Ralph English Teacher
Online
Ralph English Teacher
Professionele leerkracht
Geeft les in
Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Spaans
My students get band 7 on the IELTS / or get the job they want in their first test or interview.
Geeft les in
Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Spaans
My students get band 7 on the IELTS / or get the job they want in their first test or interview.
Uit CanadaWoont in La Paz, Bolivia (07:33 UTC-04:00)
Over mij
italki leerkracht sinds 30 Sep 2019Interest topicFoodReizenWritingIT
I am semi retired from my secondary school job. Bolivia is the seventh country I have lived and worked in. I enjoy gardening and reading about culture and technology. I'm interested in learning about your country. When I'm not teaching, I write creative nonfiction short stories I am working about my travels and teaching. I have about 15 stories as of March 2024.
Let's meet. Book me for a trial lesson.Ik als leerkracht
My passion is in teaching test writing and reading comprehension. I have about 25 years of classroom teaching experience and three years online. I have mostly taught adults settling in Canada, business people in Europe and India, and university students in Saudi Arabia. My online students have mostly been business people and those wanting to do the IELTS. In a typical general lesson, we warm up by talking about what is new in our lives. We move on to an exercise where I ask you to describe something. The next activity depends on you. You can choose from reading and discussion of a daily news item, working on a programed lesson that you chose from a list or having free conversation.Mijn lessen en manier van lesgeven
My lessons are customized to your needs. I won't push something on you that you already know or don't want. I am a facilitator. I use a Socratic method of teaching where I ask questions and use your answers to guide what I teach and help you learn. Our sessions will be interactive where I encourage you to ask me questions. I don't just hand out answers but help you to find them. I support my teaching with videos, interactive websites, visuals and quizzes. Some websites that I use for homework are www.readworks.org www.agendaweb.org and www.esl-lab.com. Whatever we do is focused on your needs. Contact me for a trial lesson to see if we'll be happy with each other. CheersMijn lesmateriaal
- PDF-bestand
- Tekstdocumenten
- Diapresentatie/PPT
- Audiobestanden
- Afbeeldingsbestanden
- Videobestanden
- Flashcards
- Artikelen en nieuws
- Quizzen
- Voorbeelden van examenvragen
- Grafieken en diagrammen
- Huiswerkopdrachten
Certificaten
Bachelor's Degree - University of British Columbia - 1993This is my four year Bachelor Degree in Political Science
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Standard Teacher License - OSSE, Washington, DC - 2017This is a secondary school teaching certificate for Social Studies Grades 7-12.
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TESOL Diploma - Vancouver Community College, Canada - 1999This was a 325 hour program consisting of 8 courses and an internship.
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Teacher Preparation Certificate - Teach-Now Educatore School of Education - 2016This was a nine month, 8 course project based learning program.
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Teaching experience
2019 - 2024
English TeacherHere on Italki, I have guided adults to improve their English for the workplace, job interviews, test preparation, and conversation. Typically, my test prep students score IELTS 7 or better the first time they do the test. They succeed because I coach them to think, speak and write in English and to stop translating. During this time, I teach from my ebook, "Writing Attention-Getting Paragraphs." In 2022, I was in the top 1% group of English teachers here in Italki.
2012 - 2018
TeacherFrom Aug. 2012 to May 2015, I taught ESL. From Aug. 2015 to Dec. 2018, I taught Secondary Social Studies to secondary school-aged children.
2007 - 2012
English TeacherI taught reading comprehension and essay writing.
2005 - 2006
Language ConsultantI taught North American pronunciation and North American concepts of customer service to call center agents who provided problem-solving services for computer hardware and software.
1999 - 2004
ESL TeacherI taught new adult immigrants beginner and intermediate-level grammar and settlement-related vocabulary.
1995 - 1998
ESL TeachrI taught secondary school children English.
Opleiding
1983 - 1993
Bachelor’s - Political Science
Werkervaring
1988 - 1995
Buyer Expeditor Inventory ManagerI started in the warehouse with various inventory duties. I was promoted to a clerical cost control position in the purchasing department. I spent the last six years in purchasing and inventory management.
1977 - 1985
Reservist Noncommissioned OfficerI started as an artillery gun crew member. Promoted regularly, I rose to the rank of sergeant. In this capacity, I ran the technical section and taught new technicians to calculate firing data. In the field, I was the Battery Commanders technician: "5th (BC) Field Battery Royal Canadian Army." I served in order to pay for my college and university studies.
5.0
Beoordeling
445
Studenten
4,316
Lessen
100%
Aanwezigheid
100%
Beantwoord
Engels lessen
Proefles
280 lessen voltooid
USD 12.00+
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Beschikbaarheid
Op basis van je tijdzone (UTC+00:00)
Mijn creaties
Vocabulary (1)
Podcast (8)
Quiz (21)
286 Beoordelingen
Aigul
110 Engels lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
It was very nice conversation. You are supportive and thoughtful listener, I think it’s the reason why I got some fluency in English. Thank you very much, looking forward for the next lesson.
31 jul. 2021
Julien
80 Engels lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
It's been 75 lessons that I working with Ralph. He is been very patient, supportive and friendly with very good advice. I made a lot of improvement thanks to this. I recommend strongly!
5 nov. 2020
Gracjan
103 Engels lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
I would like to recommend lessons with Ralph. We work together for over a year and it was a very inspiring time. Ralph is using many tools, so our meetings were always interesting and focused on my needs.
4 nov. 2020
Oliver
5 Engels lessen
Thanks Ralph, great lesson
25 jan. 2024
Patricia Montoya
19 Engels lessen
It was a good kick off. I will continue with the lessons to get ready for my exam.
2 dec. 2023
puggi4567
1 Engels les
Perfect!!
25 sep. 2023
Proefles
USD 12.00
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