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Insegnante di italki dal 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.
Che tipo di insegnante sono
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.
Le mie lezioni e il mio metodo di insegnamento
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.
Certificati
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and TESOL - University of Leicester - 2002
Certificato verificato
Istruzione
1999 - 2002
Laurea specialistica - Applied Linguistics and TESOLUniversity of LeicesterMA
Esperienza di lavoro
2001 - 2015
TeacherKinjo Gakuin University - Nagoya, Giappone
2005 - 2015
TeacherNagoya University of Foreign Studies - Nagoya, Giappone
2015 - Corrente
TeacherUniversity of Glasgow - Glasgow, Regno UnitoVia Veritas Vita
4.9
Valutazione
585
Studenti
2,374
Lezioni
100%
Frequenza
100%
Risposta
4.9
Valutazione
585
Studenti
2374
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100%
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100%
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Inglese Lezioni
Lezione di prova
395 lezioni completate
USD 5.00+
English for Studying at an English-speaking University
A1 - C2335 lezioni completate
USD 10.00+
Pacchetto con 12% di sconto
English Conversation with help on pronunciation and grammar
A1 - C2Conversazione915 lezioni completate
USD 10.00+
Pacchetto con 12% di sconto
Proofreading/Essay Correction
A1 - C2Elementi essenziali della lingua136 lezioni completate
USD 12.00+
Pacchetto con 9% di sconto
Japanese for beginners
A1 - A2Conversazione1 lezioni completate
USD 8.00+
Disponibilità
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520 Recensioni
dbeb19
3 lezione/i di Inglese
La scelta dell'insegnante
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.
25 gen 2019
652209
13 lezione/i di Inglese
La scelta dell'insegnante
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!!!
7 set 2017
806a45
1 lezione/i di Inglese
Thank you so much for the lesson!
25 mag 2021
29c89e
16 lezione/i di Inglese
La scelta dell'insegnante
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!
18 gen 2019
27058d
2 lezione/i di Inglese
Great lesson!
26 mag 2021
ad518b
15 lezione/i di Inglese
Excellent as always. Simon is very smart and easy to talk to. I’m always looking forward to the next lesson.
21 mag 2021
Lezione di prova
USD 5.00
Il pagamento finale sarà eseguito in dollari americani