Meet Spoken English Conversation Partner Elizabeth
February 28, 2017 Describe your past experiences working as an Spoken English Conversation Partner I began teaching English in college, tutoring Guatemalan farmworkers near my university in ESL. I also spent a semester studying abroad in Lima, Peru and while there volunteered with an NGO in one of the human settlements on the outskirts of the city, mainly tutoring students in English. After […]
Meet Native English Teacher Janice
April 13, 2016 What is your teaching philosophy working as a British English Teacher for Spoken English Practice? As conversation is an important part of learning a foreign language so students need to be able to speak without being afraid to make mistakes. The teacher’s job is to help the student to gain confidence, and thereby accuracy, in what they say. The other […]
Meet Native English Tutor Mandy
October 7, 2015 In this blog series of introducing some of our English language tutors, we are featuring Mandy today. Mandy has been part of the Spoken English Practice family since 2009 and has clocked more than 80,000 hours teaching Spoken English to students around the world. Outside of work, Mandy is a world traveller and avid comic book fan. Today she shares some of […]
Meet Native English Teacher Katie
September 18, 2015 Tell us a bit about your past experiences teaching English. I have taught English to students ages 13-20 since 2002. No matter where I teach – West Chicago, Denver, Cambridge Harvard Summer Academy – there is one constant: my students are curious, fun-loving, and compassionate human beings. What a great job to have!
3 things to consider before selecting a Business English Course
May 28, 2015 Business English Courses (also known as Adult English Courses) are targeted towards people with jobs. The general perception is that Business English Courses are more suited for working professionals than standard General English Courses. An important questions that comes up often is “what kind of Business English Course do I need to take to improve English?”. The answer, unfortunately, for […]
