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Malcolm
Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Spanish
Specialties
Test PreparationCertified CELTA, TESOL and IELTS teacher with over 10 years experience.
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Spanish
Specialties
Test PreparationCertified CELTA, TESOL and IELTS teacher with over 10 years experience.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in London, United Kingdom (03:25 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 20, 2020InterestsTravelReadingBusiness & Finance
Hi everyone! I’m Malcolm, a native British English teacher with 25+ years of experience. My background is unique—I spent 30 years in the film industry as a Propmaster, working across Europe and Latin America. This gave me a knack for clear, engaging communication, perfect for students who love storytelling or work in creative/IT fields (many of my learners are tech professionals!). I’ve taught at language schools in the UK and Spain, specializing in **Business English, IELTS, and conversational fluency**. Fluent in Spanish and French, I understand the challenges of language learning firsthand. Let’s make lessons dynamic—whether you’re prepping for an exam or mastering workplace English.Me as a Teacher
I'm friendly, patient and adapt my teaching style to the needs of my students. Apart from teaching, I have worked in finance, the film industry [30yrs] and have a wide work experience.
My personal interests are reading, travelling, salsa dancing and restoring vintage artwork and furniture
I like to encourage my students to contribute feedback so that we progress at the right speed and level of content.
I teach General English, Business English, IELTS Certificate Courses and topic based Conversation English for everyday use. My lessons & teaching style
I mix my teaching styles depending on the needs of the student which often means switching between Topics for improving Vocabulary, Grammar for increasing Accuracy and Conversation for improving Fluency.
I try not to correct every tiny mistake until my students are confident and are ready to take this step. Homework is encouraged but optional.
Seeing students improve each lesson is very rewarding for me and I look forward to meeting you in the near future.
Teaching resources
* Headway course books 5th Ed. Oxford Univ. press
* Market Leader 3rd Ed. Pearson Longman
* IELTS Academic. Cambridge Univ. press
* Downloaded Audio and Video filesMy teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Business English - Stafford House - 2021An online course covering the topics and resources required for teaching Business English at the Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate levels.
Certificate verified
Cambridge Assessment English - Stafford House - 2020This was a four week full time intensive course which included practical classroom teaching to foreign students, as well as the required theoretical knowledge.
Certificate verified
IELTS - Premier TEFL - 2019This was for teaching IELTS and was a 30 hour distance learning course
Certificate verified
IELTS Preparation - Premier TEFL - 2019This was a 30 hour distance learning course.
Certificate verified
TESOL - Intesol - 1998This was a residential course for teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. The course included practical teaching to the other members of the group, classroom management and teaching theory.
Certificate verified
Education
2020 - 2022
Bachelor’s - IELTSI do not have a degree so have chosen the lowest option
2020 - 2022
Master's - CeramicsI only did a three year Cert.Ed course and l have lost the certificate. I have tried twice over the years to get a copy. However the college has been through several mergers and finally came under the umbrella of Brunel University.
I have an email from them confirming my attendance and pass at Cert.Ed from other records but unfortunately they cannot trace my actual certificate. A copy of the email is uploaded.
2019 - 2020
Master's - CELTACambridge CELTA
2020 - 2022
Bachelor’s - TESOLI don't have a degree so have chosen the lowest option. I passed a Cert.Ed. but no longer have the certificate
Work Experience
2018 - 2020
Part-time English Language teacherHave been teaching visiting French school students visiting UK on short cultural visits.
This has enabled me to highlight common problem areas of language in a very short time, as the visits are for only 1-2 weeks and the lessons are for only 15hrs a week.
2013 - 2018
Part-time English Language TeacherI was teaching small groups [normally 6 students] of German students on two week visits to the UK.
I taught 21hrs over the two week periods. [ages 13-18yrs]
I also taught One-to-One over two week periods, 22.5hrs.
Students expected to cover their chosen areas of weakness, so a lot of Grammar and Skills covered in a short period of time.
5.0
Rating
477
Students
4,422
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
250 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
General English: Grammar, Vocabulary, Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
A2 - C1Language Essentials2,910 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 7% off
Conversation
A2 - C2Conversation1,062 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 7% off
Availability
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386 Reviews
Beatriz
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
We practiced listening, speaking, writing and grammar (past verb tenses)
Feb 16, 2022
Luis Gomez
2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great teacher! Highly recommended
Dec 21, 2021
cora Huang
18 English lessons
I know my grammar was a bit messy when writing the story, thanks for the past tense help! See you :)
Jan 25, 2024
Beatriz
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
We practiced reading, grammar (past perfect) and vocabulary (describing people and situations)
Feb 16, 2022
Francesca
3 English lessons
My first lesson with Malcolm was perfect! I am really impressed with his teaching technique that helped me understand basic concepts. Thank you for being a great teacher!
Aug 9, 2024
cora Huang
18 English lessons
Thanks for your help, and looking forward to seeing you in the next lesson
Jan 15, 2024
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