Hello, my name is Emily and I am from Bristol. I graduated in linguistics at University College London and I completed my Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) in Budapest.

I majored in phonetics at University College London and I am experienced in training the clear pronunciation of English sounds such as “th”, “r” and “l”. I am particularly experienced in training accent reduction in Japanese and French speakers, although I teach all nationalities.

I have over eight years of experience training clients from a variety of language backgrounds in English. In Paris I trained clients in major French private and public companies and I also taught business and general English clients in Tokyo for two years. In addition to this I taught for an international language school in Naples. I have taught students who were absolute beginners, right through to students who had achieved near-native level.

I enjoy learning French and Japanese and I feel it is essential for a trainer to learn languages themselves so that they can be aware of the challenges faced when learning another language, different learning styles and how it feels to be on the other side of the desk.

My teaching style is dynamic, encouraging and patient. I realise that learning a language is challenging and that people learn at different paces and in a variety of styles.  Depending on needs, most lessons should include lots of communicative activities and discussion. I base these around a grammatical point, or a set of relevant target vocabulary.

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