Cleveland, OH ESL Lessons

I teach English as a Second Language and English for Speakers of Other Languages. While teaching, I focus on pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling, reading, writing, sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, comprehension, etc. I have taught ESL/ESOL/TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS to Saudi/Persian, Chinese/Taiwanese, Russian/Ukrainian/Latvian, Japanese, and Brazilian students, as well as others. I have helped six TOEFL candidates retake their test and score totals in listening, speaking, reading, writing as high as 96.

Hola,
I am a private tutor for TL, My name is Jaime Lopez. I am bilingual in Spanish and English. I would be happy to help you learn English more affectively and fun. I am sensitive to ADD students and know how to be successful through teaching methods I use.
If you wish my assistance, please let me know and we can work out the details.

Thank you for your consideration,
Jaime Lopez P

I have an eclectic and experiential approach to teaching. I use a textbook or any resources as a starting point and reference. Conversation is the most important practice and I always have very interesting conversations with students. I provide English lessons that are experiential, integrative, holistic, and dynamic. My aim is to provide lessons that are interesting, fun, and effective.

I have a teaching experience of ESL of more than 24 years in Cuba. I have taught in colleges, for students with different academic interests, and for graduates who wanted to improve their proficiency in this language. I have also trained teachers of ESL at the language school where I worked.

In my teaching I use a communicative approach with meaningful exchanges but with a solid foundation of the formal aspects of the language too, so that students can move forward safely. I pay attention to individual differences so that each student can progress at his/her own pace with ease.

At intermediate and advanced levels I always favor the use of meaningful discussions and debate about updated issues, so that students learn how to express their opinions and ideas properly in different contexts.

I believe in creating a friendly atmosphere with meaningful human exchanges throughout my lessons.

I received my MA in TESOL from Columbia University in New York, where I taught a large variety of students from different backgrounds. I tend to use a lot of games, songs, and authentic materials when I do individual tutoring, so if you work with me you'll be watching a lot of movies, reading comic books, and playing games. I've been tutoring for about 8 years in many different areas -- writing, reading, English, Spanish, and GRE/TOEFL/SAT prep.