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Hello World of ESL learners I'm an experienced ESL, ELA, TEFL and TESOL independent teacher and transmedia writer. I began ESL teaching in... 1990, and returned to the field in 2018. I've a decade of combined teaching experience. My CV is a short read: I've made it a 1-pager: it's concise and comprehensive and I strongly suggest you take a look at it to get a comprehensive view on what I bring to the table as an ESL educator. It's important to stress my approach to ESL instructing is learner-centric, so you may have heard many utter this phrase, but is it just semantics, hyperbole to stand out in a crowded space? Well let me elaborate a little bit on learner-centrism as the core value of my approach to ESL teaching: The banking system of education really came into its own in the post-WW2 world and the west began to slowly eliminate the Humboldtian system from its mainframe. My preference is to mimic as far as is practical the Humboldtian and Classical Liberal Arts systems and I incorporate insights from the rich field of ESL research and development. My experience illustrates that organic modes of learning have yielded the best results with reference to capacity, fluency and confidence. Gardner's 'Theory of Multiple Intelligence Centres' is as influential as the aforementioned educational systems, and I include insights learned from the field of ESL development, research and trends. Today English is to the digital age what Latin was to the 3rd century. It is the Lingua Franca of the world and presents an exciting development in the history of languages and human beings communicating from and to almost every corner of the world. It's a great time to be learning English. There's never been a better time to be an ESL learner or teacher, especially if you're a serious lover of languages and language learning! My library of content contains top tier course materials, e.g. programmes developed by Cengage Learning and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All my course materials conform to global benchmark standards such as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS-USA), International English Language Testing Standards (IELTS - UK, Australia) and the International General Certificate for Secondary Education (IGCSE-UK). My capacities include testing and assessment according to benchmark standards globally recognised such as the aforementioned and also CEFR – Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Course materials are included in the fees. I deliver my lessons via Zoom, Zhumu or Voov: all three teaching/meeting apps enable learners to join the meeting room right from your browser for your convenience Best, Desiree Lourens Read more
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I am non-conventional teacher who is wiling to adapt to your needs as a student. Your comfort and happiness is what matters most to me. I have... 4+ years online English teaching experience and would love to help you achieving your goals while also learning more about you, your heritage and culture. Can't wait to speak with you. Read more
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Hello, my name is Mbali! ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO TUTOR YOUR CHILD ENGLISH? OR MAYBE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR... SPOKEN ENGLISH. I CAN BE THAT PERSON WHO WILL HELP YOU. WE JUST MIGHT BUILD A FRIENDSHIP! I am a friendly, vibrant, patient and driven person. I am a native speaker from the rainbow nation called South Africa, so I speak clear and fluent English. I'm a lover of life and all things to do with arts, travel and adventure. I have travelled to Paris-France, Hong Kong, Germany and Mozambique. 2 years of teaching experience TEFL Certified Final year of university, I'm studying Fashion Design. Read more
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My name is Gina and I am a native English speaker from sunny South Africa. I am positive, friendly, humorous and will always try to make you... feel comfortable with me. I have a degree in Management Accounting and also have a 140 hour TEFL certificate. I have started teaching online this year and I am really enjoying interacting with the students and learning about their cultures. I have learnt how to extend lessons for the more advanced student and to be patient with the beginner. I am passionate about sharing my knowledge with others. My experience within the corporate world, also enables me to discuss a multitude of topics. So each lesson would be tailored to what suits you best, from specific grammar and pronunciation to general conversations to enhance your English. To ensure that we are suited, the first lesson is offered free and will be general to access your level and needs. I have a laptop, with headsets as well as a webcam for clarity. I have a backup for any electricity failures as well. I am really looking forward to meeting you soon. Read more
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Hello, my name is Allisha. I am 34 years old and I am from South Africa. I am a qualified TEFL teacher. I am also qualified in TEYL, which is... teaching English to young leaners. Having both these qualifications makes it easy for me to interact with students from any age group. I am the process of registering to study towards a degree in early childhood development and I am also looking to further my studies in higher certificate in Education - senior phase and intermediate phase. My interests are reading, sport, going on adventures, dancing and learning about other countries and their diverse cultures. In my spare time I volunteer at animal shelters. My passion is teaching, I have had the most memorable experiences in my years of teaching. I am a very motivating and enthusiastic person. I put 100% into everything that I do. My motto in life is that everyone has potential and it just needs to be reached in the right way with the correct direction. Helping each student reach their goal is my ultimate goal. I belive that the way a student is taught impacts how they remember, in saying that, my way of doing this is at the comfort of my student Read more
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My name Akani Zelda Baloyi and I am from South Africa. I have a TEFL certificate and I have been teaching English online for a year now. I speak... English as second language. When it comes to my teaching approach, I like to tailor my teaching approach in accordance with my student's individual needs, because I really care about them and want to know more about them. I also like to tailor my classes in accordance to what works well for my students. Read more
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I am an English Native speaker from South Africa. I have a National Diploma in Tourism Management from Durban University of Technology and a 180... hours TEFL certificate. When it comes to my teaching methods,I prefer getting to know the student first, knowing their needs and then I tailor my lessons according to what works best for the student as I believe every student is an individual and has varying needs. I am a very patient individual and I try to make all my lessons fun by using alot of TPR and realia which tend to make learning less stressful for both me and the student. To my future students,if you want to practise; *conversational speech and pronunciation *grammar *reading *writing *listening I then look forward to seeing you in my class. Read more
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I have a TEFL certificate with 3 years of teaching experience. I am a hard-working, engaging, diligent, honest and timeous. I will be a valuable... asset, as I always give my best and deliver the required results. I love children and interact easily with most people. I will put a lot of energy and effort into my teaching and know that you will be more than satisfied with my ability to capture my audience's attention. I keep my classes interesting at all times by using activities, graphs, pictures,role-play etc. I am passionate about teaching and I always make sure my classes are joyful, exciting and full of laughter because I built a good relationship with my students. I put a lot of emphasis on developing readings skills in pupils Enthusiastic, committed educator with innate ability to understand and motivate children Strive to build student self-esteem and encourage understanding of cultural diversity,. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours Sincerely, Shandre Schafer Read more
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I have 120 TEFL certificate and a diploma in film and television, currently studying LLB. I have 2 years online teaching and 6 months on class... teaching experience. My teaching method are always based on your goals, each student is unique and I teach them uniquely. I will be using books and PDF materials as a materials to teach. Read more
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Hello there, My name is Joanne Greene, I am 37 years old and live in sunny Johannesburg, South Africa. I am a native English speaker. I have... completed a number of certificates, namely Business to Business Marketing, my International TEFL Certificate, a Cambridge Assessment Certificate through Future Learn and I also have practical experience teaching English online. My background is tutoring and educating Health Care Professionals around the country, this involved me facilitating many training sessions in a classroom set up. I currently tutor two children aged 8 and 11 four times a week for the last two years. The younger one Catherine started on intermediate and has now moved up to upper intermediate and Josh started on upper intermediate and is now on advanced. I have also been teaching a 55 year old Bulgarian lady for the last 3 years. Vania started on elementary and has now moved through intermediate to upper intermediate level. My methods for teaching is mostly standard for all ages and what is important to note that every student is on their own journey, has different goals and learns at their own pace. It is important as a teacher that I can identify individual needs and provide the best tailor made learning experience for them. Firstly it is important that my students do most of the talking, this helps me to check the understanding of the vocabulary, pronunciation and sentence construction. Secondly I try to elicit as much information from my students to ensure maximum learning takes place. Another one of my very important teaching methods is self-correction and what I mean by that is if a student answers incorrectly I won't jump in immediately and give the correct answer, I would rather give a hint or clue. Most of the time the student is able to answer correct the second time around. This is very important because this is really where learning takes place, when a student discovers the answers themselves. I also believe very much in positive reinforcement, focusing on tasks completed successfully and accurately helps students to stay motivated and builds their self-confidence. Lastly it is vitally important that the vocabulary learned is retained in long term memory and how I do that is by giving the students stories and sentence to write using the vocabulary learnt and by also looking at the vocabulary in different context. I implement all these methods with TPR. I use various media and teaching materials to teach my students, some of which I have created myself such as printouts and flashcards. Some websites that I use are Live Worksheets.com, Grammar Monster.com, Breaking News English.com and ESL Flashcards.com. Through my teaching experience I have learnt the importance of and mastered my skills in building rapport with my students. Always been punctual for lessons, doing sufficient lesson preparation and creating content that I know they will find interesting and informative. Having integrity - I strive to do what I say I will do and at the time I said I would do it. Read more
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