Ralph English Teacher
Over mij
Lessen
Beschikbaarheid
Beoordelingen
Online
Ralph English Teacher
Professionele leerkracht![]()
Geeft les in
Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Spaans
I specialize in teaching academic / creative writing and critical reading comprehension skills
Geeft les in
Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Spaans
I specialize in teaching academic / creative writing and critical reading comprehension skills
Over mij
Ik als leerkracht
Mijn lessen en manier van lesgeven
Cv en certificaten
Uit CanadaWoont in La Paz, Bolivia (23:35 UTC-04:00)
Over mij
italki leerkracht sinds 30 Sep 2019InterestsReizenWritingFoodITHistory
Hi, I will be on a book promotion tour from 6-30 June 2025. I will be available for lessons in the first week of July. When I'm not teaching, I write creative nonfiction short stories about working abroad and being different. There are podcasts of some which you can listen to from my profile.
I enjoy talking about travel, history and cross-cultural issues.
I have lived outside of Canada since 2004 and taught in Czech Republic, Canada, China, India, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bolivia.
I was a soldier in the Canadian reserve army and studied history in university.
I worked in industrial supply as a warehouseman and buyer / inventory controller before switching to teachingIk als leerkracht
I have over 30 years of teaching experience mostly to adults and older teenagers.
I am a trained and certified secondary school social studies teacher and in addition to teaching English have taught history, AP Human Geography and philosophy.
I spent ten years teaching in secondary schools in the Czech Republic and Bolivia.
I spent five years teaching academic essay writing at KFUPM in Dharan in Saudi Arabia.
My passion is in teaching writing both creative short stories and academic essays. I also enjoy teaching critical reading comprehension skills.
I teach teenagers aged 14 and above and adults.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.
Your reading and writing are done outside of class time. During class, I will check your work with you.
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
Standard Teacher License - OSSE, Washington, DC - 2017This is a secondary school teaching certificate for Social Studies Grades 7-12.
Certificate verified
Teacher Preparation Certificate - Teach-Now Educatore School of Education - 2016This was a nine month, 8 course project based learning program.
Certificate verified
TESOL Diploma - Vancouver Community College, Canada - 1999This was a 325 hour program consisting of 8 courses and an internship.
Certificate verified
Bachelor's Degree - University of British Columbia - 1993This is my four year Bachelor Degree in Political Science
Certificate verified
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
464
Studenten
4,522
Lessen
100%
Aanwezigheid
100%
Beantwoord
Engels lessen
Proefles
288 lessen voltooid
USD 12.00+
Conversation or Grammar
A1 - C2Algemeen1,386 lessen voltooid
USD 12.00+
Pakket met 11% korting
Secondary / University Preparation Writing and Reading Comprehension
B1 - C1Algemeen388 lessen voltooid
USD 12.00+
Pakket met 10% korting
Creative Writing
B1 - C1Algemeen3 lessen voltooid
USD 22.00
Pakket met 10% korting
Beschikbaarheid
Op basis van je tijdzone (UTC+00:00)
Mijn creaties
Vocabulary (1)
Podcast (11)
Quiz (22)
287 Beoordelingen
Aigul
127 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
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
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
pedro g mendes
9 Engels lessen
Good class
19 dec. 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
Proefles
USD 12.00
Je laatste betaling wordt gedaan in USD