Alan F.

English tutor

From Ireland

British English Tutor | 25+ Years’ Experience | Lessons with a Smile | Spanish Speaker

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Strengths

Alan has over 25 years of English teaching experience, particularly excelling with Spanish speakers. His fluency in Spanish aids in communicating effectively with learners from that background.

Teaching style

He customizes lessons to meet individual needs, making classes engaging and interactive, while also providing in-depth explanations about language nuances.

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Professional Tutor

Alan F. is a highly qualified tutor with a verified teaching certificate. Learn more

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English lessons

About me

Hi! I'm Alan, a native English speaker raised in England and based in Spain. With 25+ years of teaching experience, I help learners improve fluency, build confidence, and understand native accents; especially if your first language is Spanish!

In Top 5 for Conversation with Spanish native students!

I grew up with quite serious dyspraxia and ADHD and, through necessity, learned mechanisms to overcome it. If you have any of these conditions, please let me help you too, especially to overcome the educational stereotypes we have all had to deal with.

I've been teaching privately and in schools/onlline services since 1997 and love the world of learning and language. If you want to know why a word is pronounced a certain way, where a phrase came from or why it is said like that, I can tell you, no matter how obscure.

. Teaching since 1997; experienced with all levels and competencies of student.

. Irish/British tutor who also speaks fluent Spanish.

. Business, conversation, academic,casual, native level classes as you need them.

. Learn what you need how you need to. Cusomised lesson plans, tailored to your needs.

. Conversation. Custom texts. Engaging and challenging classes. Entertaining and memorable.

. Interactive grammar and vocabulary learning with relevent exammples and immediately applicable use.

I speak

English

Native

Spanish

Proficient C2

What my students say

4.6

Reassurance

4.8

Clarity

4.6

Progress

4.6

Preparation

Based on 35 anonymous student reviews

Reviews summary

Students say Alan is friendly, patient, and attentive to their personal learning needs.

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4.9

Based on 18 student reviews

Caguilan

91 lessons · Aug 20, 2025

I have been taking classes with Alan for two and a half months and I am delighted. He has adapted to my level and goals, can converse on all kinds of topics, is kind and optimistic. His classes are enjoyable and I have noticed a rapid improvement in my fluency. I recommend him 100%.

FRANCISCO

58 lessons · Jul 28, 2025

Very good

Vanesa

56 lessons · Sep 23, 2025

Alan has been working with our 12-year-old daughter for two months, and we are noticing progress in conversation, comprehension, etc. He is always accessible to her needs, adapts easily, and motivates her to make conversations enjoyable and help her gain confidence. Excellent!! :)

43 lessons · Jun 11, 2025

Buen profesor, flexible según lo que el alumno necesita y siempre con buen ánimo

Chiara

33 lessons · Dec 10, 2025

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My son has been taking lessons with Alan for a few months now. Alan has always been very punctual and understanding regarding our small and large delays. He has always found interesting and stimulating conversation topics. For my son, he has proven to be an excellent teacher, whom I recommend without a doubt.

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Schedule

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Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2026

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Resume

2025 — 2025
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My specialties

Conversational English

I can speak about (almost) any subject and ask insightful questions to challenge you.

Business English

I have taught engineers, middle to upper managers, and independent contractors

English for beginners

Start with the basics, as simple as you need to buidling quickly on those basics.

British English

I have a British accent and grew up there

English for traveling

Need to know about how to travel in England or an experience you will never forget?

English job interview prep

Got an important job offer or want a promotion? Let's sit down and prepare you for that interview. Mock interviews where I will (hopefully) push and challenge you more than a real interviewer will so that you will be prepared for anything!

English for children

Fun and engaging with songs and games. I have taught individual children privately

English Literature

Voracious reader and lover of the classics. Also a writer so I know all about digging out the meaning and techniques writers use

Writing

Want the secrets of writing a good essay? Let's discuss structure, use of language, and construction.Maybe you'd like to write fiction; let's learn those secrets too; how to foreshadow, how to use language to create or elicit emotion, to direct readers, to amaze them.Poetry? Whether it rhymns or not? Let's learn about playing with words and making them do their job so that your poems shine.

Literature

Shakespeare? Verily!Chaucer? Pray allay me after to thynnk of it!Tennison? Noble six hundred!T.H. Elliott? Well if I mustSomething more modern? We can analise, dissect, study, and write essays and analises of any book or work of literature you care to name.