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General/Business English: Practical Conversations in the Workplace

Would you like an American teacher with 15 years of professional English teaching experience? I studied Political Science at the University of California for my BA degree, and have worked in government, then travelled as an officer on a major cruise line for 14 years, followed by owning my own small business, and then 15 years of teaching.

I have been working with business clients for 6 years to understand how to talk with others about their plans, projects and products. My current individual clients hold management positions in tech dev or publishing firms. I have also taught an intensive university preparatory year program, General English in private language schools and a British certificate BTEC program on Hospitality Management.

I left Lviv, Ukraine in February and I am resettling here in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina to teach in person or online.

My adult business students now usually request lessons with some specific and more general goals: improving fluency, clearing up pronunciation, understanding how Americans or British people use language and what they really mean, and making your language clearly understood by using the right phrases.

Extra information

I find materials suitable for the student`s level and interests rather than bringing in a text book. If a student requests exercises to support the lesson, that is fine. I can teach online or in-person. Students may reduce their costs by forming a speaking group of three persons and then proposing a schedule.

LESSONS CAN BE AT THE STUDENT`S LOCATION, MY LOCATION (after I rent an apartment), OR ONLINE.

I speak some Russian, French, Spanish and Turkish.

Location

At student's location: Around Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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General info

suitcase iconSkills:
English for adults
Age:
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English

About Me

Students do best when they are relaxed, not stressed about being a little late, a little unprepared. I get it: you have just finished work, rush to review before your lesson, grab dinner quickly, and then have to switch to English! I will work with you and guide you, remind you and challenge you without becoming that school teacher who only told you that you were wrong or lazy. I prefer to bring out the best in my students, to encourage them and let them take a moment to think about what they want to say. That is my teaching style.

Education

BA in Political Science, University of California at Davis -1986

Certificate of English Language Teaching for Adults (CELTA) - 2008

Teacher training - continuous

Experience / Qualifications

Ten years teaching mostly General English and intensive university English prep years, with some in-company Business English courses: Japan, Turkey and Belarus.

Six years teaching company clients individually, most tech firm clients: Belarus/Ukraine.

I owned a small hospitality outlet in Vilnius, Lithuania, and learned about practical business matters firsthand. I also worked in a large international firm in marketing and revenue, as well as administration.

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