James W.

Conversational English is really taught by practice and learning truly what expressions, phrases and slang are spoken by American. I taught a class of 6 upper level students and asked them if any had ever heard the phrase "whats up?", they all replied no. It is the single most commonly used expression in America, more even then hello. True conversational English is rarely taught correctly. Also, it is very valuable to know that in an English greeting: "hello, how are you?" "Fine thanks and you" is never used, sorry!

I have an MBA degree with specialization in Finance and Economics, I worked as a CFA and as a consultant for one of the largest pharmaceutical/medical device companies in the world. I have published business lesson materials and I have helped dozens of students prepare for new careers and promotions in every business industry from supply chain management to corporate executive officer. I take my job as the person that helps people find a better life very seriously and if you have any doubts please check my reviews!

I have much experience in IELTS prep by giving practice modules and using the questions from the speaking module as the framework for our class discussions and grammar practice. Also, I allow students to practice the writing module questions and send to me outside our class time for correction and revision advice. Who is ready to ace IELTS?!?

I have taught students as young as 4 years old that have never learned English and students as old as 70 with no English speaking experience and all the students in between. Everyone learns differently so my first step is to find out what method works best for you.

I focus on a mix of speech exercises to help students pronunciation sound like native American, common idioms and phrases and conversational English.

I have found that many students want to improve their English so they can make traveling experiences much more meaningful, exciting and much easier. So, I have a variety of lessons that focus on dialogue, vocabulary and cultural information for traveling in general. Before I moved to Thailand, I never thought about how important is to know what questions to ask and what phrases to know when arriving at the airport or trying to order at a restaurant, so now I love helping people learn correct English to travel with confidence!

I have helped many students prepare for the TOEFL test and I give all new students preparing for the TOEFL a collection of discussion lessons that are based on all of the most common questions from speaking and writing portion of the TOEFL. This means that students can practice and prepare on their own time so when we have our class time they can practice what they have learned and I evaluate and help revise their answers. Also, I allow and encourage students to send me their writing practice so I can revise and review during our classes, this saves students the time and money of needing to review during class time. I take my job as the person that helps people find a better life very seriously and if you have any doubts please check my reviews!

I have published business lesson materials and I have helped dozens of students prepare for new careers and promotions in every business industry from supply chain management to corporate executive officer. Also, I have many lessons, specific vocabulary and topical articles focused on learning the language of a wide variety of career paths and working positions. I take my job as the person that helps people find a better life very seriously and if you have any doubts please check my reviews!

If you are not teaching English as a second language, then how can you call yourself an English teacher/tutor?

I volunteered at the Banyan Tree in Thailand