Colette
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Colette
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Spanish
Czech
Other
Business and Conversational English Teacher - (teaching online for 6 + years)
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Spanish
Czech
Other
Business and Conversational English Teacher - (teaching online for 6 + years)
From United KingdomLiving in Other, United Kingdom (17:10 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 10, 2020Interest topicMusicSports & FitnessBusiness & FinanceTechTravel
Hello everyone, I'm Colette and I'm from the UK. I gained my Teacher of English as a Foreign Language certificate (TEFL) in 2018, after living and teaching abroad. I've been teaching online ever since.
I have a bachelors degree in French and Spanish, and I also have a management qualification from the Institute of Leadership and Management.
I have spent the majority of my working life in Corporate Administration and Management so Business English is one area I can help you out with.
I also want to help with your pronunciation and general conversation, to sound more like a native!Me as a Teacher
I have had a strong interest in languages since High School, and I also speak French and Spanish. This adds value to my teaching as I fully understand the difficulties you face, an certain 'problem areas' (hello grammar and phrasal verbs!) I find the key to gaining more fluency is practise, practise practise, particularly with your spoken English.
As i'm also a language learner myself, I have lots of patience and I don't want you to be afraid of making mistakes. It's part of the learning process and we learn from them.
It is extremely rewarding for me to see you progress, make links and use new vocabulary in our lessons.
Any questions at all, please let me know :)My lessons & teaching style
I want you to find my lessons fun and informative. I will help you with your pronunciation and grammar, Business English, or simply help you to gain more confidence with your spoken English through conversation practise.
I will use current news articles, videos and will focus on grammar points if I think there is a particular area that you need to work on. I will teach you idioms and phrasal verbs that we use in everyday life as these are going to help you massively and you will certainly impress native speakers with your knowledge of these!My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Bachelors Degree - University of Chester - 2019!st Class Bachelors degree in French and Spanish.
Certificate verified
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) - TEFL.ORG - 2019Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
140-hour Premier TEFL course - Incorporating 50-hr TEFL, 30-hr Grammar & Language Awareness, 20-hr Video & Observation, 20-hr
TEFL, 10-hr Teaching Large Classes and 10-hr Telephone Teaching Courses
Certificate verified
Education
2015 - 2019
Bachelor’s - French and Spanish1st Class degree in French and Spanish.
I was also fortunate to live and study in both France and Spain, and this has given me excellent insight into the culture, and also the challenges faced when moving to a new country.
Work Experience
2009 - 2015
Occupational Health Services ManagerOccupational Health Services Manager
Duties included -
- Recruiting new team members, including reviewing application forms and conducting interviews.
-Attending meetings with Senior Management
-Training staff and clients
-Ongoing review and refinement of Occupational Health Services administration processes to ensure consistency
To lead and motivate the Occupational Health Services team to deliver a world class customer experience whilst maintaining excellent levels of accuracy and quality
5.0
Rating
192
Students
570
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
98%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
118 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Conversation Practice
B1 - C2Conversation381 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 7% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Vocabulary (1)
Quiz (8)
97 Reviews
Mauro Méndez
7 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Colette is not only a great professional but also kind. Its always a pleasure talk to her. I absolutely recommend her!
Jun 5, 2020
Regina
8 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thank you, Colette for the efficient and interesting lesson. It was very interesting to discuss and express the ideas about the women equality. I start feeling myself confident, don't to be shy when speaking and expressing the ideas. I appreciate for your tips how to improve English in complex, for the new vocabulary and interesting native expressions that you have shared during the lesson. I hope I'll improve my conversational English and will be able to express the ideas fluently soon. Thank you!
May 23, 2020
Jorge Pinto
21 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thank you for making your lessons inspiring, challenging, and fun all at the same time. Through your hard work and dedication, I have been learning a lot! Thank you, Colette.
May 2, 2020
Arti
5 English lessons
Colette is a good teacher. She has corrected my mistake and has given me al tot of tips
Apr 24, 2024
Cesare Lavazza
3 English lessons
Nice, intelligent conversation
Sep 4, 2022
Claudia
7 English lessons
This was my second session with Colette, and I've like it so far. She is nice and friendly and explains to me every word or expression I don't understand. We have had casual talks, but she also prepares material. This time I wanted to check a specific topic, and she covered it better than I expected, thank you Colette :)
Aug 5, 2022
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