Certified TEFL, business English and examination tutor, former director, non-profits
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English
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Specialties
Test Preparation
Business
Certified TEFL, business English and examination tutor, former director, non-profits
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume
From United KingdomLiving in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (23:03 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 12, 2021
InterestsMusicArtReadingTravelHistory
British, from Scotland. Widely travelled. Previously an HR manager and director for more than 30 years. Much experience in writing, both technical and fiction.
Me as a Teacher
TEFL qualified. Ideally suited to working with pre-intermediate to advanced adult learners, including graduate students and business people.
Teaching English as a Foreign Language - The TEFL Org - 2021120 hour course. Grammar, practice, teaching large classes, video observation, and telephone teaching
Certificate verified
Advanced Certificate; Teaching Business English - TEFL.org - 20211. Theory and practice of teaching Business English
2. Needs analysis and course design
3. Effective lesson planning and preparation of Business English classes
4. Developing Business English materials (Authentic and published materials)
5. Understanding communication skills required by Business English students.
Certificate verified
English Exam Preparation - TEFL.org - 202140-hour Exam Preparation Course
1. Understanding English language exams
2. Analyse and assess a range of English language exams
3. Effective teaching of exam preparation lessons
4. Making interactive exam preparation lesson plans
Certificate verified
Work Experience
2021 - 2021
TutorCambly - Edinburgh, United Kingdom~200 hours of teaching, 667 sessions, 12 regular students, 97% rating by students, 10 testimonials
5.0
Rating
198
Students
997
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
198
Students
997
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
73 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Conversation
A2 - C1Conversation520 lessons completed
USD 14.95+
Package with 10% off
Business English
B1 - C1Business274 lessons completed
USD 17.25+
Package with 11% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
28 Reviews
Andrew Kryuchkov
2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
David is absolutely professional teacher and career expert. Hard to imagine better specialist if you want to improve your English or prepare yourself for the interview.
Mar 22, 2023
王金艳
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great. I'm very happy to have lessons with David.He gave me a lot of useful advice including English learning and real life. I really appreciate that.Thank you very much.
Jun 29, 2022
Komi
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Teacher is very nice.I can practice conversation and vocabulary, I like this teaching style.
Jan 11, 2022
Maria
12 English lessons
David is one of the few people who can foster open communication. I become better at understanding cultural nuances associated with the language, and David always offers valuable insights that go beyond mere vocabulary and grammar!
Dec 14, 2023
kyoko
11 English lessons
It was a very interesting and useful lesson, thank you very much!
Apr 27, 2023
Carlos
1 English lesson
David was progressing the lesson with politeness. However, I found that the lesson is not as helpful as I expected. The lesson was more like a conversational practice than a mock interview. I barely got any improvement from it, even the comments which was just like yes do it or no. I’ve mentioned there’s no time left before my upcoming interviews. However, David is continuously selling his courses and we actually spent more than 10 mins on that, 10 mins get to know each other, plus 10 mins earlier ended. Basically, half of the lesson is gone. I am afraid that I have to say you gonna get people satisfied before they go for another purchase. I absolutely understand it’s a business and I am willing to pay for it if the time and effort I put on are worth it. I would love to see more stuff the course can offer before having someone sell me. Besides, the business course in his own website is the same price as the one in italki. It should be no difference in the point of view from a customer.