Jesse Wagner
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Jesse Wagner
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English
Native
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Russian
Professional American Accent Coach and English Teacher with 8 Years of Experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Russian
Professional American Accent Coach and English Teacher with 8 Years of Experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
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From United StatesLiving in Tbilisi, Georgia (18:45 UTC+04:00)
About Me
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I'm a teacher, linguist, guitarist, and singer from Fargo, North Dakota, USA. Since earning my master's degree in English, I have spent 8 years teaching American English and pronunciation both online and in the classroom in Moscow, Russia and Tbilisi, Georgia.
My students include business professionals, singers, actors, and even native English speakers working to reduce regional dialects.
I've helped students from Brazil, China, England, Finland, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and Ukraine improve their fluency and accent in American English.Me as a Teacher
For accent lessons, you'll learn to pronounce words as they're spoken by native speakers and to replicate the intonation and rhythm of American English speech.
Using detailed and illustrated documents, we'll target each sound and aspect of the American English accent. I offer a fully-structured course ranging from pronunciation of vowel sounds and consonants to reductions, linking, intonation and placement. The course will be tailored to your specific needs as I learn more about your accent.
All lessons are interactive and discussion-based. We focus on speaking as much as possible using the new grammar/vocabulary/pronunciation so you'll be comfortable using them outside of the classroom.My lessons & teaching style
For each new sound, you'll learn proper tongue placement and movement, as well as phonetic skills to help you recognize when to make each sound. We'll work through practice texts while I give targeted feedback on your pronunciation while you're reading aloud, as well as when you're speaking using discussion topics designed to use the sound being practiced. Practice texts, tongue twisters, and audio recordings are included in the course materials, so you will have plenty of opportunity to practice during and between lessons.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE - BRIDGE TEFL - 2015This 120-hour course certifies my ability to teach English as a foreign language.
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Teaching experience
2022 - Current
American Accent CoachReview from Valeria, a student on another platform:
"I'm Ukrainian, and I've spent eighteen years living in the USA. I speak English comfortably, but with a heavy accent from Eastern Europe. After ten lessons or so with Jesse, my clients began to remark on how well I spoke English. One person even commented on how little of an accent I have. I have already recommended Jesse to my friends. Jesse is quite entertaining and is well-aware of the issues with Eastern European accents."
2016 - 2022
English TeacherReview from Tatyana:
"Jesse is an amazing tutor! These classes have been so worthwhile! He has a great way of breaking things down so they are clear, understandable, and always keeps it fun. He has a structured base, yet highly adaptable approach to teaching which is effective. He gives very useful feedback about my accent and grammar. He definitely knows what he's doing when it comes to accent reduction. He gives plenty of materials and homework, which is a great help! I highly recommend him!"
Education
2009 - 2014
Bachelor’s - English
2014 - 2017
Master's - English
Work Experience
2014 - 2017
Composition Instructor and Writing Tutor
2016 - Current
English Teacher and American Accent CoachReview from Marisol:
"My first language is Spanish and I have always had problems with pronunciation. I didn't know that I had simply never been taught the rules of sounds and how to pronounce them. In just 8 classes I've learned a lot and right after the class I've been able to pronounce some sounds correctly and be understood. Jesse is a great teacher!"
Review from Evan:
"Excellent tutor, very friendly and knowledgeable!"
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Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
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English Lessons
Trial Lesson
0 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Accent Training
B1 - C2Language Essentials2 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
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VeroPry
2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Jesse is friendly and professional, and I’ve noticed a lot of progress from our lessons. I’m from Eastern Europe originally, and Jesse has helped me reduce my native accent. Many of my colleagues have complimented me, which is a big achievement for me. It was challenging to find a tutor specializing in pronunciation who is capable of explaining and training you to sound like an American. I strongly recommend Jesse to everyone who wants to improve their English and sound like a native speaker.
Jan 24, 2025
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