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French teacher Russell

Russell

Community Tutor
Community Tutor
Teaches
English
Native
French
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Spanish
Italian
Russian
Danish
Portuguese
Chinese (Taiwanese)
Language learning from a PhD-holding linguist and phonetician
From United StatesLiving in New York, United States (13:22 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 24, 2022
InterestsFoodFilms & TV SeriesReading
I am a native speaker of English, born and raised in New York. I hold a PhD in linguistics from Stony Brook University. I have a true passion for pronunciation and grammar, and have taught university courses on phonetics and syntax for over 10 years.
5.0
Rating
380
Students
2832
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

French Lessons

French
English
Trial Lesson
184 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Introduction to French
A1 -  B2

Language Essentials

106 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 9% off
French Conversation Practice
A1 -  C2

Conversation

68 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 9% off

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76 Reviews

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French
English
Student yue zhu
yue zhu
1 English lesson
我们大概说了自我介绍,时间很短,来不及说课程目标相关的话题。 Russell 会将语言知识辅助地引入,比如在对话框里默默订正表达用语。注重实际运用,他很友善大方,给人轻松的感觉,是随和和随性的人。他会给人自由和主导的空间。他教学的设计和风格是如何我不太了解,比较随性?还是有系统的?有结构的?有计划的?明确的?他的会给实用的表达,不会一上来就很学究,这点我很欣赏。
Oct 1, 2025
Student Ludovica
Ludovica
1 English lesson
Consiglio Russell per chiunque volesse migliorare il proprio inglese: l'insegnante è paziente e ascolta i dubbi degli studenti e accoglie le richieste sugli argomenti su cui lavorare. grazie e alla prossima
Aug 25, 2025
Student Jinglong Wang
Jinglong Wang
14 English lessons
I think Russell has an abundant of knowledge not only about English but language, which makes sense since he has a PhD in Linguistics. The pronunciation couses are very helpful. Russell speaks Mandarin so he understands where and how I struggle with English pronunciation. He even knows or noticed some things about the Chinese language that I am not aware of (I am a native Mandarin speaker). He can go deep in theory but can also provide good examples and tips.
Jun 17, 2025
Deng
7 English lessons
Russell's ability to speak multiple languages really helps, it quickly solves the problem of how to correct me when I struggle to express something or make a mistake
Aug 25, 2025
Student Razia
Razia
4 French lessons
Whether it’s French or English, will definitely get you to speak effortlessly and gently fix your pronunciation. 100% recommend!
Jul 1, 2025
Student Stefano
Stefano
1 English lesson
Great lesson, real English. This teacher is really interested in languages.
Mar 22, 2025
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