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Burton Langille
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Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
From CanadaLiving in Halifax, Canada (16:11 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 9, 2021InterestsReadingBusiness & FinanceHistoryMarketingTech
I’m based by the ocean in Nova Scotia, Canada, where I enjoy life with my wife and daughter. With over 30 years in business and a passion for adventure—sailing, flying, and exploring new places—I bring real-world experience to every lesson. My days are filled with helping ESL students reach their goals, learning from them as much as they learn from me. If you want to improve your English for business, travel, or personal growth, I’m here to help you succeed and make your journey enjoyable.
Typical class:
5 minutes you discribing your past week and future plans.
10 minutes: you read aloud and discuss the reading to improve vocabulary, pronunciation, and present your opinions.
45 min lesson
I help business and IT professionals improve their communications.
Teaching has been an experience far beyond my expectations and I wish I'd found it earlier. Being able to contribute to the success of my students is a gift I can't begin to measure.
All my business experience and 3000 hours teaching IT and business professions has provided the experience to understand the methods taught in my TESOL course and other courses. The B.Comm. and public accounting work has also provided skills I use in many lessons.
The communication skills I learned in public and private business plus as a chamber of commerce president also help my students achieve their goals of becoming confident in English.
My teaching style is focused on students get to natural speaking and writing competence so they can ea...My teaching material
- PDF file
- 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
5.0
Rating
231
Students
1,155
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
143 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Build Confidence in Your Business English - How native speakers sound natural in business conversations
B1 - C2Business545 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 14% off
Build Trust Online with Confident English - Small Talk, Connecting, Finding the Problem, Getting Yes
B1 - C2Business153 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 11% off
Be Confident Doing Meetings in English - Develop the vocabulary, engagement tools and other key factors.
B1 - C2Business99 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 11% off
Your Interview Skills - Make an impact in a behavioural and traditional English interview with confident English
B1 - C2Business73 lessons completed
USD 23.00+
Package with 22% off
Fix the Gaps in you Business English - Collocations, Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs, Pronunciation, Small Talk etc.
B1 - C2Business110 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 24% off
10 Lesson Business English Communications Proficiency Transformation
B2 - C1Business32 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 11% off
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152 Reviews
Dean Le
7 English lessons
He's very nice and a good teacher. My English has improved crazily when talking with him. Highly recomend
May 9, 2026
Jessica
1 English lesson
Burton is an excellent English teacher, especially for both general and business English.
He’s helped me a lot with expressing my ideas clearly and supported me in developing my business communication. I also really appreciate the book recommendations—great for improving critical thinking and learning to express myself better. I highly recommend Burton to anyone seeking to truly master the language in both practical and meaningful ways.
Jun 24, 2025
Dorian MARTIN
15 English lessons
An other very interesting lesson on prononciation and how to read aloud. Thank you ! Let's see the nexe one
Jun 5, 2025
ramon munoz
16 English lessons
Having the opportunity to have talk with Burton is priceless, after a couple of classes I've been feeling more confident and fluent with my English at work and real life.
Such an incredible teacher and human being!
Aug 28, 2025
Dorian MARTIN
15 English lessons
Very interesting session, great discussions, some hands-on practice, a bit of theory, really stimulating, thank you!
Jun 13, 2025
Dorian MARTIN
15 English lessons
An other great experience, very usefull topics
May 30, 2025
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