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Melissa

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Living in Riverside, United States

TESOL Certified English teacher, chemistry teacher, and pharmacist specializing in scientific vocab My name is Melissa and I am a certified English teacher from southern California in the United States. I am a native English speaker and speak with a neutral American accent. I am a TESOL certified teacher and have taught over 800 lessons on italki with a 5-star rating. I also host a podcast which teaches English in context to non-native speakers. I love working with students and helping them improve their English. In addition, I have an undergraduate degree in biology, a doctorate of pharmacy, and a teaching credential in science. I worked as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital and have been teaching chemistry for the past seven years so I have a strong background in science. Because of my background, I have a highly specialized science and medical vocabulary. I help science professionals achieve their goals by improving their professional level of English. I also work with students who have an intermediate to advanced level of English to improve their fluency and command of the language. I enjoy helping students improve their English. My classrooms are always a space where you can feel comfortable so you can best learn the material. I'm a very patient and friendly person, and I know the struggles of learning a language. I provide corrections and feedback in a constructive way so can you feel comfortable practicing and making mistakes. My teaching style is flexible and you will always be the center of the lesson. We will build your fluency by practicing speaki...

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English

Conversation Practice with a Native Speaker

B1-C2

Conversation

667 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

16% off

Interview Practice - Prepare for Job or University Interviews

B1-C2

Language Essentials

62 lessons completed

USD 14.00+

13% off

Improve Your Vocabulary, Accent and Pronunciation with Texts

B1-C2

Language Essentials

85 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

16% off

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琳琳.

14 English lessons

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perfect！

Vanessa

120 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Melissa is a very friendly and patient teacher who makes me feel very comfortable to practice my conversation. I don't need to worried about my mistake because she will help me to correct my vocabulary. Also She encourages me to speak more during the lesson which I think is the best thing for conversation lesson. Thank you, Melissa. Looking forward to my next lesson.

Conghui Liu

1 English lesson

Melissa is friendly and a very good talker ，which is important that I can easily realize what I need to improve。

anny

6 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

老師解釋單字時很有耐心且講解詳細，還會幫忙做筆記在訊息欄。另外，跟她閒聊很自在，就像朋友一樣互相分享生活。總的來說，我在課程中可以沒有壓力的學習英文。

琳琳.

14 English lessons

Another perfect lesson!! Thanks a lot ！

richard

2 English lessons