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MedicalBusinessKidsTest PreparationTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
Specialties
MedicalBusinessKidsTest PreparationAbout Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Other, United Kingdom (10:49 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 2, 2016InterestsFood
I have extensive experience of learning, speaking, reading, translating, and teaching various languages. I have an advanced level of ability in Japanese and Russian, and an upper intermediate level of Spanish. I am also working towards an intermediate level of Mandarin Chinese.
I have lived and worked in many foreign-language environments, including Japan, Latin America, and Spain. Last but not least, I have a postgraduate education in phonetics and phonology.Me as a Teacher
I teach English conversation to intermediate and advanced students, during which I make careful suggestions as to how students can improve the grammatical accuracy and idiomatic appropriateness of their spoken English. My strong understanding of Russian has enabled me to help many Russian-speakers in particular. I have heard every mistake Russians can make in English!
I also have a special interest in phonetics and phonology. I have a postgraduate education in this subject, and particularly enjoy working on pronunciation. Students looking for detailed feedback on their pronunciation should feel free to contact me. My lessons & teaching style
I enjoy working with students who wish to improve their English pronunciation with the objective of developing a standard British accent.
I also teach Japanese to those who wish to develop an understanding of this language. Interested parties should feel free to contact me for more details.
Please note that I DO NOT provide comprehensive English language instruction for beginners. If you book a lesson expecting this sort of instruction, you will be disappointed.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
Certificates
商务1 - 商务2 - 2024
Certificate verified
少儿1s - 好二2 - 2024
Certificate verified
医疗12 - 22 - 2022
Certificate verified
考试1 - 考试2 - 2022
Certificate verified
TESOL Certificate - St. Mary's College, Strawberry Hill - 1999Standard, one-month TESOL certificate
Certificate verified
Degree certificate - University of Sheffield - 1999Degree certificate
Certificate verified
Japanese Proficiency Test - Level 1 - The Japan Foundation - 1999Standard Japanese government Japanese language proficiency test, highest level.
Certificate verified
Education
1995 - 1999
Bachelor’s - Japanese Studies
2002 - 2005
Bachelor’s - ChemistryThree-year undergraduate degree in chemistry.
2018 - 2019
Master's - Phonetics and PhonologyPostgraduate Diploma in Phonetics and Phonology
Work Experience
1999 - 2002
Japanese-to-English translatorFull-time translator of financial and commercial documents. This experience is indicative of my advanced level of ability in the Japanese language.
2016 - Current
Italki Tutor300+ English lessons on Italki for intermediate to advanced learners.
5.0
Rating
542
Students
2,467
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
252 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
British English Pronunciation Workshop
A1 - C2Language Essentials252 lessons completed
USD 22.50
Informal Tutoring
A1 - C2Conversation484 lessons completed
USD 12.50+
Package with 8% off
Разговорный английский для русскоговорящих
A1 - C2Conversation593 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 7% off
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A1 - C2Conversation0 lessons completed
USD 10.00
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A1 - A2Conversation0 lessons completed
USD 10.00
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319 Reviews
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24 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
AMAZING!
Jul 8, 2020
276612
60 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Sam really helps to understand how to spell some difficult (for Russian-speaking people) consonants, we solved many of my pronunciation problems that I couldn't solve for many years
Feb 8, 2019
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33 Japanese lessons
Today we went over the grammar point 訳じゃない. As usual, Sam is great at breaking down language concepts and getting me to think outside of my existing ways of thinking.
May 27, 2021
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33 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Bolted this lesson on to my usual lesson today for a longer overall lesson. Very helpful as usual.
Jun 29, 2019
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1 English lesson
My computer was technical problems ant couldn’t connected to you.
But I could connect to you because you switched application soon.
You helped me about I didn’t know vocabulary.
Thank you
May 27, 2021
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10 English lessons
Sam is a great teacher!
May 26, 2021
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