Mark -Business/IELTS

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Mark -Business/IELTS

Professional Teacher

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Chinese (Mandarin)

Spanish

Japanese

Qualified TEFL teacher with over 3 years of experience

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Chinese (Mandarin)

Spanish

Japanese

Qualified TEFL teacher with over 3 years of experience

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

Resume & Certificates

From United KingdomLiving in Hong Kong, Hong Kong (21:42 UTC+08:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Mar 16, 2021

InterestsMusicFoodTravel

My name is Mark. I come from London in the UK. I have loved learning languages from a young age, when I first started learning Spanish and Mandarin. Coming from a family of travelers (my father was a pilot, my mother worked in travel too), I have always been interested in all things international. I love sharing language and culture with people around the world. I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but also abroad for more than 3 years. I've lived in Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, studying Chinese and teaching English in schools and as a private tutor. I also love music, food, film, sport, and learning new things.

Me as a Teacher

From my own experience learning languages, I have found that for many people it is better to be self-driven. That is why I love italki, because anyone choosing to learn here is clearly very self-driven. My 2+ years as an English teacher and tutor showed me that people like to learn in many different ways, and it is important for me to listen to students and help them to learn the right way for them. I also understand that learning English is different depending where the student comes from. I believe that through italki, lessons are actually mainly driven by the student. I am here to help your idea of an ideal class become reality.

My lessons & teaching style

I believe a relaxed lesson is the best way to learn. Conversation is the best learning tool because it is so flexible. For me, new vocabulary and grammar is so much easier to memorise when you are using it in conversation than if you are trying to learn it from a book. I am happy to talk about any subject you like - if you like art and music, or film and television, food, travel, history, really anything at all. Talking about things you are interested in is another way to make it easier to pick up your target language.

My teaching material

Certificates

i-to-i TEFL Certification - i-to-i - 2016This was the 2nd TEFL course I undertook, in which I learned a lot about teaching English from a theoretical and practical standpoint. Information covered included phonemes and pronunciation, ways of acquiring a language, practical methods, and more.

Certificate verified

Education

2011 - 2014

Bachelor’s - Chinese StudiesUniversity of Wales Trinity Saint DavidMy Bachelor's degree was in Chinese Studies, a major component of which was studying Chinese language (Mandarin and also some Classical Chinese literature). One semester of my degree (half a year) was spent at a university in Beijing where I studied only Mandarin, 5 days a week.

Work Experience

2014 - 2015

English TeacherPingshan Middle School - Shenzhen, ChinaDirect experience of teaching English to a large number of students. I had to plan my own lessons as well as deliver them, so I have spent plenty of time thinking about how best to help people learn more easily.

2015 - 2016

English TeacherShenzhen High School - Shenzhen, ChinaDirect experience of teaching English to a large number of students in a highly academic school. I had to plan my own lessons as well as deliver them, so I have spent plenty of time thinking about how best to help people learn more easily.

5.0

Rating

115

Students

814

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

115

Students

814

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

English Lessons

General Conversation Practice

B1 - C2

Conversation

689 lessons completed

USD 14.75+

Package with 6% off

Grammar Practice

B1 - C2

Language Essentials

1 lessons completed

USD 18.00+

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

136 Reviews

Chloe

1 English lesson

Teacher’s pick

many thanks for your interview class, which is of great help by offering a simulated interview condition as well as giving a lot of encouragement.

Jun 28, 2022

Allison

58 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

I really enjoyed the class with Mark. He is very supportive and he has an outstanding communication skill. Look forward to the next class!

Apr 13, 2021

Dawn

7 English lessons

老师非常可靠，比起帮助我的雅思口语练习，更多的是给了我很大的与英语母语者沟通的自信！强烈推荐一下。

Sep 30, 2022

Solomon

155 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

The class with Mark was fantastic! He’s very passionate about teaching and he explained the expressions I encountered very clearly! I learned a lot from our class! Thanks a lot!

Apr 27, 2021