Jon
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Jon
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Teaches
English
Native
Spanish
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
American English Teacher w/TEFL, 8 years of Experience & a Holistic, Conversational Method
Teaches
English
Native
Spanish
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
American English Teacher w/TEFL, 8 years of Experience & a Holistic, Conversational Method
From United StatesLiving in Taipei, Taiwan, China (15:32 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 2, 2016Interest topicTechTravelHistory
My lifelong passion is helping people connect across cultures through language education. To that end, I started a language school in Mexico City and develop unique materials for learning languages through interesting content, such as short stories.
I've lived more than 1/2 of the last 7 years in Mexico, which is how I became fluent in Spanish. Now I will be spending the next 6 months or so in Taiwan, and am learning Mandarin!
I also love organizing events, playing board games, and meeting new people.
And I'd love to meet you, too!Me as a Teacher
I've taught over 600 lessons on Italki, taught for Brooklyn English school in Guadalajara, Mexico, and then started my own school in Mexico City, which I closed at the start of the pandemic. I've also recently received my 120-hour TEFL certificate from tefl.org (July 2022)!My lessons & teaching style
I generally teach through a conversational method, providing corrections in 10-15 minute intervals and exploring topics that help students to expand their vocabulary--from family to philosophy to fulfilling our dreams. I also enjoy teaching advanced pronunciation and have a deep understanding of English and Spanish grammar that allows me to teach naturally through conversation and through explanations as necessary.
For beginners of English & Spanish, I provide free materials and teach grammar, pronunciation, and conversation step-by-step.
I also have extensive business experience with backgrounds in marketing & software development, so we can work on technical language as needed.My teaching material
- Video files
- PDF file
- Articles and news
- Image files
- Text Documents
- Flashcards
Work Experience
2018 - 2018
TeacherI helped launch the Brooklyn English school in Guadalajara with a friend of mine. I was one of the primary teachers, and taught English there for 4 months.
2019 - 2019
Owner/TeacherI started Spanglish School CDMX and the Mexico City Spanglish Exchange, two sides of the same coin.
In the Spanglish School, we give group English, Spanish, and French classes using a democratic conversational method where the students decide on the topics to discuss together.
The Mexico City Spanglish Exchange is an language-exchange event business. We organize events almost daily, catering to a variety of interests, in each providing the opportunity to practice language with others.
4.9
Rating
281
Students
981
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
99%
Response
English Lessons
English
Spanish
Trial Lesson
134 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Conversational English - w/Corrections on Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation
A1 - C2Conversation427 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 7% off
Advanced American English Pronunciation AND/OR Business English (Specializations: Marketing, Advertising, Software & Tech)
B1 - C2Conversation23 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 6% off
English Programming Class -- Learn English & Python, Javascript, Django, React or WordPress at the Same Time!
B1 - C2Conversation20 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 6% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
174 Reviews
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English
Spanish
Stefan Hoffmann
47 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
As always it was a well organized experience that gave me a lot of options to contribute and use a lot of english! Thank you very much! I get better every lesson!
May 13, 2022
Jiaxin Li
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Jon is very professional and insightful. He captured my every mistake in speaking and gave me feadback timely. He also pinpointed my main areas for improvement, which are very valuable to me because I was not clearly aware of those problems before. Besides, he has rich work experience in digital marketing & Ads and even had his own agency. I believe anyone looking for improvement in business English can benefit from his expertise. （To Jon: I hope I made less mistakes in this comment(＾ω＾)）
Sep 10, 2019
Igor
19 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Such a great experience! There is so much passion in Jon. He has a lot of innovative methods and he explain most common mistakes to eliminate them completely as a result. I highly recommend!
Sep 4, 2019
Elisa
10 English lessons
Perfect lesson, we are continuing a todo app project and every lesson i learn something more
Feb 2, 2024
Lucas
21 Spanish lessons
very nice teacher and class ! you can learn a lot from the class and learn a new language for zero
Feb 2, 2024
Elisa
10 English lessons
Very good lesson, because I try coding and Jon help me to understand
Jan 22, 2024
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