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James Hately

English

Native

German

Spanish

From United Kingdom

Living in Cologne, Germany

"Knowledgeable and patient, every lesson is very informative, highly recommended!" I'm James, I come from Nottingham and live in Cologne (Köln). The world is a complex, challenging and fascinating place. I've been learning languages for several years and have ended up moving to a different country, you never know where our lessons will take you! I think it is a great thing to do: the interesting details (like new words), the challenge of trying to speak it, and the new worlds you discover as you learn (music, films, people, politics). I have many interests: reading and learning is a big one, comedy writing, making music and other creative activities (I have a soft spot for football too!) and learning languages of course. One day I hope to learn them all! After learning German for a few years and helping two friends with some basic German (I don't speak German well enough to offer lessons here however, I am sorry!), I realised language teaching is something I enjoyed doing. I got a TEFL qualification, taught at a refugee organisation, before joining Italki where i've given over 2000 lessons. I have met students at all levels for a wide variety of purposes: as a hobby, moving to a new country, preparing for an exam etc. I love my job as a language teacher. It is so varied and pleasurable meeting people from all over the world. It's always rewarding to work with students over many months/years and seeing you progress in your language journeys. Conversations: we can get to know each other in our trial. Our classes can mix general conversation with more general...

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Music

Reading

Travel

English

Trial Lesson

131 lessons completed

USD 5.00+

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xiaowen

91 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

James is a professional, well-prepared, courteous teacher who listens carefully to his students and adds words and new things when necessary.He has a wide range of knowledge, you can talk to him about many things. He is very kind and gentle teacher.highly recommend!

Ajumi

32 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

James is my teacher for already a while now and I am very happy with him. He supports me a lot in my English exam preparation - so we go through various questions, translations and newspaper articles. I can only recommend him to every English learner (for all levels!)

Sherry

3 English lessons

He is professional, patient, kind and warm, and creates a really relaxing atmosphere for me to speak

Artem Blinov

60 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

I had 47 wonderful conversations with James. This experience really helped me a lot to improve my English skills and my confidence while speaking. Not to mention that he was the person I spoke to every week during my first year in immigration, which is itself very valuable. James is a great guy and a passionate teacher. I highly recommend him!

KulbaevaSaule

1 English lesson

I really enjoyed the lesson because the teacher was very friendly and helpful. I had a great conversation practice and got really useful recommendations and comments.

Artyom

1 English lesson

This conversational lesson was great! It was nice to have a spontaneous conversation, answer his questions and then ask him questions about the UK that I'd like to know. It was nice to meet him. Big thanks to James for the opportunity to practice with a native English speaker and I hope to see him again soon!