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Karen Sinclair
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Other
Professional teacher with 36 years experience. Great with adults & children. Lively kids lessons.
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Other
Professional teacher with 36 years experience. Great with adults & children. Lively kids lessons.
From United KingdomLiving in Other, Cyprus (23:12 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 16, 2022Me as a Teacher
I am a friendly approachable teacher, with volunteer teaching experience of both adults and children. I am a very patient teacher who allows students time to arrive at the correct conclusion. I havea natural conversational manner that shows a sincere interest in students and in the subject that I am teaching.
I prepare well for each lesson as this ensures my lessons are not only accurately lead but also engaging. I enhance my teaching through simple illustrations that will appeal to my students. I try to use easy things to explain difficult things.
I teach with enthusiam, warmth and empathy and have always tried to reach the heart of my students as I feel this motivates them to learn.My lessons & teaching style
I ensure my lessons are tailor made to my students through a thorough needs analysis. Then I make sure my aims and objectives of the lessons are met. I teach through a good use of questions to emphasize the main point. This helps my students follow the direction of the lesson and helps them to reach the correct conclusion. I also use review questions and recycling to help the students remember.
I use visual aids like, pictures, diagrams, maps and videos to highlight points. This helps the students to remember not just the visual aid but the point of the instruction. I also use role play and quizzes, this engages the student and makes learning stimulating. Providing homework is key.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Work Experience
2009 - 2022
Administrator/Stop Smoking Practitioner Wenlock SurgeryAs a Stop Smoking Practitioner, I assist patients by teaching them the health, social and financial benefits for stopping smokeing. This involves giving commendation and continued support throughout the duration of the 4-week clinic. This is a one-to-one clinic so I am very familiar with teaching on a personal level.
I also supervise reception so, I ensure both staff and patients are giving and gaining the best service from the surgery. I am constantly interacting with people supporting them.
2004 - 2008
Volunteer teacher Charity OrganisationI spent 4 years living in Zimbabwe volunteering in the community, teaching people life skills. This included helping people learn to read. While engaging in this work both in England and abroad I have helped foreign language individuals with college assignments when they struggled with English comprehension. During my voluntary work in England, I worked at the British Museum as a tour guide. This involved teaching and interaction with a large number of individuals of different ages.
2000 - 2004
Call Centre/Customer Services Officer Easy Jet AirlinesHandling customer complaints helped me to defuse difficult situations and remain calm. I also became very familiar with travel destinations which may be useful for teaching English for a specific purpose if my student was interested in working for an airline company.
1991 - 2000
Typist Haringey Council
1986 - 1990
Filing Clerk Richard Ellis Chartered Surveyors
Certificates
Level 5 TEFL The TEFL Academy 2021I was taught how to create lessons using teaching materials for a range of levels from elementary to advanced. I learnt how to teach speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. The course also included language analysis - vocabulary grammer and pronounciation. Teaching in different situations and needs analysis was also taught. Material and resource creation was a very useful tool taught along with ultilising the internet. I feel I am fully equipped to teach various lessons with Italki.
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Teaching English Online (1 to 1) TEFL Academyy 2021I learned how to plan suitable courses for online teaching, throught test asseesed teaching,
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Level 2 Diploma Business Administration City and Guilds 2017This was an 18 month course with tests and assessments,
Studied various topics such as, communication in the business environment, develop customer relationships, managing personal performance and development. This qualification would useful in teaching Business English.
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Level 1 Maths City and Guilds 2017
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Level 1 ICT City and Guilds 2017
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Stage 2 Smoking Cessation Practitioner NCST 2016
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British Sign Language For All International Open Academy 2022
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Level 1 English City and GuildsG 2017Taught, grammer, vocabulary, pronunciation. Formal and informal correspondence. Minute taking.
I already have O Levels in English literature and English language and an A Level in English literature.
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5.0
Rating
28
Students
186
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
12 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
English for a specific purpose
B1 - B2Business43 lessons completed
USD 18.00
Package with 5% off
Teaching Chidren
A1 - A2Kids12 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 10% off
Conversational English
A2 - B1General96 lessons completed
USD 18.00
Package with 5% off
Business English
A2 - B1Business10 lessons completed
USD 18.00
Package with 5% off
English grammar and vocabulary lessons
A2 - B2General13 lessons completed
USD 18.00
Package with 5% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
28 Reviews
YIN
2 English lessons
Karen is a good listener and a reliable teacher! She tried to understand what I needed and introduced her plan for my class in detail. I look forward to enjoying the lessons!
Apr 5, 2023
Jackson
4 English lessons
Karen is very experienced teacher. She asked me some questions and give me many advice to help me improve my vocabularies and grammar.
Mar 23, 2023
Han Chao
9 English lessons
Love Karen’s teaching style! The teaching material she chose is suitable for my level. I am looking forward to our next class and learn something new with Karen☺️
Mar 16, 2023
Theres
19 English lessons
It's always a pleasure to have a lesson with Karen. She is always prepared, motivats and corrects me and picks up new topics.
So it's like taking with a friend while my English is getting better and more fluent. Thanks a lot!
Feb 16, 2023
Shan Yu
5 English lessons
Really enjoyed the conversation with Karen. She spent time to understand my needs and propose the suitable learning process for me. It was a nice and fun class with her : )
Feb 3, 2023
dcristians
19 English lessons
Excellent. Enjoyable class
Jan 13, 2023
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