MY GOAL?
To help serious ESL students successfully improve their English skills (reading, writing, & speaking)...NOT romance. I'm married (as my profile says--TAKEN). Don't be rude and try to make romantic relationships with me. Italki.com, the other teacher, tutors, and I are here to help people who really want to learn languages.

WHO AM I?
A very enthusiastic teacher who is eager to help others improve their English skills (reading, writing, & speaking). All subjects of study are welcomed. Specialities are ESL and Business English.

MY EXPERIENCE?
General English Teacher, Jordan
Levels Taught: Beginner to Advanced English
-Prepared daily lesson plans, projects, & activities for students
-Developed & led "Conversation Club" topics
-Assessed students for spoken English and English level

Homeschool Teacher & Tutor, USA
All Subjects, including English Language & Literature
Grades Taught: Kindergarten through High School
-Teach all subjects, including Spanish

MY EDUCATION?
Bachelor of Arts (BA)-Business Administration

TEFL Certification
- In progress

MY TEACHING STYLE?
Focus is on informal English such as daily conversation, with reading and writing as needed by the student by using current culture, news items, music, etc. to help improve a student's language skills. Business English depends upon each student's individual needs.

WHAT ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE ESL STUDENT SITES?
* "Voice of America"
- Home Page: http://www.voanews.com/
- Learning English: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
-->It has news items, podcasts, RSS feeds, and more for free!

* BBC-Learning English
- Home Page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/english.shtml

* ESL Business News
- http://www.eslbusinessnews.com/index.html
- It has free podcasts with words to follow.

* Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
- Resources ESL Students: http://owl.english.purdue.edu /handouts/esl/eslstudent.html
- Students can pick from many types of reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities to help improve their skills.
- Check each website that you want to use on this page. I believe all are free. A student may only need to register (sign-up) with the website to get more features and ESL material.

* ESL Pod
- http://www.eslpod.com/website/
- Free ESL (English as a Second Language) podcasts - download and listen for free!
- Many subjects/topics from which to choose
- Learning guides (with words/dialogue and vocabulary) available for a charge, if wanted
- This site is highly recommended by one of my students.

* Internet TESL Journal (ITESLJ)
- Page for Students: http://iteslj.org/ESL.html
- Many activities for reading, writing, grammar, listening and speaking
skills.
- Check each website that you want to use on this page. I believe all are free. A student may only need to register (sign-up) with the website to get more features and ESL material.

* Interesting Things For ESL Students!
- Home Page: http://www.manythings.org/
- Free to all students! I recommend to use only the FREE activities!
- If you see an activity that is "locked", then it requires a paid subscription. There a few of these. The student may choose to pay if s/he want to do so.
- Choose your English level and your activity! Enjoy! :D

* Practice TOEFL!
- Home Page: http://www.gettoefl.com/practice.htm
- It's a short. free practice test, yet it is very helpful! :D

* Free English (ESL) Games!
- http://www.free-english-games.com/
- Free membership
- Five simple yet fun games to help improve your English!

* ESL Comics
- http://eslcomics.blogspot.com/
- Free!
- It has questions to see what you understand and new vocabulary from the comics.

DO I BELONG TO OTHER ENGLISH LANGUAGE GROUPS?
English Club (http://www.englishclub.com)
* Member Name: ESL Teacher Lisa Jo
* http://my.englishclub.com/profile­/ESLTeacherLisaJo

MY VIDEO HERE ON ITALKI?
This is why we need to understand each other very clearly! :D

NOTE:
Starting April 10, 2009, I CANNOT take any more new students. I'm only working with current students. Why? I have over 50 students that receive personal teaching. When I can take more new students, I will let you know on both EnglishClub.com and italki.com. Please continue to use EnglishClub.com and italki.com. They have very good resources for improving your English. Furthermore, don't forget to check out the sites that I mentioned above that are some of my favorites for ESL students.

Until then, take it easy, have fun and learn here on italki.com !

- ESL Teacher Lisa Jo