep understanding of translation and grammar errors commonly made by Russian English students. Each student will have lessons specifically designed around his or her needs. Topics will vary according to your interests. She has experience in preparing students for interviews and all other business English, IELTS and TOEFL training. As well as general English and grammar. She likes to focus on speaking and listening in class, always expanding vocabulary.

She likes to make her students feel as comfortable as possible and is passionately driven to build her students confidence in English. She is also an illustrator and when not teaching devotes most of her time to art and exhibitions.She has had many all over the world. She enjoys travelling and adventure.

Alison

Alison is a qualified TESOL teacher from Wales, the UK. She has been teaching English since 2008. Alison has a Bachelor degree in Psychology and a Diploma in Business and Information Technology.s

Alison has previously taught in Germany, Tenerife and China. She has taught students of many different ages and capabilities. Alison has experience teaching English for Travel, Conversation, Business, and preparation for IELTS and TOEFL exams. She has previously taught Russian and Ukrainian students. This has allowed her to understand the Grammar difficulties when speaking English. She can specifically recognize the most common mistakes made by Russian speakers, (For example “I make exercise” “This is car”) and provides the necessary material help with prepositions and articles. Lessons with Alison are specifically tailored to suit your individual needs and goals. Her lessons are relaxed and fun, with your target goals in mind.

Alison likes to try and help build your confidence when speaking English, and uses a variety of material to help with your listening, speaking and Grammar skills. She also teaches the importance of “Natural” English, with the use of Idiom phrases and constructions.

In her in spare time, Alison enjoys reading and going swimming. She is interested in travel, and learning about other cultures.

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Gary Jones

Gary is a certified TEFL teacher from Tampa, Florida (USA) who currently lives in Ukraine. He graduated from Towson State University majoring in Business Administration and Marketing.

He has a strong business background and conducted seminars in Marketing, Negotiating, Customer Service, Team Building and Sales Training, Business Planning and Time management. Gary wrote articles in National Financial Magazine and he is the author of the book “Mortgage Talk”, New York.

Gary has taught General English, Business English and TOEFL. He has taught a lot of Ukrainians and Russians therefore he understands what they like and do not like in the learning process. He has created a special program to teach the correct pronunciation and articulation. In this method of teaching the student is more of a participant than a spectator.

Gary likes to watch soccer and travel in his free time. He has been very lucky to have been to many places around the world.

Katherina

Katherina is a TEFL certified teacher from Toronto (Canada) who is ready to coach you on ‘21st Century-English’ based on ‘current events’ and ‘real life simulations’ to help you keep current in today’s changing language and economy. She has TEFL Canadian College of Educators Diploma and has been working for 9 years coaching Business English, and Academic English including Examinations/ Testing in; IELTS, TOEFL, BULATS, FCE, CAE in addition, editing Presentations/Power-Point, as well as preparing CV’s for those individuals who need resumes in English, and interview preparations.

Katherina has degrees in Finance, as well as Sales and Marketing. Katherina has a clear and easy accent to understand, and her professionalism can be heard in her voice and seen in her work. Because of her experience, patience and excellent understanding she will be able to identify your needs, after speaking with you, and work together with you and your objectives to build a comfortable and easy-going English learning environment. Katherina is professional and dedicated to her learners progression and provides you with a lot of learning material to help you, and extra activities to challenge you. Katherina uses multi-media in her coaching, as well as other listening tools for further comprehension. She can also communicate in languages such as Polish and French. Katherina has had experience teaching and living in European countries such as Russia, Poland, Germany and Italy.

Being a native Canadian, Katherina is a true outdoor woman, who enjoys many sports, including; mountain climbing, kayaking, and has ran a few marathons, both in New York(U.S.A) and Paris (France). Katherina also enjoys watching movies, shopping, and Home Renos.

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Michelle

Michelle is a TEFL certified English teacher from Portland, Oregon in the USA.

She has been teaching English for almost 4 years now. Michelle has a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities and is currently pursuing her Master’s in English literature. Michelle has lived in many places. She is in Germany now and enjoys her teaching career. Most recently she has been teaching general English for all ages including small children; academic English for high-school and university levels; and Business English for employees from diverse fields and employment levels, including IT engineers, doctors, lawyers and vice-presidents of multi-national corporations.

Her hobbies involve hiking in the mountains or bicycling in the beautiful city parks.

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Ray

Doctor Ray is an Australian ESL professional who has extensive experience in lecturing in Universities in Vietnam. He conducts General English and Business English classes, and he has experience with IELTS and TOEFL IBT.

He is also a TESOL trainer. Before becoming an ESL instructor 9 years ago, Ray operated two very successful businesses in Australia that won prestigeous awards for innovation.

Ray has a very clear British like educated Australian accent. He can help you to improve your speaking ability by his sympathetic pronunciation correction, and he can help you to expand your vocabulary and grammatical structures with his easy to understand intuitive teaching style.

His interests include the playing and composing of music, singing (he was a professional musician and singer in Australia, photography (Member of the Australian Master Photographers Assn-ret.) and travel. Ray speaks German reasonably well, and he can also speak some Chinese and Vietnamese.

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