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Ralph English Teacher

English

Native

Spanish

From Canada

Living in La Paz, Bolivia

I specialize in teaching academic / creative writing and critical reading comprehension skills Hi! I’m a globetrotting English teacher with a passion for storytelling—both in the classroom and on the page. When I’m not teaching academic writing or critical reading (my specialties!), I write creative nonfiction about life abroad. Want a taste? Check out my podcasts. I´m also working on a novel about the American invasion of the colonies of Canada in 1812. From Canadian army reserves to supply chain inventory management, my unconventional path fuels my teaching: I help students turn ideas into powerful writing. Let’s discuss travel, history, or cross-cultural quirks—I’ve taught in 7 countries since 2004! I have over 30 years of teaching experience mostly to adults and older teenagers. I am a trained and certified secondary school social studies teacher and in addition to teaching English have taught history, AP Human Geography and philosophy. I spent ten years teaching in secondary schools in the Czech Republic and Bolivia. I spent five years teaching academic essay writing at KFUPM in Dharan in Saudi Arabia. My passion is in teaching writing both creative short stories and academic essays. I also enjoy teaching critical reading comprehension skills. I teach teenagers aged 14 and above and adults. My lessons are customized to your needs. I won't push something on you that you already know or don't want. I am a facilitator. I use a Socratic method of teaching where I ask questions and use your answers to guide what I teach and help you learn. Our sessions will be ...

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Podcast(11)

Vocabulary(1)

Quiz(22)

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Travel

Writing

Food

Tech

History

English

Trial Lesson

289 lessons completed

USD 9.00+

40% off

Conversation or Grammar

A1-C2

Language Essentials

1,390 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

11% off

Secondary / University Preparation Writing and Reading Comprehension

B1-C1

Language Essentials

389 lessons completed

USD 15.00+

13% off

Creative Writing

B1-C1

Language Essentials

5 lessons completed

USD 22.50+

16% off

Editing Services

B1-C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed

USD 50.00

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Aigul

131 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

It was very nice conversation. You are supportive and thoughtful listener, I think it’s the reason why I got some fluency in English. Thank you very much, looking forward for the next lesson.

Gracjan

103 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

I would like to recommend lessons with Ralph. We work together for over a year and it was a very inspiring time. Ralph is using many tools, so our meetings were always interesting and focused on my needs.

Oliver

5 English lessons

Thanks Ralph, great lesson

Julien

80 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

It's been 75 lessons that I working with Ralph. He is been very patient, supportive and friendly with very good advice. I made a lot of improvement thanks to this. I recommend strongly!