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Joan Brown

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Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

Arabic (Modern Standard)

Other

My focus is improving your English Language Arts.

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

Arabic (Modern Standard)

Other

My focus is improving your English Language Arts.

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From United StatesLiving in Portland, United States (15:17 UTC-08:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jul 29, 2019

InterestsWritingReadingHistory

Since July 2017 I have been a community tutor on italki. Tutoring is the most rewarding work I have ever done. In addition to serving as a tutor, I am a freelance writer. Prior to tutoring I worked 23 years as a research and writing paralegal. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English with a writing minor and an urban honors certificate. A life-long learner, I study philosophy, psychology, French, Arabic and history. I love a good story—please tell me yours.

Me as a Teacher

With me, students continually progress into greater English fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and structure. Lessons are tailored to each student's needs and goals, and focus on moving from simple to complex. My lessons are conversation centric. As we talk I correct pronunciation and grammar while offering new vocabulary and structure. Book a lesson and lets get the conversation going.

My lessons & teaching style

Lessons with me are all about you, the student. For informal lessons, we choose a discussion topic and see where it takes us. During conversations I correct pronunciation, introduce new words and suggest varied sentence patterns. For more structured lessons, I first determine what you want to learn and your current skill level then systematically build up your skills, including for oral interviews, written essays and narratives.

My teaching material

PDF file
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Homework Assignments
Flashcards

5.0

Rating

220

Students

2,649

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

220

Students

2649

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

21 lessons completed

USD 5.00+

English tutoring - informal

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

2,628 lessons completed

USD 5.00+

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

145 Reviews

Salim

39 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Amazing tutor

Jun 6, 2020

Mark

1 English lesson

Awesome!

Jan 6, 2026

mitsu

1 English lesson

very nice to have conversation，hope see you soon☺️

Jul 24, 2025

Aitana

5 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

The teacher’a work is excellent. There is always a topic to talk about, she makes you different interesting questions and not only corrects your pronunciation, but also gives you new vocabulary to learn. Excellent!

Apr 16, 2020