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نبذة عني
معلّم في آيتاكي منذ 13 Oct 2015
Hi, my name’s Simon! I am British and I like travelling! I have been to around 40 countries and I lived in Japan for 20 years. Now I live in France so I can understand what people learning a language are going through as I learned Japanese and I am currently studying French and Spanish.
I like hiking, camping and bushcraft. When I was younger I spent two years backpacking in Asia so I have tramped the Annapurna Circuit twice and climbed Mount Kinabalu twice! During that journey, I came across scuba diving and yoga, two pursuits I continue to this day. I have been a scuba diving instructor since 2002.
Also, I dabble with writing, meditation, poetry, chess and other things besides.
عني كمعلّم
I have been teaching English for 26 years and I have a Certificate in TEFLA (CELTA), an Advanced Certificate in TESOL and an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. I was the editor of a Teacher Education journal in Japan for eight years and I taught at universities there for 15 years.
I have been teaching pre-sessional courses at the University of Glasgow since 2015 so I have a lot of experience in preparing students for the cultural and academic expectations in an English-speaking university setting. The goal of the pre-sessional courses is for the students to attain an IELTS-equivalent score of 6.5 or 7.
In addition, I have been teaching scuba diving and first aid since 2002.
دروسي وأسلوب تدريسي
It is difficult to describe a specific style as each student is different and one of the greatest strengths of the Italki platform is the one-to-one nature of the classes. Consequently, I adapt my style to suit the situation and the student, and I like to use humour and fun when at all possible.
الشهادات
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and TESOL - University of Leicester - 2002
تم التحقق من صحة الشهادة
المؤهل الدراسي
1999 - 2002
الماجستير - Applied Linguistics and TESOLUniversity of LeicesterMA
الخبرة العملية
2001 - 2015
TeacherKinjo Gakuin University - Nagoya, اليابان
2005 - 2015
TeacherNagoya University of Foreign Studies - Nagoya, اليابان
2015 - الحالي
TeacherUniversity of Glasgow - Glasgow, المملكة المتحدةVia Veritas Vita
4.9
التقييم
585
الطلاب
2,374
الدروس
100%
الحضور
100%
الإجابة
4.9
التقييم
585
الطلاب
2374
الدروس
100%
الحضور
100%
الإجابة
دروس الإنجليزية
درس تجريبي
395 دروس مكتملة
USD 5.00+
English for Studying at an English-speaking University
A1 - C2335 دروس مكتملة
USD 10.00+
حزمة دروس بخصم قيمته 12%
English Conversation with help on pronunciation and grammar
A1 - C2التدريب على المحادثة915 دروس مكتملة
USD 10.00+
حزمة دروس بخصم قيمته 12%
Proofreading/Essay Correction
A1 - C2أساسيات اللغة136 دروس مكتملة
USD 12.00+
حزمة دروس بخصم قيمته 9%
Japanese for beginners
A1 - A2التدريب على المحادثة1 دروس مكتملة
USD 8.00+
أوقات الإتاحة
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520 آراء
dbeb19
3 الإنجليزية دروس
اختيار المعلّم
Super premier contact avec ce professeur. Il vous mets tout de suite à l’aise et sait entretenir une conversation.
J’ai hâte de passer aux cours suivants.
٢٥ يناير ٢٠١٩
652209
13 الإنجليزية دروس
اختيار المعلّم
For an immigration purpose, I had to get IELTS 7.0 (each band), and looked for the qualified English teacher who has many years of experience in teaching. Now that I got my desired scores (actually higher than that - L 9, R 8.5 S&W 7), I feel so grateful that I met Simon!
He helped me a lot during my IELTS journey especially for my writing score to increase from 6.5 to 7. For the last three months, he motivated me to write more essays and gave me excellent feedbacks and estimated my possible score for every writing piece that I produced. The classes always went smooth, in an interactive and fun way, so I never got bored. I really admired his long teaching experience and ability to attend in details!
Apart from that, he has collected very useful and hands-on information about IELTS and how the scoring system work, and he never minded sharing this valuable information with me.
If you need IELTS score and find a qualified teacher, I do recommend Simon as your English teacher!!!
٧ سبتمبر ٢٠١٧
806a45
1 الإنجليزية درس
Thank you so much for the lesson!
٢٥ مايو ٢٠٢١
29c89e
16 الإنجليزية دروس
اختيار المعلّم
In our lessons, we have combined both interview preparation and general conversations.
Simon is an excellent teacher and an amazing person. He is confident, intelligent, knowledgeable and capable to listen to me as a student. He has reacted to my needs, be they help, guidance or further explanation, adopting a supportive and an encouraging approach. He always gives honest feedback and challenges with (unexpected) questions that make me think. Being a linguist, he understands what intercultural communication is. Last but not least, he has a good sense of humor, which adds to the whole experience. Although I still can't articulate my thoughts in English as fluently as I would like to, I feel I've been making some progress. Thank you for that, Simon! And let me highly recommend you!
١٨ يناير ٢٠١٩
27058d
2 الإنجليزية دروس
Great lesson!
٢٦ مايو ٢٠٢١
ad518b
15 الإنجليزية دروس
Excellent as always. Simon is very smart and easy to talk to. I’m always looking forward to the next lesson.
٢١ مايو ٢٠٢١
درس تجريبي
USD 5.00
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