Ben Nangle
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Ben Nangle
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Native
Spanish
Lithuanian
Pashto
DELTA qualified Lecturer with experience in exam preparation
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Native
Spanish
Lithuanian
Pashto
DELTA qualified Lecturer with experience in exam preparation
From United KingdomLiving in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (10:48 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 13, 2020Interest topicMusicSports & FitnessReading
Hi guys, I'm Ben and I'm from Edinburgh in Scotland. I am currently employed as a professor of ESP and Spanish at a university in Vilnius, Lithuania and also work as a freelance copywriter / translator in English and Spanish. Outside of teaching I like to spend my free time doing art, exercise, martial arts and hiking, learning languages and most of all travelling to new places. I love meeting new people from different places and sharing interesting experiences. I spent several years living in South America where I taught English and coached martial arts, whilst learning Spanish. I am currently learning French as well and hope to reach a b1 level within a few months.Me as a Teacher
I am a passionate qualified and experienced English teacher with several teaching certificates including a CELTA, DELTA and a TEFL certificate. I currently teach modules in Business English and Spanish for tourism, among other subjects at a university. I have taught students from a huge variety of professional backgrounds (journalists, bankers, teachers, businessmen, farmers, etc) and people of all ages and levels, from beginners to advanced, children to adults. I have worked with students from all over the world and formed lasting friendships with many.My lessons & teaching style
I tailor my lessons to suit the needs of individual students, taking a fun and creative approach to learning whilst utilising an effective structure in teaching grammar and skills. I can create classes for general English, English for specific purposes and to prepare students for exams, having taught IELTS, Cambridge, various university entrance exams among others. I also tend to set my students plenty of extra activities and homework where required to ensure effective and rapid improvement.My teaching material
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Video files
- Image files
- Homework Assignments
- Articles and news
- PDF file
- Audio files
Certificates
TEFL 120 Hour - TEFL.org - 2016TEFL 120 hour course with online and in-classroom components
Certificate uploaded
Delta module 1 - British Study Centres - 2019This is to show the completion of the first module of my DELTA course. DELTA is a masters-level diploma in English teaching and is a post-CELTA course, requiring the prior completion of a CELTA or equivalent course. am currently completing the course but it has been put on hold due to the lockdown situation.
Certificate uploaded
Education
2013 - 2017
Bachelor’s - Social sciencesBA in Social Sciences from Glasgow Caledonian University, 4 year course focused primarily on psychology, with modules in Sociology, economics, criminology, etc
Work Experience
2018 - 2020
Director of Studies (interim)full-time, 25 - 38 hours contact time per week + planning)
Associate Director of Studies role included full DoS responsibilities - recruitment / interviewing of prospective teachers, course design and planning, observation / training of new teachers and varied administrative duties, creation of record documents / payclaims, creation and design of teaching materials.
2018 - 2020
Senior teacherTeaching full-time to groups of every level from beginner to advanced, young learners to adults.
Regular classes include intensive general English, exam preparation (Cambridge exams, IELTS, SQA, University specific exams), groups ranging in size from 1-1 up to classes of 28 students. EAP classes and pronunciation focused classes.
Teaching approach based on the communicative method with a range of eclectic influences and adaptability.
Experience in guiding tours of large groups.
2016 - 2018
Teacherteacher and class administrator
Private and group class English
Teaching English language skills to small professional adult groups using varied academic discussion topics.
Planned and implemented curriculum for class term, homework tasks and exams prepared. Social events organised and implemented.
2017 - 2018
English teacher, Student mentor, sports coach,English teacher, Student mentor, Volunteer sports coach, Administrator
SENA Colombia - CO
January 2017 to January 2018
Live-in month long training course.
Teaching in a large-scale public college programme for disadvantaged youth across Colombia,
implementing new teaching strategies and classroom activities to motivate learning.
Undertook administrative classroom tasks - documentation and planning for classes and curriculum.
2015 - 2018
freelance English tutorTaught private classes to individuals of various professions and backgrounds. Organized small,
complementary group class to teach Venezuelan and Syrian refugees in Buenos Aires.
with private classes in other parts of Argentina and Colombia, teaching accountants, doctors, business owners, teachers etc.
teaching online whilst back in Europe to a student-base primarily focused in Spain.
5.0
Rating
80
Students
893
Lessons
100%
Attendance
99%
Response
English Lessons
General English / conversation (all levels) - grammar, vocab, speaking / listening
A2 - C2General627 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 15% off
Exam preparation (tailored and in-depth, all skills covered)
B1 - C2Test Preparation23 lessons completed
USD 17.50
Package with 17% off
Business and professional English
A2 - C2Conversation Practice168 lessons completed
USD 17.50
Package with 17% off
Interview / presentation preparation
B1 - C2Business13 lessons completed
USD 17.50
Package with 17% off
Proofreading / editing Service
B1 - C2General11 lessons completed
USD 20.00
Package with 10% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
95 Reviews
David
5 English lessons
Good class, I enjoy to learn and practice.
Dec 8, 2021
David
5 English lessons
Excellent...
Nov 22, 2021
Nero Wan
5 English lessons
Always productive for having teacher Ben's lesson!
Sep 27, 2021
Nero Wan
5 English lessons
Very nice teaching method!
Sep 17, 2021
Mila
5 English lessons
Thank you so much for a supportive lesson today 🍀 See you soon!
Jul 6, 2021
Takashi
7 English lessons
Another great lesson full of new expressions which are useful to have a conversation with a native speaker. Thanks a lot Ben!
Jun 17, 2021
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