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English

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Aragonese

Speaks

Spanish

Chinese (Taiwanese)

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From IrelandLiving in Other, Taiwan, China (22:56 UTC+08:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jul 31, 2014

I like learning about language and how people develop fluency in several languages, and I like learning about different cultures as well as studying the industries and professions in which my students work. After teaching English to students from Japan, Brazil, Russia, Spain, France, Germany, South Korea etc for many years, I have learned a lot about the histories and cultures of their countries, as well as the economic and business environments. It's been immensely interesting and has helped me to provide customized lessons for my students based on their specifics needs and work/life situations. A few years ago I was teaching English to mostly kids while working Spain, but then I decided to go travelling around the world teaching adults working professionals using Skype, so that I could make more use of my engineering degree and combine it with English teaching. I was motivated to start teaching English this way because of the amount of knowledge of different cultures and industries/professions that I was able to gain from teaching these lessons. I also like to study language/linguistics etc so that I can use effective methods to help students reach a higher level of fluency with real, solid methods that work. The idea is to have really engaging and interesting conversations about general and career topics while I offer feedback and corrections on students' pronunciation, grammar etc. The idea is to get students talking as much as possible for the lesson while I keep the co...

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Articles and news
Homework Assignments

Certificates

Certificate in TESOL - User12 - 2015xxxxxxxxx

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Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering - Cork Institute of Technology - 2009

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Education

2005 - 2009

Bachelor’s - Mechanical EngineeringCork Institute of Technology, Rep. of IrelandThe modules of the course included: Computer Aided Drawing & Design; forces and stresses in moving machinery and the properties of metallic and plastic materials. Design & Control of Mechanisms e.g. Development of pneumatic and hydraulic control circuits and systems, Computer Numerical Control, Programmable Logic Controllers and Robotics. Electrotechnology & Instrumentation. Practical skills in the areas of Power Transmission equipment and assemblies, engines, welding and machine shop practic

Work Experience

2013 - 2014

English TeacherEnglish In Action - Madrid, SpainI taught students ranging in ages from 5–11 years old. The class sizes were typically 8-10 students each. We covered listening, reading, writing and speaking with most of the emphasis on verbal communication. Material was provided by the academy, using an interactive whiteboard and pupils' books. During the year, I also taught many one-to-one classes with teenagers and adults, the emphasis being on conversational fluency.

2014 - 2015

English TeacherEnglish In Action - Madrid, SpainI taught students of varying ages: one group of kids (7/8 years old), three groups of adolescents (10/11 years old), two groups of adults (elementary), and a number of adult one-to-one adult classes. The classes focused on communicating in English with attention to grammar as it came up. We used an interactive whiteboard with English learning software that was a representation of the student book and work book. I supplement this with my own material.

2015 - Current

Professional English Teacheritalki - Taipei, Taiwan, ChinaSince 2015 I have been working as an online English teacher. I have really become focused on finding the best possible methods for achieving fluency in a second language by studying polyglot methods, researching linguistics etc. And I like promote these methods to my students, putting them through the same natural language learning processes which actually result in more fluency. I work with a lot of working professionals, as well as students who just want to improve their general English!

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English Lessons

English

Aragonese

Trial Lesson

192 lessons completed

USD 9.00+

Movie/TV Show 'Grammar Training' Lessons + Article/Documentary Discussion Lessons(with Strong Correction). Also Interview Preparation, IELTS Speaking Preparation, Resume Correction, Pronunciation

A2 - C2

Language Essentials

2,803 lessons completed

USD 18.00

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Rance presented an excellent methodology for learning grammar that I had never seen before.

Apr 28, 2019

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Today we talked about English comedy. It was a lot of fun and informative lesson. It is hard for the English learners to understand comedy. But I think I can learn both English and comedy at the same time in his lessons, enjoying the comedy.

Mar 3, 2019

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171 English lessons

Nice talk on japanese love hotels.

Jun 4, 2020