Hi, my name’s Simon! I am British and I like travelling! I have been to around 40 countries and I lived in Japan for 20 years. Now I live in France so I can understand what people learning a language are going through as I learned Japanese and I am currently studying French and Spanish.
I like hiking, camping and bushcraft. When I was younger I spent two years backpacking in Asia so I have tramped the Annapurna Circuit twice and climbed Mount Kinabalu twice! During that journey, I came across scuba diving and yoga, two pursuits I continue to this day. I have been a scuba diving instructor since 2002.
Also, I dabble with writing, meditation, poetry, chess and other things besides.
지도 경험
I have been teaching English for 30 years and I have a Certificate in TEFLA (CELTA), an Advanced Certificate in TESOL and an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. I was the editor of a Teacher Education journal in Japan for eight years and I taught at universities there for 15 years.
I taught pre-sessional courses at the University of Glasgow from 2015 to 2020, completing 13 in all, so I have a lot of experience in preparing students for the cultural and academic expectations in an English-speaking university setting. The goal of the pre-sessional courses was for the students to attain an IELTS-equivalent score of 6.5 or 7.
Also, I have been teaching scuba diving and first aid since 2002.
내 강의 및 지도 스타일
It is difficult to describe a specific style as each student is different and one of the greatest strengths of the Italki platform is the one-to-one nature of the classes. Consequently, I adapt my style to suit the situation and the student, and I like to use humour and fun when at all possible.
내 수업 자료
PDF 파일
텍스트 문서
오디오 파일
비디오 파일
플래시카드
기사와 뉴스
퀴즈
테스트 템플릿 및 예제
그래프 및 차트
숙제
자격증
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and TESOL - University of Leicester - 2002
자격증 업로드됨
학력
1999 - 2002
석사 - Applied Linguistics and TESOLUniversity of LeicesterMA
경력
2001 - 2015
TeacherKinjo Gakuin University - Nagoya, 일본
2005 - 2015
TeacherNagoya University of Foreign Studies - Nagoya, 일본
2015 - 현재
TeacherUniversity of Glasgow - Glasgow, 영국Via Veritas Vita
4.9
등급
739
학생
3,484
수업
100%
출결
100%
응답률
4.9
등급
739
학생
3484
수업
100%
출결
100%
응답률
영어 강의
시범 수업
478개 강의 완료됨
USD 5.00+
English for Studying at an English-speaking University
B1 - C2일반388개 강의 완료됨
USD 12.00+
패키지(10% 할인가)
English Conversation with help on pronunciation and grammar
A2 - C2회화 연습1,400개 강의 완료됨
USD 12.00+
패키지(10% 할인가)
Proofreading/Essay Correction
A2 - C2일반180개 강의 완료됨
USD 14.00+
Exam Preparation
B1 - C2시험 준비709개 강의 완료됨
USD 12.00+
패키지(10% 할인가)
Interview and/or Presentation Preparation
B1 - C1비즈니스98개 강의 완료됨
USD 12.00+
패키지(9% 할인가)
Lesson for students who have completed more than 20 lessons!
A1 - C2회화 연습225개 강의 완료됨
USD 10.00+
패키지(11% 할인가)
수업 가능한 시간
회원님의 시간대 기준 (UTC+00:00)
645개의 평가
SIKA
3개의 영어 강의
강사님의 선택
Super premier contact avec ce professeur. Il vous mets tout de suite à l’aise et sait entretenir une conversation.
J’ai hâte de passer aux cours suivants.
2019년 1월 25일
Tanya
16개의 영어 강의
강사님의 선택
In our lessons, we have combined both interview preparation and general conversations.
Simon is an excellent teacher and an amazing person. He is confident, intelligent, knowledgeable and capable to listen to me as a student. He has reacted to my needs, be they help, guidance or further explanation, adopting a supportive and an encouraging approach. He always gives honest feedback and challenges with (unexpected) questions that make me think. Being a linguist, he understands what intercultural communication is. Last but not least, he has a good sense of humor, which adds to the whole experience. Although I still can't articulate my thoughts in English as fluently as I would like to, I feel I've been making some progress. Thank you for that, Simon! And let me highly recommend you!
2019년 1월 18일
Joayeon
13개의 영어 강의
강사님의 선택
For an immigration purpose, I had to get IELTS 7.0 (each band), and looked for the qualified English teacher who has many years of experience in teaching. Now that I got my desired scores (actually higher than that - L 9, R 8.5 S&W 7), I feel so grateful that I met Simon!
He helped me a lot during my IELTS journey especially for my writing score to increase from 6.5 to 7. For the last three months, he motivated me to write more essays and gave me excellent feedbacks and estimated my possible score for every writing piece that I produced. The classes always went smooth, in an interactive and fun way, so I never got bored. I really admired his long teaching experience and ability to attend in details!
Apart from that, he has collected very useful and hands-on information about IELTS and how the scoring system work, and he never minded sharing this valuable information with me.
If you need IELTS score and find a qualified teacher, I do recommend Simon as your English teacher!!!
2017년 9월 7일
Cinzia
201개의 영어 강의
Another interesting lesson with Simon. Thanks a lot.
2024년 4월 15일
Cinzia
201개의 영어 강의
It's always a pleasure to have a lesson with Simon. Thanks a lot.
2024년 4월 8일
Cinzia
201개의 영어 강의
Thanks a lot for your wonderful lesson. I wish you a good "Camino de Santiago de Compostela". I can't wait to listening about your journey!