Alex
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Alex
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
Turkish
CELTA-certified ESL instructor with 8 years of experience (general, business, and test prep)
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
Turkish
CELTA-certified ESL instructor with 8 years of experience (general, business, and test prep)
From United StatesLiving in Chicago, United States (14:40 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 7, 2020Interest topicArtGamingAnimation & ComicsFilms & TV SeriesMusic
My name is Alex and I'm from Chicago, Illinois, USA. My hobbies include film, art, cooking, and studying the Japanese language (日本語).
こんにちは！僕の名前はアレックスです。私はアメリカから英語の教師です。今イスタンブルに住んでいます。助けが欲しいなら、私に連絡してください。私のお気に入りの外国語は日本語です。いつも日本に行きたいんです。多分いつか行きます。でも、もっと練習が必要です。また、私の日本語の文法と語彙の間違いを許してください。まだ勉強しています。Me as a Teacher
I've been an ESL instructor for more than 8 years having taught for 7 years in Istanbul. I've taught general English, business English (marketing, international business, manufacturing, etc), and I've trained many students for both the general and academic IELTS exams.My lessons & teaching style
My lessons mainly focus on increasing your speaking ability by teaching vocabulary through comprehensible input and through conversation. I make my vocabulary and grammar lessons personal to you. If you learn a new word or grammar topic, you can remember it much more easily if you make it personal.
I'm a very relaxed teacher, but I do expect you to practice. If you ask, I am more than happy to send you homework that will help you improve your English.My teaching material
- Homework Assignments
- Text Documents
- Image files
- PDF file
Certificates
CELTA - Cambridge - 2016The CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) is a certificate that qualifies me to train students in a variety of ways. The program to obtain this certificate is a very intensive course designed to introduce teachers to various teaching methods while constantly being monitored and then assessed by a professional ESL instructor after every lesson and after designing every lesson plan.
Certificate uploaded
Work Experience
2017 - 2020
ESL InstructorAt British Time, I teach mostly group lessons with an attendance ranging from 5-15 students. In group lessons, I teach levels ranging from B1-C1 using coursebooks, supplemental materials, video exercises, and speaking topics. I also take part in the "clubs", which are 45-minute lessons dedicated only to business English topics, speaking, and vocabulary. As well as the previously mentioned work, I have private lessons at the school geared towards students preparing for IELTS, etc.
2015 - 2017
Freelance ESL InstructorI provided English courses for management and work staff of several high-profile companies (Goodyear, Philip-Morris International, EFE Raki, Ravago, Grace). I taught as a substitute English teacher for elementary schools and gave private lessons to university students specializing in
engineering, medicine, international business administration, etc.
2020 - 2022
ESL InstructorWith two years of teaching on iTalki while in Istanbul, I became extremely familiar with the platform and variety of communication methods which can be used to reach students from all over the globe.
Using this platform, I've been able to provide over 2,000 lessons to a wide range of students all pursuing their English studies for the purposes of test-taking, business matters, or their own self-improvement.
2023 - 2024
ESL Instructor
5.0
Rating
219
Students
2,194
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
120 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Conversation Practice / General English Lesson
A2 - C2Conversation Practice1,637 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
IELTS (Academic or General) Training
B1 - C2Test Preparation31 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
General Business English
B1 - C2Business144 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Children / Teens
A2 - C2Kids221 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
CV / Cover Letter Help
A2 - C2Business4 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Availability
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194 Reviews
Ikumi
1 English lesson
Teacher’s pick
He is very supportive and easy to talk to. I'm glad that I chose him as my teacher! :))
Apr 26, 2020
Agnieszka
110 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Alex is amazing teacher. After two lesson we had I feel great and I want more and more :)
Apr 19, 2020
Dimas Deo
2 English lessons
Great connection, direct to the point and very knowledgeable.
Apr 18, 2024
betul_yuk
5 English lessons
great learning experience. very patient when teaching and very experienced in every language. Thank you so much alex
Feb 17, 2024
betul_yuk
5 English lessons
a patient and instructive teacher. I see myself improving every day. thanks to him
Feb 10, 2024
betul_yuk
5 English lessons
Harika bir hoca ilgili anlayışlı öğretici kendisine minnettarım
Feb 3, 2024
Trial Lesson
USD 5.00
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