CELTA qualified professional English teacher with 14 years of experience.
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CELTA qualified professional English teacher with 14 years of experience.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United KingdomLiving in Southampton, United Kingdom (09:27 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 21, 2016
Interest topicMusicReadingHistoryTravelArt
Hi, I am a graduate and native English speaker with 14 years teaching experience, both in the U.K and abroad. I studied at UCL, where I obtained a BA Honours Degree in Medieval Archaeology and Art History. My many interests include, history, literature, travelling, art and music.
Me as a Teacher
I started teaching in Vietnam in 2010, where I obtained my CELTA teaching qualification, and taught at various schools, including Hanoi Academy Bilingual School. On returning to the UK, I initially taught in Southampton and then at The Winchester School of English, where I was employed as a full-time teacher for over four years, teaching both general and exam preparation classes. For the last five years, I have been concentrating on one to one online classes.
My lessons & teaching style
I really enjoy teaching students of all ages and nationalities. The aim of my online lessons, is to provide teaching based on each student's specific interests and requirements.
Having a neutral British accent, you will find my classes easy to understand and I take great pleasure in building your self-confidence. I offer many different class types, including English Conversation, English Skills, IELTS, CAE and FCE exam preparation, Pronunciation and a class on British Culture. You can view more information about these on my teacher page.
I hope we will have fun and enjoy learning together and I look forward to meeting you online soon.
My English is improving with Jonathan, I can feel the progress, and it's getting better and better.
thank you, see you for the next lesson.
Nov 23, 2023
Sherida Smith
17 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Without exaggerating, Jonathan is the best English teacher I ever had!! I’ve learned so much from him in a relatively short period. Thank you so much Jonathan 😀
Feb 4, 2022
Siki Wang
116 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Jonathan is one of the most amazing, kind, patient, supportive and professional teachers I've met on italki. From our lessons I've learned so much from him, and what he has taught me is not only about English speaking, but knowledge that has penetrated and inspired every aspect of my understanding of the world. Jonathan is an brilliant teacher, and an extremely wise and intelligent one. I highly recommend everyone whoever is reading this comment to book a trail lesson with him, and I'm sure you'll not regret it. (●°u°●) 」
Oct 5, 2018
Maite E
192 English lessons
A pleasure, as always. THANKS !!! XXX
Apr 18, 2024
Kiki
350 English lessons
Great as usual. Thank you.
Apr 12, 2024
Maite E
192 English lessons
Sometimes something bewildering can also be stimulating and a starting point for learning new vocabulary. THANKS !!! XXX