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Jonathan
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Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Korean
Over 10 years' experience helping learners' dreams come true!
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Korean
Over 10 years' experience helping learners' dreams come true!
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From CanadaLiving in Vancouver, Canada (11:50 UTC-07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 1, 2021InterestsWritingArtReadingMusicFood
I'm Jonathan and I grew up in Newfoundland, Canada. I have lived and taught in Canada, Korea, and Japan.
I majored in English Language and Literature and I'm passionate about creative writing.
In 2018 I co-translated the short story "Forever Summer" by Jeong Yihyun and won First Prize in the GKL Korean Literature Translation Awards.
If you want to know more, I gave an interview at my former company that you can read here: https://m.blog.naver.com/wsekorea/222944023389Me as a Teacher
(1) LISTENING: I am a careful, attentive listener. I am interested in YOUR story and I want to help you to tell it better.
(2) FEEDBACK: I take careful notes during class and try always to offer useful feedback that can guide your study path after our class.
(3) FUN: To make your class with me more enjoyable, I want to know about YOUR interests.My lessons & teaching style
I am currently offering general conversation classes and IELTS Speaking test prep classes. Based on your needs and interests, I can adjust the contents of each class to find the best fit for you.My teaching material
- Articles and news
- PDF file
- Test templates and examples
- Presentation slides/PPT
Certificates
CELTA - International House Bangkok - 2011
Certificate verified
Education
2000 - 2006
Bachelor’s - English Language and Literature (major); Philosophy (minor)
Work Experience
2014 - 2023
Service Team, Service ManagerDuties included preparing and teaching Wall Street English curriculum courses to small groups of 1-4 students as well as large group Social Club classes. As Service Manager (2015-2016) also handled scheduling, level assessments, teacher recruitment and training.
2017 - 2018
English Video LecturerWrote scripts and recorded 100+ video lectures for advanced level users of an English study app called Cooing (https://cooing.tv).
2011 - 2012
Language TrainerOne-to-one classes with adult professionals covering conversational skills, test prep (TOEIC, IELTS, TOEFL), Business English, and job interview skills.
2010 - 2011
Guest English TeacherCo-taught with Korean English teachers public school English curriculum to elementary school grades 3 to 6.
2007 - 2008
Guest English TeacherCo-taught with Korean English teachers public school curriculum to middle school grades 1 to 3.
5.0
Rating
16
Students
126
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
8 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Conversation Class
A2 - C2Conversation89 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 4% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Quiz (1)
35 Reviews
Sein Kim
16 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
What would I do without you? Jonathan is the best teacher ever. At first, I thought it would be kind of easy because it was a basic level, but it was difficult to describe the pictures after looking at them. So I think I have to start from scratch. That's why I need his lessons more than anything. Because he teaches me useful ways and important things to use in real life. :)
Mar 30, 2021
Isao
16 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
He sent me a file with corrections after the first lesson. We’re in the same time zone, so I’d like to recommend him other Japanese students.
韓国とは時差がないので日本の皆さんにもお勧めします！
Mar 14, 2021
Yoann Henry
4 English lessons
Jonathan is a great teacher; he adapts its work to your neeeds
Aug 18, 2025
Jaeyoung
22 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I'm absolute beginner at english and speaking english is always annoyed for me. But during this class, I never feel pressure about speaking english. Because he makes me comportable and make me more participately. Today also, i had a good time in his class.
Mar 25, 2021
Stéphane Norton
4 English lessons
My first lesson with Jonathan was great.
I recommend 👍
Aug 22, 2025
Isao
16 English lessons
Long time no talk, but we could talk a lot about the situation both in Japan and Korea
Dec 18, 2021
Trial Lesson
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