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Teacher Robert
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Certified TEFL teacher with over 9 years of ESL teaching experience.
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Certified TEFL teacher with over 9 years of ESL teaching experience.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United StatesLiving in Tirane, Albania (18:12 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 2, 2017InterestsHistoryTravelFood
Hi, my name is Robert. I’m from New York where I worked in the information technology industry. Currently, I'm in Europe exploring different countries. I learned Spanish while staying here and have tried to learn other languages like Korean and Vietnamese when traveling in those countries. I have a passion for helping people achieve their English goals. I enjoy outdoor activities such as tennis, cycling and jogging.Me as a Teacher
As a teacher, I’m engaging, fun and patient with my students and as a TEFL trainer, I have a solid understanding of grammar and teaching methods. I live in a non-English speaking country, so I understand some of your challenges in learning a foreign language. I can empathize with your struggles.
I have a wide range of teaching experience, from beginners to advance. My first job was teaching English for maths and science in a Thai primary school and then I taught Thai university students in a language center. I currently have online students from Germany, Taiwan, China and many other countries. I want my students to speak effective English whether it’s for work or pleasure!My lessons & teaching style
All classes are customized to the student's needs. For conversation lessons, I prefer to use the test-teach-test method, where we briefly talk about the topic, usually with me asking a question or two about the topic. Then we will perform a conversational role play about the topic. At the end of the role play, I’ll give feedback. After, I may incorporate an exercise to add more relevant language and then redo the role-play.
I enjoy conversations and teach through them. My style is to provide constructive corrections and to instill confidence in the students.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Articles and news
- Video files
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
Certificates
Level 3 Teacher Assessor - The Teacher Trainer Ltd. - 2019It was a self study course with a writing assignment on the theory that underpins the assessment of teacher trainees. It had to be completed in 30 days.
It enabled my employer’s program, SEE TEFL, to obtain certification from TQUK, the Training Qualifications for UK organizations and it enabled me to obtain skills to assess new EFL teachers.
Certificate verified
Teaching English as Foreign Language (TEFL) - SEETEFL - Chiang Mai, Thailand - 2014Trainees were required to study for 120 hours of onsite classroom skills training that included 6 observed teaching practices with real students at a range of real schools.
It enabled me to be a successful teacher in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. It gave me practical skills training, language awareness training and cultural awareness training.
Certificate verified
Computer Programming Diploma - The Chubb Institute - 1995I was required to be a full time computer programming student for six months. It had 840 hours of classroom instruction. It enabled students to obtain an entry-level position as a COBOL computer language programmer.
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2017 - 2023
Adult ESL TeacherTeaching online with EF gave me the experience of teaching English to people from all over the world. It also showed me that online teaching can be more effective than some classroom environments. I taught adult learners for both private and group lessons. I was the Service Award winner for August 2021 and earned a supplemental fee every month
2017 - 2019
TEFL Teacher TrainerTeaching grammar and learning methods to native speaking trainees gave me much more of an understanding of effective ESL lessons. It also gave me more experience in assessing ESL lessons and providing constructive feedback.
2014 - 2017
Full-time ESL classroom teacherThe focus of the curriculum was on speaking skills, so it helped me develop activities to increase fluency. They were young adult students, so it taught me how to improve my teaching to more mature learners.
2013 - 2014
Full-time ESL classroom teacherThis was my first EFL teaching position, it helped with classroom management and creating productive games for young learners. I taught English for Math and Science to 1st thru 6th grade students. I also was the main English teacher for the 2nd graders which I had to teach reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Education
1988 - 1992
Bachelor’s - Psychology
Work Experience
2002 - 2013
Director of TechnologyMy role gave me an understanding of the information technology industry. I was responsible for supporting the computer and database systems. I also developed and managed websites, social networks, and Google Apps systems. In addition, I hired and trained telemarketers for fundraising campaigns and trained office staff on software. I also made direct fundraising calls, including supporters and cold calls, which led to the development of a base of over 200 contributors annually.
1998 - 2001
QA Software ConsultantI was responsible for software quality during function, performance and regression test phases. And I developed data collection systems for end users.
1995 - 1998
QA Software TesterI was responsible for writing test scripts, developing test cases and analyzing automated test tools. And I assisted in establishing standards and procedures for the quality assurance department.
5.0
Rating
91
Students
398
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
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62 lessons completed
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B1 - C2Language Essentials228 lessons completed
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My creations
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32 Reviews
Alfredo Cortes Rodri
7 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Robert is a very nice teacher and he shows a lot of interest for to teach me
Aug 18, 2024
Dmitry
84 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Robert is an awesome tutor with a good pronunciation!
Aug 13, 2023
Eva María Martínez L
6 English lessons
I really enjoyed this trial. Thank you.
Dec 5, 2023
Rustam Fisenko
21 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
As always good lesson with Robert. Robert is always in time, prepared and ready to assist. Well-educated, calm and responsive teacher
Dec 14, 2023
Alfredo Cortes Rodri
7 English lessons
Professor muito amável e com muito conhecimento para compartilhar :)
Feb 17, 2025
Marcin Gruszka
6 English lessons
Robert is a great, professional teacher. Always well prepared and provides a superb lesson atmosphere. I recommend him to everyone.
Nov 29, 2023
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