English teacher Steven from Scotland

Steven from Scotland

Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Gaelic (Scottish)
Speaks
French
Japanese
Gaelic (Irish)
Other
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From United KingdomLiving in Other, United Kingdom (09:04 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 25, 2013
InterestsReadingWritingFood
To teach is to learn. I am a curious person. Curious about culture and language, and all their expressions. I love writing, creative and non-fiction, creating language courses and adapting authentic material. I'm a translator, an advocate for Gaelic (Scotland) and Scots to be re-integrated more widely into Scotland's society, and supportive of other minority languages, such as Irish, Welsh, Breton, Basque, Ryukyuan (Okinawa), etc. I also support variety in English, and all its diverse accents and forms, including my own variety, which is SSE (Standard Scottish English).
5.0
Rating
387
Students
3014
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate

English Lessons

English
Gaelic (Scottish)
Trial Lesson
147 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Boost your conversation skills in English, 1 on 1
B1 -  C2

Conversation

23 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 8% off
English Reading and Discussion Lesson
B1 -  C1

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Package with 12% off
English Group Lesson (Zoom) for 4+ students
A1 -  B2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 55.00+
Package with 3% off
English Group Lesson for 3 students (Zoom)
A1 -  B2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 45.00+
Package with 6% off
English lesson for 2 students (Zoom)
A1 -  B2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
Package with 6% off

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832 Reviews

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English
Gaelic (Scottish)
Student Marta Richards
Marta Richards
253 Gaelic (Scottish) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Is fior thoil leam na leasanan Gaidhlig agam le Steaphan! 'S e tidsear air leth a th' ann! (I love my Gaelic lessons with Steven. He is an exceptional teacher. Do not hesitate if you want to learn to speak Gaelic. That's what I love about our lessons--he MAKES me speak by asking questions he knows I can somewhat understand and makes me push my limits.)
Mar 19, 2024
Student Andrew Fillery
Andrew Fillery
50 Gaelic (Scottish) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Steven provided a series of pictures for me to describe and encouraged me to practise using a variety of verbs in the past tense. It was a really useful lesson in trying to be more ambitious with verb choices and use different types of sentence for descriptions.
Jan 31, 2024
Student Manuel Metz
Manuel Metz
6 Gaelic (Scottish) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Nice teacher very adaptable who has clear educational goal for each lesson but is ready to make room to answer questions that are not part of the lesson and explain grammatiacal and/or custom issue behind each student's question. A very enjoyable learning experience
Jan 20, 2024
Student Andrew Fillery
Andrew Fillery
50 Gaelic (Scottish) lessons
The lesson included practice of a variety of skills, as usual, and also featured a reading exercise with comprehension questions. I was very pleased to find that Steven's lessons (and patience!) have now got me to the point where I could understand the material and the questions, and respond appropriately.
Feb 9, 2025
Student Lesley Chapman
Lesley Chapman
9 Gaelic (Scottish) lessons
Steven is a great teacher! He has a wealth of materials from multiple sources for each concept/lesson and his lessons are challenging but fun and productive. Highly recommend.
Feb 5, 2025
Student scott Martin
scott Martin
2 Gaelic (Scottish) lessons
Steven was great at explaining nuances with ease and the repetition really reinforced my learning. Just after my first lesson I am feeling a lot more confident with Gaidhlig, very excited for more. Tapadh leat.
Feb 1, 2025
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