Jan D
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Jan D
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Polish
CELTA-qualified, vast experience. I will motivate, inspire and help you revolutionize your English.
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Polish
CELTA-qualified, vast experience. I will motivate, inspire and help you revolutionize your English.
From United KingdomLiving in Bialystok, Poland (15:06 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Dec 26, 2016Interest topicHistorySports & FitnessWritingMusicFilms & TV Series
CELTA-qualified with vast experience of teaching with children and adults, online and offline. I am also a graduate of broadcast journalism and screenwriting. I have written 3 feature length screenplays, so I enjoy writing and creative thinking, which I apply to my work with students of English in order to create dynamic, focused, and well structured lessons. I have thousands of hours of experience, which enables me to quickly assess your level and find the best way forward. I am an active, family-oriented person, and aside from film I also enjoy collecting vinyl records, running and travelling and meeting new people.Me as a Teacher
I have more than thirteen years of solid teaching experience with kids, teenagers, adults, business people, group and individual lessons - in a classroom setting, online setting, private setting. I have done grammar lessons, conversation lessons, exam preparation lessons, technical writing and correction lessons, listening lessons. There is very little that I haven't experienced as an English teacher - all levels, all ages, individuals, pairs, groups and people from all walks of life and business. I am a qualified journalist and screenwriter - the written word is my specialization. I can help you prepare for exams such as TOEFL and IELTS and give you valuable feedback and guidance.My lessons & teaching style
I always start with a needs assessment. I want to find out why you are learning and what your goals are and we can build from there. I want to get to know you so that I can understand what you are looking for, how you best learn and what you expect from a teacher. I have a huge library of PDF materials, which are up to date from a professional source, with audio/video too. I can send you all necessary files and notes after the class.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Video files
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Test templates and examples
Certificates
CELTA - Cambridge University, International House, Cracow - 2010
Certificate uploaded
Education
2010 - 2010
Other - CELTA
1996 - 1999
Bachelor’s - Broadcast Journalism
Work Experience
2015 - Current
Director, language teacherI have worked under my own company name for the past six years. I currently run lesson in person and online, using skype or zoom. The bulk of my students are private individuals and groups/businesses that I teach as part of my own private business. My youngest student is 5 years old, the oldest over 50 years old. I understand learners needs and adapt my methods accordingly, using interesting and up to date material, often downloaded under official license from linguahouse.com.
2012 - 2013
English teacherEnglish language teacher of all ages and abilities. Working with groups of school children ages 9-17, as well as adult groups. Some experience with the Callan Method.
2010 - 2012
English language teacherBritish School sent me to public schools across the Podlasie region as part of a European Union project to establish contact with native speakers, where I worked with a variety of mixed ability groups, sometimes at quite a low level of English. I also worked for British School as a part time English teacher in their private school in Bialystok.
2011 - 2011
English teacherI conducted two weekly 90 minute classes with a group of advanced level university students.
2010 - 2011
English teacherRegular one-to-one session with advanced level student. Some groups also.
2011 - 2012
English teacherI was employed as a part-time English language teacher. I worked approximately 8-10 hours a week. I worked with teenagers, 13-18, from pre-intermediate to Upper intermediate. I also taught adults with specific learning needs – business English, Science and academic-related.
5.0
Rating
23
Students
90
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
12 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Business English(with free PDF materials)
A1 - C2General6 lessons completed
USD 33.00
Exam preparation: TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, FIRST CERTIFICATE
A1 - C2Test Preparation10 lessons completed
USD 40.00+
General English conversation (with free PDF materials)
A1 - C2General0 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
25 Reviews
Adjmal
2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Very good teacher. Material prepared in advance, and extra advice given after the class.
Jun 3, 2017
Tamara AKCAY
12 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thank you for a perfect first lesson!
May 14, 2017
Vigliano
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Everything was perfect as usual. Jan has perfectly understood my needs and together we have planned the objects of next lessons. Lesson by lesson I'm refreshing my vocabulary and Jan helps me by correcting my pronunce and suggesting some idiomatic expressions. I could say I'm completely satisfied.
Apr 24, 2017
catherine
1 English lesson
老师非常棒，也很照顾孩子情绪。
Sep 20, 2021
Jin Choi
2 English lessons
Jan is a friendly, nice teacher. I like learning new words with Jan how to use it or synonyms. I'm looking forward to the next lesson! Thanks, Jan!
May 7, 2018
Jin Choi
2 English lessons
It was really nice talking to Jan. We read a text together and reviewed some difficult words. It was really good that he explains the usage of the words in detail and corrects my pronunciation. Thank you, Jan!
Apr 28, 2018
Trial Lesson
USD 17.00
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