Abby
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Abby
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English
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Japanese
Spanish
French
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
Spanish
French
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United StatesLiving in New York, United States (22:26 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 12, 2019InterestsFilms & TV SeriesTravelReading
Hello everyone! My name is Abby, and I love languages. I'm originally from California, USA, and I have lived in Japan for 11 years. I spent three of those years teaching English full-time in Japanese elementary and junior high schools, and eight years working in IT, marketing, and translation in a Japanese office.
I've also taught adults in community centers, and tutored university students from Japan and other countries in ESL, and I've been teaching on italki for five years!
*I'm sorry, I only teach adults on iTalki.Me as a Teacher
Language should be fun! I think it's important to try speaking, even if you make mistakes. Mistakes are the best way to learn, so I like to encourage students to speak and try to communicate their ideas through conversation. We can also use others tools--video, audio, etc. as you'd like!My lessons & teaching style
Let me know what your language goals are, and what you'd like to work on most. I can help with conversation practice, homework, grammar explanations, etc.
I have experience teaching all levels of English learners--from beginners to high-level learners, and students from age 4 to age 74!My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
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Lessons
100%
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100%
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English Lessons
Informal Tutoring: Conversation Practice
A2 - C2Conversation925 lessons completed
USD 12.50+
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172 Reviews
Sergey
363 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
After over 200 lessons with Abby I can tell you that she is a very good teacher and person. I have been taking lessons regularly for about 2 years, and I am always happy to practice speaking with Abby. I learned a lot from her. Not just vocabulary and grammar, but also tons of tricky things such as certain expressions, word order, phrasal verbs, slang, idioms, etc. Thank you, Abby, for making my English much better! ^^
Dec 10, 2021
Masashi
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Abby is one the best teachers I met at italki! I enjoyed and learned a lot everytime in her informal conversational lesson. She can talk about many different topics, so I can practice many challenging words and expressions. She gives me good advice and correction timely. I look forward to her next lesson soon!
Jan 18, 2020
Jerry
45 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Abby is a highly qualified, intelligent and supportive teacher. The best thing about our lesson is that she picked up on my mistakes in grammar and wording in detail. Instead of cutting me off when I was speaking, it was very thoughtful of her to make written corrections and examples for me. Also, she asked concise yet thought-provoking questions to keep me thinking.
I have realized that I didn't give a good account of myself in some of my answers, but I will do my best to be more productive next time.
Jan 15, 2020
ibun
1 English lesson
Very kind teacher
I am glad I talked with her
Oct 23, 2024
Craig Hsieh
23 English lessons
I feel very lucky to have met Abby as my teacher. She is incredibly patient and always guides me to speak more during class. I would highly recommend her to others!
Oct 18, 2024
Mona
20 English lessons
Very patient and professional teacher!
Jan 22, 2024
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