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Kat (was Josh)
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Living in San Diego, United States

TEFL certified with 10+ years experience and creator of English Hacks (YouTube) IMPORTANT NOTE TO NEW STUDENTS: 1) PRONUNCIATION ONLY! 2) I have come out as transgender (male to female). If you don't want to work with me because of this, then good luck with another teacher. Hi! I'm a TEFL professionally certified English teacher and the host of the YouTube channel "English Hacks". I have 10+ years of experience and have given thousands of one-on-one lessons! I currently only teach accent reduction, which is my specialty, helping B2-C2 level students to sound more American. I specialize in American pronunciation training and accent reduction, as well as language mentoring (learning how to learn a language in the way that works best for you). Please note that I do not teach beginners, children, or business English. I currently ONLY teach pronunciation/mouth posture. I am really good at connecting things, and this helps me to teach you better. I definitely understand how scary speaking can be and I am very patient, so you can relax and feel comfortable with me. My philosophy is to be a guide and mentor who is very focused on your needs and interests and who can give you the tools and information that you need in order to succeed as an English speaker. Because of this, I don't have a specific, rigid type of lesson that is too focused on grammar like traditional classes. Instead, I work with you to create the type of lessons and learning plan that best suit you.
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Trial Lesson
278 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Sound like a Native with the American English Mouth Posture!
B2-C2
Language Essentials
2,753 lessons completed
USD 45.00+
10% off
Consultation/Language Mentoring
B1-C1
Language Essentials
201 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Mouth Posture STARTER package (Package only! No individual lesson requests available!)
B2-C2
Language Essentials
7 lessons completed
USD 50.00
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For beginners·15
Pronunciation·5
Structured lessons·13
Philipp Droste
16 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Kat has an excellent ear and will give you very precise feedback on your (home-) work. Being a highly competent and reliable guide on one's journey towards sounding natural (and eventually native), her approach is unique as it focuses on the various details of American English mouth posture. If you put in the time and energy to practice like you're learning how to play a new instrument, you will make rewarding discoveries and recognisable progress class after class. It's not an easy journey as you will have to unlearn most of how you have been speaking English. But if you master the correct posture all the sounds specific to American English will "magically" fall into place.
Yahya Naji
1 English lesson
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She really knows how to help you improve your English, I highly recommend you to work with her
Abdul Rahman
1 English lesson
I had a great time with Katlyn. She was very supportive and helped me identify weaknesses in my accent truthfully. I recommend every learner to at least have a consultation, if not take the course, to sound closer to their goals.
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Maten
61 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Another great lesson as always. I can notice how much my accent has improved since I started about five months ago.
David Lim
10 English lessons
It can be very difficult to find a good pronunciation coach, and it is especially rare to find someone with a strong understanding of both speech mechanics and vocal function. Kat is highly knowledgeable, thoughtful, and detailed in her approach. I’ve worked with several experienced and more expensive coaches, and I’ve found her to be the most effective so far. She combines strong fundamentals in prosody and sound articulation with detailed vocal work and muscular tension retraining. This is the kind of specialized training often associated with high-level dialect and voice coaching for Hollywood actors. Her approach is comprehensive and in-depth, and she offers excellent value for the price.
Sophie Lan
132 English lessons
Kat is a fantastic English teacher for improving pronunciation! She has a real talent for identifying the key elements that make American English sound natural, and she has developed her own system to guide her students. To me, her work is more like that of a researcher who has discovered an articulation system for American English. Her method is very fundamental, systematic, and incredibly effective. After taking many lessons with her, I have seen a significant improvement in my pronunciation. More importantly, my ear has become much more sensitive to subtle differences in pronunciation because she patiently explains the differences between the sounds she produces and the sounds I produce. I believe if I can hear the difference, then I can produce the correct one one day. Her guidance is a game changer for my pronunciation. I truly appreciate all the guidance she has given me.