Mark Esposito
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Mark Esposito
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
American Sign Language (ASL)
Spanish
Speaks
Sign Language
Italian
French
Other
Specialties
BusinessTeaching Spanish to mostly English Speakers. Corporate ESL Trainer for IT Developers.
Teaches
English
Native
American Sign Language (ASL)
Spanish
Speaks
Sign Language
Italian
French
Other
Specialties
BusinessTeaching Spanish to mostly English Speakers. Corporate ESL Trainer for IT Developers.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From United StatesLiving in Other, United States (01:54 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 8, 2014InterestsTravelTechGaming
¡Hola! Hello, Premium Language Instruction. Advanced Certified Teacher and Translator with over 20 years experience. 16 years living in Latin America. 10 years online. Domino el español. Let's get started! My interests have always been in language, travel and outdoor sports, but I like learning new completely random things that have nothing to do with my main interests. I like science and wildlife. I was born and raised in New Jersey, in the northeast of the United States of America. I'm probably a bit more excited about language than even my students are. I hope it rubs off on them.Me as a Teacher
I focus on what will work best for my student. Should I speak slowly, quickly, make the subject matter easy or challenging. Importantly, what does the student want from the class. That's what I try to do. I never thought I would become a teacher. Since I was 18 years old I started tutoring and then one after another opportunity came up in which I found myself teaching. I realized that I loved teaching. Since I didn't go through the normal route to get a teaching certificate in college, when I finally did start teaching I put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best teacher I could be and to really reach my students. That is how I work.My lessons & teaching style
My classes are private, so I try to customize the class for each student and to identify their needs. It actually takes a few classes to do this, which is difficult because the student usually expects you to figure it out quickly. I try to help each person to reach their language goals of fluency and to give them the skills to be a better language learner so that they aren't dependent upon me or any other teacher or material. My main goal is for the student to speak 80% of the time in class.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
International TEFL Advanced Certificate - Via Lingua International TEFL Course - 2015Internationally accredited TEFL course. Completed 120 hours of instruction. Teacher of English as a Foreign Language.
Certificate verified
Certificate of Educational Studies in TESOL - La Salle University--Universidad La Salle - 2015Successful completion of certification course for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Certificate verified
Sign Interpreting Program - College of Staten Island of the City University of New York - 2014
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2020 - 2023
Teacher/DirectorESL teacher to software developers and others.
Education
1984 - 1990
Bachelor’s - Spanish Translating
1986 - 1989
Other - American Sign LanguageI graduated from a 3 year program in interpreter preparation.
Work Experience
1989 - 1990
English teacherThis was my first formal teaching job. I was just 25 years old. I was teaching middle school and high school children.
1988 - 1997
ASL Sign Language InterpreterI worked as an interpreter for a total of about 8 years. I took one year off to go to Colombia and then came back to New Jersey, USA to interpret again.
1998 - Current
TeacherI've actually moved around from time to time and have taught in about 5 countries but there was no option to choose 5 countries so I just chose the one in which I lived the longest.
2007 - 2009
English TeacherI taught English to businessmen and women at their place of work in groups of 4 to 10 students.
1999 - Current
Spanish TranslatorI've worked on various translation jobs for a bilingual magazine. I've also done many private jobs for individuals.
5.0
Rating
716
Students
5,385
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
American Sign Language (ASL) Lessons
American Sign Language (ASL)
English
Spanish
Trial Lesson
388 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Super ASL American Sign Language
A1 - C2Language Essentials238 lessons completed
USD 27.00+
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Gary Goldsmith
322 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great fun and learning experience. Several years with Mark, learning ASL. Always a pleasure.
Dec 12, 2024
ddmo55
39 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mark is patient and listens to me struggle with appropriate clarification of pronunciation or proper grammar that encourages me and eases my path. He uses graphics and reading materials to expand my vocabulary and knowledge of how natives use the language. He is the perfect teaches for me.
Nov 16, 2024
StriplingJohn
37 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mark has improved my spanish pronunciation dramatically and has given suggestions to sound more like a native Spanish speaker.
Jun 3, 2024
ddmo55
39 Spanish lessons
Mark works well with my style of learning
Feb 4, 2025
ddmo55
39 Spanish lessons
When I'm frustrated or angry at myself for mistakes, Mark smiles and says, "That is why you are taking a class. Everyone, even native speakers, mess up when talking. You are getting better."
Feb 4, 2025
Gary Goldsmith
322 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
The classes with Mark are very helpful and entertaining. It's a great way to learn.
Jan 31, 2025
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