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Là giáo viên italki từ 13 Oct năm 2015
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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.
Tôi với tư cách là giáo viên
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.
Phong cách dạy & bài học của tôi
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.
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Bài tập về nhà
Chứng chỉ
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and TESOL - University of Leicester - 2002
Đã tải chứng chỉ lên
Trình độ học vấn
1999 - 2002
Thạc sĩ - Applied Linguistics and TESOLUniversity of LeicesterMA
Kinh nghiệm làm việc
2001 - 2015
TeacherKinjo Gakuin University - Nagoya, Nhật Bản
2005 - 2015
TeacherNagoya University of Foreign Studies - Nagoya, Nhật Bản
2015 - Hiện tại
TeacherUniversity of Glasgow - Glasgow, Vương quốc AnhVia Veritas Vita
4.9
Xếp hạng
739
Học viên
3,484
Bài học
100%
Tham gia
100%
Phản hồi
4.9
Xếp hạng
739
Học viên
3484
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100%
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100%
Phản hồi
Bài học Tiếng Anh
Bài học thử
478 bài học đã hoàn thành
USD 5.00+
English for Studying at an English-speaking University
B1 - C2Chung388 bài học đã hoàn thành
USD 12.00+
Gói bài học được giảm giá 10%
English Conversation with help on pronunciation and grammar
A2 - C2Luyện giao tiếp1,400 bài học đã hoàn thành
USD 12.00+
Gói bài học được giảm giá 10%
Proofreading/Essay Correction
A2 - C2Chung180 bài học đã hoàn thành
USD 14.00+
Exam Preparation
B1 - C2Luyện thi709 bài học đã hoàn thành
USD 12.00+
Gói bài học được giảm giá 10%
Interview and/or Presentation Preparation
B1 - C1Doanh nghiệp98 bài học đã hoàn thành
USD 12.00+
Gói bài học được giảm giá 9%
Lesson for students who have completed more than 20 lessons!
A1 - C2Luyện giao tiếp225 bài học đã hoàn thành
USD 10.00+
Gói bài học được giảm giá 11%
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SIKA
3 bài học Tiếng Anh
Lựa chọn dành cho giáo viên
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 Thg 01 năm 2019
Tanya
16 bài học Tiếng Anh
Lựa chọn dành cho giáo viên
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 Thg 01 năm 2019
Joayeon
13 bài học Tiếng Anh
Lựa chọn dành cho giáo viên
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 Thg 09 năm 2017
Cinzia
201 bài học Tiếng Anh
Another interesting lesson with Simon. Thanks a lot.
15 Thg 04 năm 2024
Cinzia
201 bài học Tiếng Anh
It's always a pleasure to have a lesson with Simon. Thanks a lot.
8 Thg 04 năm 2024
Cinzia
201 bài học Tiếng Anh
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!