From CanadaLiving in Kingston, Canada (03:33 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 22, 2016
I have been an ESL teacher and tutor in Canada, at Queen’s University, and a private tutor and high school volunteer teacher in Hong Kong.
I have been an italki member since 2007.
I am Canadian.
Canadians learn and use British and American English every day.
Canadians have a neutral English accent
I have trained 35,000 business and company managers, supervisors and employees in the field of occupational health and safety.
As an ESL Teacher on italki, I have trained hundreds of adults to improve their writing and speaking business-related English skills.
I have also trained many students to become competent trainers, presenters, speakers, and instructors.
Me as a Teacher
My primary goal when assisting a student is to identify exactly what the student wants to improve.
Then, together with the student, we develop a simple study plan that is designed to help the student reach their goals.
My lessons & teaching style
My lessons usually last longer than one hour, but there is no extra charge for the extra time.
My goal is to help the student improve, so if we are making progress, I am happy to spend more time with my student.
I provide my students with many helpful documents that explain how to learn and use good grammar and the correct vocabulary.
We use writing assignments to help improve writing skills, and if the student develops better writing skills, their speaking skills will automatically improve.
All errors related to writing, grammar, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation are corrected immediately.
My teaching material
Text Documents
Image files
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
Quizzes
Presentation slides/PPT
Certificates
TESOL Certificate - International College of Applied Linguistics - 2016
Certificate verified
Teaching English as a Second Language - Queen's University, Canada - School Of English - 2005
Certificate verified
Education
1972 - 1976
Bachelor’s - Chemistry and PhysicsUniversity of Ottawa
Work Experience
2003 - Current
online teacher/tutorself - Kingston, Canada
5.0
Rating
311
Students
1,777
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
311
Students
1777
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
154 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
One-on-One tutoring: English
B2 - C2Language Essentials142 lessons completed
USD 20.00
JOB INTERVIEW SKILLS - What the interviewer wants to hear
A1 - C2165 lessons completed
USD 20.00
ENGLISH FOR WORK
B2 - C2Language Essentials606 lessons completed
USD 20.00
IMPROVING YOUR ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SKILLS
A1 - C279 lessons completed
USD 20.00
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
459 Reviews
de104c
4 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Richard is a great teacher and very good person. We are having classes about how to conduct training sessions and besides to learn new terms in English, I am learning a lot of tips, materials needed, important topics and information to consider before giving a training. He has a lot of materials to help in the classes, but the more significant is his experience in this area, which he has a lot.
His method of teaching is very good, he understand your difficulties and teaches better ways to improve your speaking.
I highly recommend his classes and look forward to have the next one!
Feb 16, 2017
78f394
27 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Richard is the best and most creative language teacher I have ever met. He makes full preparation for each class. He is good at teaching tricky things in a simple and understandable way. In addition, I received some benefits from him.
I like this old boy, and I am determined to follow you.
Sep 17, 2016
b10126
3 English lessons
In addition to giving me a very complete class, it has provided me with new online resources that I did not know about.
Mar 20, 2021
e583c0
7 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It's nice to get encouragement from Richard, which makes me feel more confident about myself. The techniques and methods are very helpful. I'll do better in the oncoming interview. :)
Oct 20, 2016
7275db
22 English lessons
He is a good teacher.He helps me to correct my mistakes carefully. He explains everything what I ask.