Pete
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Hello everyone! I am Tutor Pete and I have many years of teaching English as a second/foreign language to children and adults at schools in South Korea and Southeast Asia. I love meeting people and have a passion for teaching and helping others to learn. I hope to meet you soon!
My name is Pete and I am from Canada and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Majors in English & History / Minor in Political Science, and studied Child Development at a university in Michigan, U.S.A. I have taught English as a second language, social studies and some physical education classes in Canada, South Korea and now in Southeast Asia ( Students from preschool to university and adults working in companies) as an 'Early Childhood' teacher, EFL instructor and head teacher and private language institutes. I also worked at two universities in South Korea and some companies where I taught beginner, intermediate and advanced levels conversational English and Business English. I have experience in home tutoring classes (one-on-one and small groups) for several years with students of all ages (kindergarten to university level). I have also coached football (soccer) to children from 5 to 16 years old and have my' Level 1 & 2 Coaching Theory' certificates from the Canadian National Coaching Certification Program. I prefer to teach beginners and intermediate levels conversational English, but can adopt to other students with different needs. I also really enjoy playing and watching sports, reading, listening to music, playing chess, traveling and learning about new cultures. I feel that I am a patient, kind, fun, and understanding teacher. I am well prepared for lessons and use different teaching styles and materials, and teach in creative and fun ways. I use my humour to make students feel comfortable and give them the tools to learn independently. I love helping students to learn and I have a passion for teaching! I hope to start meeting and teaching you very soon!
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After my experience teaching English as a second language, I have adopted my teaching style to teach by 'Differentiated' and 'Communicative' teaching instruction. I like to get to know my students and find out about their interests, difficulties, and their learning needs. By communicating with them, I like them to ask questions and to have them have input into what they want to study and how they like to learn best. If a lesson is an hour long, I like to change the topic and instruction style (every 15 minutes or so) so my students are engaged and not bored. I have recently taught on Zoom, for more than a year so I have learned many different lesson plan ideas including pronunciation, listening, question forming, and conversational activities that keep my lessons fun and productive. I have a large number of resources to share and guide students to use them so they can also learn on their own. I also like to use my sense of humour and teach in a fun and relaxed manner to make my students feel comfortable. I feel that my best qualities are being kind, fun, approachable, understanding, and creative while having the patience to let my students make mistakes so they can learn from them.