Aus SüdafrikaLebt in Johannesburg, Südafrika (08:30 UTC+02:00)
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italki-Lehrkraft seit 8. Mar 2019
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Hello!
My name is Jen and I've been an online ESL teacher for 8 amazing years. 👩🏼🏫
I'm a Johannesburg born South African 🇿🇦 living in the beautiful city of Pretoria. South Africa is known for it's rich cultural diversity and gorgeous landscapes, so put it on your travel bucket list if you enjoy exploration the way I do!
I love talking about food 🍕 and different cultural cuisine and since I began my teaching journey, I've grown a strong passion for travel and learning about other cultures, which has allowed me to meet some of my wonderful students!
📖 Reading is another hobby and I my best lessons are when we talk about different perspectives and experiences.
Meine Kreationen
Ich als Lehrkraft
I'm a confidence focused teacher.
As English is taught around the world 🌍 most English students have a sufficient English foundation without the practice required to feel confident enough speaking the language.
But this does not mean there is no place for beginners in my classroom, throughout my career, I have taught students from beginner to Advanced, from the age of 6 to 76, every student is welcome!
I'm excited to hear your ideas and will support you with possible language and grammar if you get stuck.
My goal is to make you, as the student, feel comfortable to speak and to give you a safe, judgement free environment to experiment with what you know, and explore what you don't.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
Gain confidence in the classroom by speaking 🗣
I believe students learn more when they learn to experiment and think in English without interruption.
Improve
🗣 Speaking and Listening: Choose one of my topics from beginner to advanced level and receive vocabulary material
🖋 Writing: Homework activities are available for each topic
📖 Reading: Discuss articles sent to you before the lesson
🌱 Natural conversation and confidence: Choose a free conversation lesson
🔖 IELTS: Learn key tips and tricks, practice all areas and receive homework material
📌 I give feedback and correction towards the end of the lesson, all notes are sent to you. Please see "Lessons" for more information.
Mein Unterrichtsmaterial
PDF-Datei
Textdokumente
Präsentationsfolien/PPT
Bilddateien
Artikel und Nachrichten
Quizze
Testvorlagen und Beispiele
Zeugnisse
120 hour teaching English as a second language certificate - Foundation TEFL - 2018
Zertifikat verifiziert
Confirmation of Employment Letter - EF - 2015
Zertifikat verifiziert
3 year EF employment and training - Education First - 2015During my time working for Education First, one of the worlds largest international English schools, I was provided with extensive training and conducted successful lessons preparing students for both IELTS and TOEFL. Since working on Italki from 2019, I continued to provide IELTS preparation lessons and extend my experience and knowledge in IELTS preparation, gathering many resources for my students in this time.
Zertifikat verifiziert
EF employment and training - English First - 2015During my time working for Education First, one of the worlds largest international English schools, I was provided with extensive training and conducted successful lessons with children from 6 to teenagers of 18 years old. As well as adults. This included a TEFL teaching course including online teaching, adult teaching and teaching young learners.
Zertifikat verifiziert
5.0
Bewertung
188
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5,450
Stunden
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Teilnahme
100%
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5.0
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188
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5450
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100%
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100%
Antwort
Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Probestunde
84 Unterrichtsstunden abgeschlossen
USD 5.00+
General lessons for students from 2022 and prior (before) - Topic, open conversation, grammar, listening and pronunciation
I love practise English with her I’m learning a lot.
5. Aug. 2019
Thiago B
253 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
I really like her classes, I feed confortable with her, which helps me to improve my English. I can see she cares about what she does!
24. Juni 2019
Mikhail
91 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
Jen is really responsible, responsive and attentive teacher. If you want my opinion I would recommend Jen. And yes now I can express my self easily as you can see. That's never happened before.
12. Juni 2019
Martina
31 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Jen is a fantastic teacher. I ove having lessons with her!
14. Juni 2024
Anna Antonova
82 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Jen is such a wonderful teacher! She is always present, attentive, very supportive, caring and simply has a great personality. I’ve been having classes with her for a long time, I sometimes think we have discussed every single topic on earth but there’s always something new to talk about. Thanks Jen 🤗
11. Juni 2024
Michele Velludo
368 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Jen is a is an incredibly collaborative and supportive teacher. She consistently encourages me to speak in English, which has significantly boosted my confidence and fluency. What I particularly love about her teaching style is her willingness to discuss completely random and diverse topics, which not only keeps the lessons engaging but also greatly expands my vocabulary. She is extremely polite, dedicated, and genuinely concerned about my development, both professionally and personally. Her commitment to her students' growth is evident in every lesson, making her an invaluable mentor and educator.