French teacher Russell

Russell

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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 (12:31 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. I am comfortable teaching true beginners as well as highly advanced students, and am happy to tailor each lesson to your particular strengths and interests. Teaching is something to be taken seriously, but it's equally important that both of us are having fun, otherwise the learning won't happen. I enjoy creating phonetics and grammar drills to work on students' weak spots, and establishing a warm, friendly environment where you can feel free to be as expressive as possible, knowing that your mistakes will be eventually be corrected, but not in a way that breaks up the flow of the conversation.
My teaching material
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Quizzes
  • Audio files
  • PDF file
  • Articles and news
  • Text Documents
  • Video files
  • Image files
5.0
Rating
413
Students
3190
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

French Lessons

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

Language Essentials

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

Conversation

73 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 9% off

Availability

82 Reviews

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French
English
Student Aleksandr Prytkov
Aleksandr Prytkov
1 English lesson
Russell is a very positive and helpful teacher. I really enjoyed our conversation. He is friendly, easy to talk to, and makes the lesson comfortable and interesting. He also explained some interesting details about pronunciation and everyday English. Highly recommended!
May 15, 2026
Student Viola Wang
Viola Wang
1 English lesson
Russel is amazing that he helped me correct a bunch of pronunciation and grammatical mistakes of me that I never noticed before. He gave me a lot of helpful tips of English speaking that I can use in daily life. I will continue my lesson with Russel from time to time more of a conversation type to level up my English learning in general! It’s great fun talking with Russel! 👍
Feb 28, 2026
Student yue zhu
yue zhu
2 English lessons
Russell 在读诗方面好像有很多经验,他读不同语言的诗,除了英语我还学到其他内容。
Oct 5, 2025
Student Emiro
Emiro
28 English lessons
Russell, the English teacher I’ve always sought, is an exceptional linguist and a highly skilled language learner. Why do I recommend him? Well, he provided me with incredibly detailed feedback during our conversations (I’m not exaggerating). He explained how to improve my intonation, articulation, syntax, and vocabulary. I never get bored when I talk to him because he’s incredibly knowledgeable about a wide range of topics, including history, music, philosophy, and, of course, language learning. In my opinion, Russell is the ideal teacher for any dedicated and serious English learner.
Apr 3, 2026
Raven Melody
1 French lesson
Very knowledgeable and incredibly flexible! :)
Feb 13, 2026
Student yue zhu
yue zhu
2 English lessons
Russell 在读诗方面好像有很多经验,他读不同语言的诗,除了英语我还学到其他内容。
Oct 5, 2025