Josh

Professional Teacher

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

German

Other

CELTA-certified, trilingual (EN/DE/FR) English teacher and pro translator (15+years of experience)

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

German

Other

CELTA-certified, trilingual (EN/DE/FR) English teacher and pro translator (15+years of experience)

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

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From United StatesLiving in Berlin, Germany (20:45 UTC+02:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Mar 13, 2026

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Hello, my name is Josh, and I am a Cambridge CELTA-certified English tutor on italki. I'm originally from Oregon, in the US, and I work as a professional translator in addition to offering English lessons. I have always been passionate about languages and studied German and French as my bachelor's degree, and later translation and interpreting in an EU-accredited master's program in Strasbourg, France. I currently work as a translator at the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle in addition to teaching English. I really enjoy linguistics and grammar and find it fun getting to impart my language knowledge to others while catering lessons to their personal needs and level.

Me as a Teacher

I am CELTA-certified, have years of tutoring experience, and have completed a few teaching internships. I am passionate about languages, grammar, and linguistics myself and enjoy sharing this passion with others. I only teach adults. I have a neutral, easily understood American accent, perfect for learning English. I am especially good choice for German and French speakers, since I speak both languages well, but it really doesn't matter where you are from.

My lessons & teaching style

I offer both conversation courses and more structured classes focusing and different elements of grammar, reading comprehension and other elements of English learning. I make sure my students are speaking most of the time and periodically correct their pronunciation and go over grammar rules. I have a strong background in linguistics and phonetics and try to explain concepts as simply and understandably as possible. I take a lot of notes on the whiteboard while students are speaking, so they they get immediate feedback.

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