James M.

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James M.

Community Tutor

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

German

French

Spanish

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

German

French

Spanish

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From United KingdomLiving in Birmingham, United Kingdom (06:27 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jan 14, 2020

My name is James, and I've been living in Germany for the last six years. I have a range of interests and a number of hobbies. I'm currently writing a novel in my spare time, I love reading, travelling, swimming, history, society and current affairs. I've lived in several countries and love to travel whenever I get the opportunity. I've been passionate about languages since I was a child, and love incorporating this into my professional life.

Me as a Teacher

I started teaching English as part of my gap year travels by teaching students in government secondary schools in Tanzania. Later on, I successfully completed a TEFL course and I taught English on my integrated year abroad (as part of my university degree) in Austria. I started teaching again in Cologne in July 2018. I love helping students improve their English language skills and become more confident in using their new knowledge with each passing day.

My lessons & teaching style

My teaching style is fun, enthusiastic and focused on the needs of the student. I tailor make my lessons using a variety of different techniques, focusing on the interests of the student and ensuring that all the difficult parts (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation etc) of learning English are handled in easy to understand ways. I like to include games, quizzes and I use visual aids. I have experience using the English-only method and also of teaching English through the medium of other languages, notably French and German. NB - My availability changes from week to week, so please book week day (i.e. Mon - Fri) lessons one at a time, or block book them in the evenings.

4.9

Rating

636

Students

3,105

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

4.9

Rating

636

Students

3105

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

268 lessons completed

USD 5.00+

General English Conversation

A1 - C1

Conversation

2,559 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

Package with 20% off

Business English

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

110 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Package with 10% off

Writing correction and discussion

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

168 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

Package with 18% off

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

258 Reviews

Huang Xinjie

15 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

James has done an excellent job in correcting my final year report. Big thanks to James.

May 5, 2020

Michaela Lackova

9 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

I recommend James as a tutor, if you are looking for a kind person, who is interested about what you are saying and adjusts lessons to your level of English.

Feb 7, 2020

Sera

63 English lessons

James ist geduldig und nimmt Zeit für den Schüler.

Jan 24, 2025

Ester Genovese

7 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

I really appreciated, as usual, my English lesson with James. He's smart and helps his students to improve with their oral skills as well as their vocabulary!

Feb 10, 2020

Sera

63 English lessons

Er hilft mir gut

Jan 31, 2025

Yana-Vika Romaniuk

19 English lessons

Thank you a lot, James🫶

Jan 16, 2025

Trial Lesson

USD 5.00

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