Kristian

I am educated in Music and Culinary Arts but my real love is to teach English. I have done various teaching training courses in Brazil or all ages and I´m in the process of completing a TEFL teaching certificate.

I am a British Business English teacher/Consultant Based in the UK with 14 years experience, teaching all different levels from children to adults. The last few years my focus has been with Business English and preparation for people who need to pass an English test for visa applications, also with TOEFL and IELTS preparation. I am a very dynamic teacher that likes to adapt to my students in ways of understanding how the student learns and responds and then applying specific methods for a faster development in time frames given. I have various methodologies ranging from effective grammatical development, usage of a British based book method called New Market Leader which is a combination of Business and corporate discussion development and New English File, which is for students who require a more every day type English approach. I think the most important part of my methodologies is my ability to progress conversational skills, as at the end of the day is the ultimate target, being able to speak efficiently and fluently which is very important for an immigration application. Also preparation methods for presentations and seminars, where I can also use my experience dealing with corporate professionals to guide and give advice for the most effective presentation. I like to use my understanding of psychology to assist me in making my students feel comfortable and confident which I believe is a key element to the learning process and generates quicker results. Just to let you know I´m very flexible with my schedules and cancellation periods where I understand the pressures of everyday life and I can always adapt to certain last minute hour changes and set schedule changes.