Forest Park, IL ESL Lessons

I have over 13 years of teaching experience as well as a graduate degree in education.

Fun, interactive, useful, motivating and effective classes.
Individual or group classes.
Native Spanish speaker and qualified teacher who tailors classes to students' level, needs, age, learning styles and interests.
Free materials, flexible schedule and friendly atmosphere.

Graduate Courses Taught: Foundations of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Bilingual Education, Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL, Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Students, Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching ELLs, Linguistics for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Community of Learners

I have been teaching English as a Second Language/English to Speakers of Other Languages and English as a Foreign Languages in Germany and the United States for more than two decades. The degree MA English undoubtedly forms a solid foundation for it. I authored and co-authored numerous textbooks of English as a Foreign Language for the German public school system.

Indulge yourself by learning languages. It opens your prospect to a new different world with a different culture, you feel like you gain a new person and a new experience while networking with new people around you. I personally admire languages and would like to share this passion with you. I invite you to start expanding your horizon by choosing a new language.
I enjoy teaching in a dynamic Fun Immersion method.

I'm a certified teacher of English so I know perfectly well what phonetic and grammar features need to be explained and how to present them in an easy way. I'm fun to be with, very sensitive to my students' personalities and needs, excellent at encouraging them to talk and be creative. The key concept of my teaching method is communication + enjoyment. I firmly believe that every student is a bright student if the teaching material they are presented with is relevant and stimulating.

My name is Rachel Parra, I have personal experience teaching ESL, especially to Spanish speakers, but I am comfortable teaching ESL to people who speak other languages besides Spanish. I have experience teaching high school students and college students. I am half way to earning my bachelors degree. My end goal is to have a Linguistics degree with a minor in Secondary Education.

I am a highly professional and results-driven ESL teacher with experience in the development and delivery of language programs to a wide variety of clients encompassing diverse backgrounds, beginners to advanced, from students and migrants to business
professionals. Moreover, I volunteered for LAVC back in 2008-9 at the Learning Center teaching Spanish to non-Spanish speakers and students with disabilities. As a highly compassionate and approachable teaching professional, with over 10 years of hands-on teaching experience, I am confident in my ability to become a valuable member of your teaching staff.
My qualifications include two M.A. degrees, one in Linguistics from CSUN and another in Linguistics and Intercultural Communication from Saint-Petersburg State University. Currently, I am in the program for TESL/TESOL certificate at CSUN. My professional experience includes two years as an English teacher in Armenia and Russia and almost three years as an ESL instructor here in the US. ...

ESL lessons will be aligned to students individual needs. This ESL lesson will have techniques that help you in your every day life.
We have nothing to fear when learning a second language. Just everything to gain!