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Teaching English for Adults as a Second Language (for the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Student)

As a Primary School Teacher and graduate from the prestigious Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia, as well as a native British speaker with a First in English (BA) to my name, I can help you develop your English language skills (in the spoken or written form) in a variety of ways.

First of all, my lessons are always tailored individually to my students, and as such, will always focus on what you want - or need - to learn. Therefore, we may concentrate on writing in some lessons, speaking in others, or whatever it is we decide together that you could benefit from working on.

I am a friendly, warm, approachable, highly empathetic and passionate teacher, with an absolute love of learning, huge levels of experience in the field (six years working in schools, for example) and a desire to promote social change through education. If my lessons sound like something you might be interested in, and if you want to advance your levels in both written and spoken English today, please feel free to get in contact, and we can go from there!

Thank you,
James

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At teacher's location: London, UK

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suitcase iconSkills:
English as a second language (esl), English for adults
Age:
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
90 minutes
The class is taught in:English
As a Writer and Screenwriter who has completed the prestigious Creative Writing MA at The University of East Anglia, recently developed a dramedy series with a Netflix fellow, and written a short film that was shot in 2022, I have much experience and expertise to offer in the field of creative writing. Whatever your chosen genre or format (TV script, novel, poetry, short story) I would love to help you develop your ideas, and provide thorough critiques and feedback on your work. This could be done either through discussion, written feedback, or a mixture of the two. So, if you would like to begin your creative journey today, and gain the knowledge and support of a fully qualified teacher who shares your passion for storytelling - and who has an in-depth knowledge of all the necessary facets a story must have, from plot, structure and character-building to the countless universes these stories may take place in - please feel free to get in touch, and we can get you started today! Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you. James
As a Primary School Teacher and graduate from the prestigious Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia, as well as a native British speaker with a First in English (BA) to my name, I can help your child develop his or her English language skills (in the spoken or written form) in a variety of ways. First of all, my lessons are always tailored individually to my students, and as such, will always focus on what your child'd educational needs. Therefore, we may concentrate on writing in some lessons, speaking in others, or whatever it is we decide together that your child could benefit from working on. I am a friendly, warm, approachable, highly empathetic and passionate teacher, with an absolute love of learning, huge levels of experience in the field (six years working in Reception, Year 1 and 2 classrooms) and a desire to promote social change through education. If my lessons sound like something your child might be interested in, and if your child would like to advance his or her skills in both the written and spoken English, please feel free to get in contact, and we can go from there! Thank you, James

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