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

I have over eight years of experience training clients from a variety of language backgrounds in English. Living in Paris for two years I trained clients in major French private and public companies through in-company lessons. Before this I taught business and general English clients in Tokyo for two years, and worked for an international language school in Naples. I teach students who are absolute beginners, right through to students who have 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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