Ben
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Ben
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Spanish
Portuguese
German
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Spanish
Portuguese
German
From United KingdomLiving in Nottingham, United Kingdom (03:22 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 21, 2020Interest topicSports & FitnessFoodFilms & TV Series
I'm a native British English speaker with several years professional and teaching experience. I studied Hispanic Studies and Linguistics at university and also have a masters degree in Translation Studies. I have worked in the IT, Hospitality and Engineering sectors and have taught English in Cuba, Spain, Japan and Myanmar. I have taught a variety of different students from one on one classes to groups and English for special purposes. My hobbies include Rugby, Football, Yoga, Cooking and Travel.Me as a Teacher
I have taught at University, Language Schools, High School and a Maritime Training Centre. I began my teaching career whilst still in high school as a teaching assistant in French and German classes. My first TEFL teaching experience was at the University of Havana where I taught a first year university group. After finishing my own university studies I did an internship in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain where I also taught as a freelance English teacher. I then worked in the Training department of a multinational software company before training as a TEFL teacher at a language school in Madrid, Spain. After that lived and taught English in Japan and Myanmar.My lessons & teaching style
I have learned various styles during my teaching career. I prefer to do a needs assessment of the student(s) and adapt accordingly. In terms of preparation of materials, I've found Gaba Corporation in Japan and Vaughan Systems in Spain have very good structures which can be used to teach any aspect of English. I like to gamify my lesson to make help with the acquisition of language as opposed to just memorisation. I prefer confidence and fluency over accuracy, very much in the style of communicative language teaching. Though if a student likes focusing grammar and accuracy, I'm happy to adapt to that.My teaching material
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- PDF file
Certificates
Advanced TEFL Certificate - IATEFL - 2015
Certificate uploaded
Education
2009 - 2011
Master's - Screen Translation
2005 - 2009
Bachelor’s - Hispanic Studies and Linguistics
Work Experience
2020 - 2020
Farm handCOVID-19 extended career break on an ecotourism farm near Braga in northern Portugal. Duties include animal husbandry, hospitality, childcare, English Teaching, ad hoc odd jobs.
2018 - 2020
International Sales CoordinatorProcessing orders from inception to despatch in the APAC & EMEA regions.
Account management, liaising with sub-contractors, suppliers and internal production to ensure timely delivery of orders.
Invoicing, despatching using SAGE 200 and diplomatically resolving customer issues. Providing plan B and plan C when supply chain breaks down.
Leading on website content, running social media and ad hoc marketing campaigns.
Recruited key personnel and reestablished international customer base.
2017 - 2018
Case ManagerDelivering realtime customer service solutions for users of an online marketplace and hospitality service
+ conflict resolution
+ negotiation
+ mediation
+ timely solutions to urgent issues
+ advocacy
2016 - 2017
DirectorEmpowering young people through sport. Promoting gender equality. Preparing young people for the world of work in an emerging economy. Fostering grassroots interest in rugby.
Built and ran the website and blog using Weebly, ran social media account & SM marketing campaigns with Hootsuite and crowdfunding using Fundrazr.
Sourced local NGO partners to construct and delivery Fire Safety, First Aid and Sexual Health curriculum.
2015 - 2016
English InstructorBuilding and teaching a 10 and 15 day English for Special Purposes class for seafarers. Coaching senior teachers new teaching methodologies. Revamping dated materials through curriculum development, change management, implementing new systems of learning and testing. Course Director the internal business English class.
2015 - 2015
English InstructorEnabling individuals and groups to increase confidence and ability in Spoken English at the most prestigious English language teaching academy in Japan.
2013 - 2014
Maintenance Operations AnalystMeeting and exceeding quarterly renewals targets through multi-lingual contract analysis, credit control, negotiation, administration and sales in 6 different languages.
2011 - 2013
Education Account ManagerMultilingual training coordination, business development, account management, sales and administration. Creating quarterly marketing campaigns for lead generation in EMEA region.
5.0
Rating
187
Students
1,073
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
130 lessons completed
USD 7.50+
English conversation with well travelled British English native speaker - Any Level
A1 - C2Conversation Practice742 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 16% off
Business English - Intermediate to Advanced
B1 - C2Business34 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 33% off
Grammar Gym - Any Level
A1 - C2General140 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 14% off
Absolute Beginner - Absolute beginners :-P
A1General14 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 33% off
Group Lesson With Anabela, Paula & Lisete
C1General5 lessons completed
USD 50.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
121 Reviews
Guillermo U
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
You might not be in good shape every day, but referring to Ben, it does not matter. He will always do his best to make you feel that every euro you pay for his lessons is worth it.
Sep 10, 2020
Paula C.
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Ben is an amazing teacher. The perfect mix: entertaining, knowledgeable, and challenging!
Aug 14, 2020
Syeela-Ja'a Abin
7 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was comfortable and relax for an hour trial English lesson with teacher Ben. Great teacher.
Aug 5, 2020
ruby
1 English lesson
Ben is very nice and patient, hope to attend another class with him.
May 27, 2023
Angelika
10 English lessons
Nice conversation :).
Feb 7, 2023
Cristòfol Rovira
27 English lessons
Comunicativo, cercano
Jan 1, 2022
Trial Lesson
USD 7.50
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