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I have being taking English classes since I was 6 years old, all the way to the second year of college. It ranged from the basics, of course, to grammar, phrases, and literature. Some of the requirements for graduation were to write poems, essays and opinions on novels or scripts and the history of literature in the United States, Spain and Puerto Rico. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Political Science with minors in French, Spanish and English. I have been teaching English as a second language (ESL) for over 2 years now. It started with a friend and fellow teacher's request to teach 2 Spanish-speaking small business owners which wanted to speak English fluently to communicate with their customers. They are the ones who have inspired me to add this subject here at WyzAnt to give others the opportunity to learn with me. They were very satisfied and are doing better in their businesses. What they like the most about my lessons is that I don't teach using boring grammar, verb conjugation ...

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My name is Craig and I love teaching English. I am from the United States and I live near St. Louis Missouri. I speak both Spanish and English but my English is definitely spoken with a slight Mid-Western accent. I have taught English for over 10 years both online, in Colombian, and in the United States. Some of these institutions include SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje) and the Illinois Migrant Council.

I try to make all my lessons fun and interactive but, if need be, I can also focus on grammar and phonetics. I am very patient and I really like working with beginners and intermediate students. I also enjoy helping students to improve their pronunciation, vocabulary, and especially their confidence. In my lessons, I make use of Total Physical, Recall, which is the use of hand signals to make things obvious. Furthermore I use flash cards, props, and even a whiteboard to make everything clear and interactive.

I have a Master's degree in Education with a TESOL certificate. I have taught adult ESL learners of all levels in reading, writing, listening, and speaking at a community college for the last three years. I am incredibly patient and am comfortable teaching students from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

I came to the United States with about three English words. One of them was the word - pencil. Not very useful you may agree.

I have become a translator in real time, published writer of both professional writing in my field of music and of fiction. My writing has been sold in all stores and outlets. It has been carried and sold online as well as in all stores of Barns and Noble, Amazon in hard cover as well as soft cover editions. I have been published in newspapers as a music critic and my editing of scientific literature that pass peer review on the largest online magazine has helped publish and approve works by PhD musicologists as well as faculty of the famed Oxford University. My speaking is without accent or any indication of my origins. My original language is Russian.

Let me help you to reach a place of ease and comfort in your communications. Getting a job, finding friends, filling out forms or writing creatively. No matter what you do, your language is ...

I am a native English speaker with certification in TEFL and 22 years of teaching experience. I lived in a Spanish speaking country for 5 years and am bilingual. I can explain the mechanics of the language to you in Spanish! I have 5 years experience teaching ESL to Spanish speakers. I would love to get to know more Spanish speakers in the area as well!

•I currently work with 2 other ESL Companies/ completed their training.
•TEFL Certificate since 2008.
•Bachelor’s in Hearing, Speech, & Language Sciences.