| Name |
Curtis D. |
| City |
Brisbane, Australia |
| Teaching |
English |
| Native Language |
English |
| Lessons Take Place |
Locally
|
| Hourly Rate |
A$40 |
English native speaker from Canada --- two Bachelor's degrees --- sixteen years as an English teacher (Korea, Japan, Thailand) --- two years as an English tutor (Australia) --- I also speak Korean and French
Education / Certificates
Bachelor's degree was in Psychology (educational psych, learning psych) --- 120-hour TESL course completed in 2005 --- 160-hour TESOL course completed in 2014
Professional Experience
sixteen years of experience teaching in Korea (also, in Thailand and Japan) --- all student levels from false beginner to advanced --- all stages from elementary school to high school to university to adult learning --- wide range of topics:: 4-skills, conversation, presentation skills, academic writing, tourism English, hotel management English, service industry English, TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, TSE (Test of Spoken English), OET (Occupational English Test), and the Australian Citizenship Test
Teaching Approach
student-centred learning with an emphasis on speaking and interaction; typically, one lesson spent on new vocab or grammar followed by three to four lessons of speaking exercises and projects to practice said vocab/grammar
Availability
Weekday afternoons are typically best, although I am fairly flexible and can adapt to fit a student's schedule most of the time.
Teaching Place(s)
I hold lessons at the local library rather than at my home.
Profile Details
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