From United StatesLiving in Medellin, Colombia (00:14 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 24, 2020
Interest topicScienceTechHistory
Hello, my name is Benjamin and I am from Oregon, USA. When I am not teaching, my interests include reading, writing short fiction, watching films, geology, rockhounding, lapidary work, and having engaging conversations about many topics. I love to travel and at this time have been to over 20 countries! During my travels I enjoyed a few places so much that I lived in them for extended periods of time. A couple of my favorite places I've lived are Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Medellin, Colombia (where I currently reside).
Me as a Teacher
After obtaining TEFL Certification from the Language Institute at Chiang Mai University I taught classes at Pro Language Chiang Mai in 2008. I remained there until returning home from Thailand in February of 2009. Since then I have done private English tutoring in Thailand, Mexico, and United States.
More recently, I taught English conversation and grammar lessons to students enrolled in Tutlo Online English School, based out of Poland, from 2020 to 2022.
My lessons & teaching style
I find that the best way to learn a language is to acquire it through conversation. My skill as a teacher is to adjust to each student's level. Whether you are a beginner at learning English, or are an advanced student, we will communicate and improve your skills. My lesson for this method is "Let's Chat" which is an informal conversation lesson. I do not teach grammar in most of my lessons, however, if you would like to practice some, please let me know and we can spend a portion of our lesson doing some exercises to learn more about your strenghts and weaknesses.
good to talk each other, wonderful to share view points on some experiences.
Jan 23, 2024
Wendy
56 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
The lesson is always fun and interactive. We talk about different topics every time. Recommend the lesson to the ones who want to practice speaking without pressure.
May 30, 2023
Atsushi
41 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thank you for this lesson.
Each lesson is always so nice, and awesome!
I like his lesson.
I feel getting better with my English for this one year.
I appreciate.
Mar 17, 2023
Hansen
51 English lessons
apple vision pro is a start for this type of product. believe there are a lot of other companies to produce the similar ones but not as expensive as apple products. hope we as common people can afford to use them for fun.
Apr 23, 2024
Hansen
51 English lessons
to emphasize the father role on educating children in the family, to discuss different topics in different ways comparing mother. and in this tough competition of Chinese exams, to keep good mental health is also very important for youth.