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Преподает на italki с 13 Oct 2015 г.
Интересующая темаСпортПисьмоПутешествия
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.
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Я как преподаватель
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.
Мои уроки и стиль преподавания
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.
Мой учебный материал
Файл PDF
Текстовые документы
Аудиофайлы
Видеофайлы
Дидактические карточки
Статьи и новости
Опросы
Шаблоны и примеры тестов
Графики и диаграммы
Домашние задания
Сертификаты
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and TESOL - University of Leicester - 2002
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Образование
1999 - 2002
Магистр - Applied Linguistics and TESOLUniversity of LeicesterMA
Опыт работы
2001 - 2015
TeacherKinjo Gakuin University - Nagoya, Япония
2005 - 2015
TeacherNagoya University of Foreign Studies - Nagoya, Япония
2015 - Сейчас
TeacherUniversity of Glasgow - Glasgow, Соединенное КоролевствоVia Veritas Vita
4.9
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739
Ученики
3,484
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100%
Посещаемость
100%
Обратная связь
4.9
Оценка
739
Ученики
3484
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100%
Посещаемость
100%
Обратная связь
Уроков: английский
Пробный урок
Завершено уроков: 478
USD 5.00+
English for Studying at an English-speaking University
B1 - C2ОбщееЗавершено уроков: 388
USD 12.00+
Пакет со скидкой 10%
English Conversation with help on pronunciation and grammar
Lesson for students who have completed more than 20 lessons!
A1 - C2Разговорная практикаЗавершено уроков: 225
USD 10.00+
Пакет со скидкой 11%
Время
На основе вашего часового пояса (UTC+00:00)
Отзывов: 645
SIKA
Уроков: 3, язык: английский
Выбор преподавателя
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.
25 янв. 2019 г.
Tanya
Уроков: 16, язык: английский
Выбор преподавателя
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!
18 янв. 2019 г.
Joayeon
Уроков: 13, язык: английский
Выбор преподавателя
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!!!
7 сент. 2017 г.
Cinzia
Уроков: 201, язык: английский
Another interesting lesson with Simon. Thanks a lot.
15 апр. 2024 г.
Cinzia
Уроков: 201, язык: английский
It's always a pleasure to have a lesson with Simon. Thanks a lot.
8 апр. 2024 г.
Cinzia
Уроков: 201, язык: английский
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!
19 февр. 2024 г.
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