English teacher Jacob Borror

Jacob Borror

Community Tutor
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
Norwegian
Other
Accent Coach and Writing Tutor With 7+ Years of Experience
From United StatesLiving in Tromso, Norway (04:11 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 17, 2024
InterestsTravelReadingEnvironment & NatureWritingFood
I am a language-learning hobbyist! I spend several hours every day studying foreign languages, and I am advanced enough to read novels written at an adult level in German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Norwegian (although my speaking skills do need some work!). Languages are absolutely fascinating to me. I have been happy to provide instruction to my students for many years now. It is one of the best feelings in the world when one of my students has lightbulb moment because of me and my instruction. I'm proud to have been able to help so many people.
5.0
Rating
6
Students
17
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson
1 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
🔊 General American English Accent Coaching 🔊
B2 -  C2

Language Essentials

7 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 20% off
🗣️ General Conversation Practice 🗣️
B1 -  C2

Conversation

9 lessons completed
USD 7.50+
Package with 20% off
📝 Resumé Creation, Application Assistance, and Editing Advice 📝
B2 -  C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 20% off

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6 Reviews

Student djamal
djamal
3 English lessons
I didn’t include this in the previous message due to the character limit. At the end of the pronunciation lesson, the teacher records the practiced sound in three forms: correctly, exaggerated for muscular training, and with a mistake to aid differentiation. He also records words containing the sound. Additionally, after teaching a specific feature of a sound, the teacher provides recordings both with and without that feature. These recordings are made immediately after the lesson and sent as practice material for the next session.
Dec 5, 2024
Student djamal
djamal
3 English lessons
I attended two lessons to work on Standard American English pronunciation. The first involved reading sentences to diagnose difficulties, identifying mispronounced sounds, explaining why they were incorrect, and discussing the teacher's plan to improve my pronunciation. The teacher was very attentive, allowing me to ask as many questions as I wanted. I appreciated his ability to discuss details of phonetics not included in IPA's dictionaries. In the second, we focused on improving the "dark L" and distinguishing it from the "light L," as well as comparing it to the L sound in my native language. The lesson started with an explanation of articulation. The teacher used a drawing to illustrate the articulation and repeated the sounds several times before asking me to try. He was very patient, answering my questions, letting me retry, and repeating sounds when needed. He also used online tools to generate reading material, combining isolated sound practice to help identify challenges.
Dec 2, 2024
Student kai
kai
1 English lesson
That's really interesting and helpful session,see you next time
Nov 6, 2024
Student Sylvie
Sylvie
6 English lessons
很好的老师
Nov 1, 2024
Student Sylvie
Sylvie
6 English lessons
又是轻松开心又收获满满的一节课,
Oct 21, 2024
Student Sylvie
Sylvie
6 English lessons
老师非常好,很耐心。会把反馈写给我。我很喜欢会仔细给反馈的老师,这样以便我以后可以复习。 very nice tutor~ I really like the feedback~thank you~
Oct 7, 2024
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