English teacher Josh

Josh

Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Korean
Specialties
Test Preparation
Kids
Top 1% English Teacher on Italki with more than 14 years experience teaching adults and children.
From United StatesLiving in Chicago, United States (01:12 UTC+05:30)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 7, 2017
InterestsReadingHistoryFoodTravelTech
Hello my name is Josh I am from Chicago USA and I am very passionate about helping you learn English. After graduating university in 2008, and obtaining a Tesol certification I went to Seoul South Korea and worked as an English teacher there for 7 years. It was an amazing experience and I am very grateful that I took the opportunity to learn Korean while I lived there. In addition to being an English teacher I am also a successful entrepreneur. I started my own online company selling electric bikes and other rideables in 2016 and grew that business and then sold that company in 2019. My hobbies include fishing, yoga, taekwondo,cooking and travel.
5.0
Rating
763
Students
10651
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson
451 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
English Conversation
A1 -  C2

Conversation

2,741 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 7% off
Job Interview Preparation
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

164 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 7% off
IELTS Speaking Test Preparation
A1 -  C2

Test Preparation

188 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 7% off
Children's Lessons
A1 -  C2

Kids

4,542 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 7% off
Children's lessons (20 lesson package deal)
A1 -  C2

Kids

2,442 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 7% off
Adults group lesson/ Children's group lesson
A1 -  C1

Test Preparation

38 lessons completed
USD 20.00+

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Vocabulary (1)
Quiz (7)

537 Reviews

Student Hayul
Hayul
220 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
We have been teaching with Josh for 12 months since last summer. We are very satisfied. Josh has the ability to organize lessons in a more interesting format if the child is not in a good condition and to bring out his abilities. And Josh has a good understanding of South Korea, so when a child doesn't know a certain word, he can often explain it in Korean. This is a great advantage that is hard to find in native speakers.
Aug 25, 2021
Student Ulyana Kalashnikova
Ulyana Kalashnikova
3 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was a perfect lesson. Josh is really supportive and professional teacher. We practised IELTS speaking test and it was a really productive session. Thank you, Josh!
Aug 21, 2017
Student Patrick.Menengaz
Patrick.Menengaz
16 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Josh is an amazing teacher that understands the IELTS test very deeply and can help anyone to get whatever score they need, even the 9 out of 9. He can point out your mistakes quickly and give you hints about how to improve your English. He is deeply commited to the help you to achieve your goals and is really easy to speak to. Highly recommended!
Aug 20, 2017
Student Jasmine
Jasmine
6 English lessons
I was satisfied with my classes. Josh was okay for me. He tried to teach me grammar and introduced new vocabulary using articles. We also had various conversations during our classes, which helped improve my speaking.
Nov 19, 2024
Student Jasmine
Jasmine
6 English lessons
His internet and PC were not working well, and he didn't pay enough attention to what I was saying.
Nov 14, 2024
Student 조상민
조상민
33 English lessons
Two months ago, I took the IELTS for the first time before starting lessons with Josh. At that time, I scored 5.5 in the speaking section. Then, just a week ago, I took the test again and scored a 7 in speaking! I don't think I did much—I just kept up with lessons with him for about 30 minutes a day. Whenever I spoke, he pointed out better ways to express myself, and I made sure to review them regularly. I didn’t study a lot each day, maybe just those 30 minutes. I think improvement comes with consistency, not just volume. I never felt any pressure during our sessions either, and he's so lively that it never felt boring. If you want to learn useful idioms, expressions, and vocabulary for the test, I totally recommend Josh.
Nov 5, 2024
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