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English

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Spanish

German

Japanese

Chinese (Mandarin)

French

Portuguese

Russian

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From United StatesLiving in San Diego, United States (09:38 UTC-07:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Sep 8, 2014

Hi! I'm Josh. I'm a TEFL professionally certified English teacher, the host of the YouTube channel "English Hacks", and the author of three books on English learning and one book on general language learning (amazon.com/author/moorejdaniel). I have over 5 years of experience and have given thousands of one-on-one lessons! I have learned a lot, but I am always trying to improve. I love languages! I speak Spanish and I have also studied Japanese, German, some Portuguese, and a little Esperanto, so I know how difficult it can be to learn a new language. Please note that I do not teach beginners! I specialize in American pronunciation training and accent reduction, as well as language mentoring (learning how to learn a language in the way that works best for you) but I also have a lot of different activities to improve all of your English language skills if desired. I am really good at connecting things, and this helps me to teach you better. I definitely understand how scary speaking can be and I am very patient, so you can relax and feel comfortable with me. My philosophy is to be a guide and mentor who is very focused on your needs and interests and who can give you the tools and information that you need in order to succeed as an English speaker. Because of this, I don't have a specific, rigid type of lesson that is too focused on grammar like traditional classes. Instead, I work with you to create the type of lessons and learning plan that best suit you.

My teaching material

Audio files
Image files
Homework Assignments
Articles and news
Text Documents
Video files

Certificates

120-Hour TEFL Master Diploma - Bridge TEFL - 2015Professional teaching certification; includes Business English and Young Learners

Certificate verified

Education

2007 - 2013

Other - PhilosophySouthwestern CollegeAssociate's degree

Work Experience

2014 - Current

Informal TutorItalki - San Diego, United StatesStarted on italki as an informal tutor and later received my certification

4.9

Rating

432

Students

4,575

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

4.9

Rating

432

Students

4575

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

224 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Informal Tutoring

B2 - C2

Conversation

2,427 lessons completed

USD 11.00+

Package with 10% off

American English Ear Training and Pronunciation

B1 - C2

Language Essentials

673 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Package with 10% off

Intermediate to Advanced English (B1-C2)

B1 - C2

Language Essentials

1,033 lessons completed

USD 11.00+

Package with 13% off

Placement Test (A2-C2)

A2 - C1

Language Essentials

5 lessons completed

USD 9.00

Availability

647 Reviews

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1 English lesson

Teacher’s pick

It was one of the best experiences on italki. Josh is a master. Thank you very much

Jun 26, 2019

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43 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Great lesson, as always!!! Josh and I had an interesting discussion about some learning techniques. He gave me a lot of insightful tips on how to make the most of my studies. Thanks, Josh!!

May 23, 2016

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4 English lessons

Teacher is great! He provided me with a lot of good suggestions to improve my speaking.

May 25, 2020

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34 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Josh is an excellent and experienced teacher. He could figure out what my problems are and try to help. He has variety of tools to improve my English.

Apr 29, 2017

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36 English lessons

Great teacher, excellent lesson about pronunciation, thank you very much.

Jun 2, 2020

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4 English lessons

Very patient, thank you!

May 23, 2020