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Mark
Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Spanish
Specialties
KidsTest PreparationBusinessCertified Teacher with over 25 Years Experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Spanish
Specialties
KidsTest PreparationBusinessCertified Teacher with over 25 Years Experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Other, Taiwan, China (17:45 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 18, 2024InterestsWritingReadingSports & FitnessMarketingTech
I've travelled a lot in Europe and Asia and like learning new languages. I enjoy exercising, reading, and writing. Apart from teaching, I also write fantasy and science fiction and have published 5 novels and several short stories, all under a pen name. I speak conversational Chinese and have a basic knowledge of Spanish.Me as a Teacher
I’m a qualified English teacher with over 25 years’ experience teaching and training teachers across Europe and Asia. If you want to improve your fluency in spoken English, improve your pronunciation, and increase your vocabulary, I can help you. I'm happy to talk about most topics, My interests include psychology, society, culture, literature, as well as more practical topics, such as marketing, branding, and interview skills. Actually, we can discuss any topic you’re interested in. My lessons & teaching style
My classes are practical. I don't lecture students. You will have plenty of opportunity to practice speaking and listening. I'll help you develop good pronunciation and rhythm when speaking, as well as expanding your English vocabulary. In fact, I can help with whatever aspect of English you need. I also send a list of the main mistakes each student makes in a set of class notes after each class. The class notes also include homework.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
MEd (TESOL) - University of Exeter - 2010The double module, Teaching Children English As A Foreign or Additional Language involved both theoretical and practical work, including practicals. In addition, I've taught English to children for over 20 years as some of the other documents previously uploaded show. I've also written textbooks for children learning English.
Certificate verified
Work Reference - Oxford English - 2010I've taught exam preparation classes for decades, including IELTS, C1 Advanced, and Cambridge Proficiency. I can send other references supporting this.
Certificate verified
Work Reference - Shane Language Schools - 2000I taught many English for Specific Purposes classes. Interview skills was one of the popular choices. I also taught business English.
I have also taught interview skills here on Italki and can send a screenshot showing the number of classes I've taught.
I also have extensive experience actually interviewing job applicants.
Certificate verified
RSA Certificate in Teaching English to Adults - British Language Centre, Madrid - 1990
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2022 - Current
teacher/trainer
2011 - 2021
lecturer
2010 - 2011
teacherUntil July 2011
2001 - 2008
owner, director of studies, teacher
1996 - 2000
teacher/ teacher trainer
Education
1983 - 1986
Bachelor’s - BSc (hons) Psychology
2009 - 2010
Master's - MEd Education (TESOL) with distinction
1986 - 1988
Master's - MSc Work design and ergonomics
Work Experience
1990 - Current
teacher
5.0
Rating
142
Students
1,328
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
74 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Advance Your English (B2 to C2)
B2 - C2Conversation983 lessons completed
USD 21.00+
Package with 6% off
Interview Skills Practice
B1 - C2Business39 lessons completed
USD 29.00+
Package with 4% off
Speak English! (A1 to B2)
A1 - B2Language Essentials167 lessons completed
USD 21.00+
Package with 6% off
IELTS Classes (B1 to C2)
B1 - C2Test Preparation65 lessons completed
USD 21.00+
Package with 4% off
Children's Classes
A1 - C2Kids0 lessons completed
USD 21.00+
Package with 6% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
45 Reviews
Esther
36 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
非常感谢Mark老师耐心地纠正我的语法和发音。我的英语基础其实比较薄弱，但因为需要备考雅思，Mark老师除了扎实基础的教学，还陪我练习了大量雅思真题，并教给我许多地道的英文表达方法。真诚的推荐！！
Dec 24, 2025
Dmitry
321 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I remembered my first time I was starting to learn English on iTalki back in 2010, I was young and had a great language journey ahead. I experienced similar emotions today.
It seems I have a lot to learn again.
Sep 3, 2024
Mar Canela
1 English lesson
Thank you so much, teacher Mark. It was great practicing with you. You gave me the opportunity to speak and express myself, and we practiced a complete IELTS speaking test, which was very helpful. I also appreciated your corrections to my grammar mistakes. I highly recommend him.
Jan 8, 2026
Sherry Cheung
16 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great course!! I've learnt a lot. It is nice to have the course content customized. I also like the class activities and homework session, where I can have sufficient opportunities to practise again and again untill I can memorize the new words.很好的课程，可以按需定制课程内容。充足的课程活动和课后作业，使我能够有很多机会反复练习所学的单词，直到我能够完全记住它们。
Sep 27, 2024
Eliana
6 English lessons
Mark是一位非常好的老師，非常有教學經驗，也會根據你的程度調整課程內容、糾正錯誤發音。
Jan 21, 2026
Eliana
6 English lessons
Mark是一位好老師，他會教非常多有關口語變音的方式，對我來說非常實用。
Jan 7, 2026
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