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Motivating Spanish/English/ESL Teacher and Tutor
Jim H.

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45 hours tutoring

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Motivating Spanish/English/ESL Teacher and Tutor
Motivating Spanish/English/ESL Teacher and Tutor
Jim H.

5.0 (2 ratings)

45 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee
5.0 (2 ratings)

45 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Jim

Bio

Hi. I am Jim. I am a life-long aficionado of languages. I graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in Spanish Literature. Shortly after college, I moved to Nicaragua where I taught in the rural education system. Upon returning to the United States 7 years later, I worked with immigrants learning English. Later, I received training in teaching ESL/TOEFL through the Oxford Seminars program with a concentration in Business English and Teen/Adult learning.

I was blessed to learn...

Hi. I am Jim. I am a life-long aficionado of languages. I graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in Spanish Literature. Shortly after college, I moved to Nicaragua where I taught in the rural education system. Upon returning to the United States 7 years later, I worked with immigrants learning English. Later, I received training in teaching ESL/TOEFL through the Oxford Seminars program with a concentration in Business English and Teen/Adult learning.

I was blessed to learn from some of the best, most motivating, inspirational teachers. Caring about the subject matter- languages for me, and caring about the students are the keys to providing a great learning environment. What does this mean in practice? Number one is the basics- prompt, puntual, and professional. Number two is always being prepared. And number three is employing the latest teaching and tutoring techniques.

My goal is to make learning fun and to make our sessions effective as possible. I believe in using all available resources which may include videos, outings to public events, any venue where it is possible to be exposed to language.

I look forward to working with. I am prompt in my replies to your inquiries and will enthusiastically design a program that best fits your learning needs.

Jim

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Education

Illinois State University
Spanish Literature
DePaul University
Masters
Oxford Seminars 160 Hour ESL/TOEFL
Other

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $35
  • Rate details: Bookings of 5 hours or more will receive an hourly rate of $32 online only
  • Lesson cancellation: 3 hours notice required

  • No background check

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Art

Photography

Photography

I have been studying and practicing photography, mostly landscape and street photography from around the world for the last 30 years. I work mostly with Nikon FX and DX cameras and lenses.

Computer

Photography

Photography

I have been studying and practicing photography, mostly landscape and street photography from around the world for the last 30 years. I work mostly with Nikon FX and DX cameras and lenses.

Corporate Training

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I am fluent in Spanish and live in Bogotá, Colombia where I am pursuing at PhD in Linguistical Anthropology. I teach ESL both online and in person, mainly to business people and teens
Proofreading,

Proofreading

During training to become a translator and interpreter, I received the ACES Society for Editing qualifications. During one interview for a translation position, I was given a test and told there were 90 errors on it that I had to find. I found 108!
Spanish

Spanish

I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Literature. In preparation for moving to Latin America for the first time, I received a 4 month intensive Spanish conversation class. I have worked in Latin American Sales for various major corporations for 20 years. I currently live in Colombia, South America where I teach ESL, Spanish, and am pursuing a PhD in Linguistical Anthropology

Elementary Education

Vocabulary

English

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I am fluent in Spanish and live in Bogotá, Colombia where I am pursuing at PhD in Linguistical Anthropology. I teach ESL both online and in person, mainly to business people and teens
IELTS,

IELTS

I have been teaching ESL and IELTS preparation for over 20 years. I received a 180-hour preparation course from Oxford Seminars. I live in Colombia, South America where I teach English as well as pursue a doctoral degree in Anthropological Linguistics
Literature,

Literature

I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Peninsular and Latin American literature. I have been teaching literature including poetry and testimonio as genres for 30 years
Proofreading,

Proofreading

During training to become a translator and interpreter, I received the ACES Society for Editing qualifications. During one interview for a translation position, I was given a test and told there were 90 errors on it that I had to find. I found 108!
TOEFL,

TOEFL

Have recently completed a 160 hour TOEFL/ESL course with an online component, classroom component and practical classroom exposure. I have been teaching ESL to foreigners since 1985. I practice the Communicative Language approach with a liberal use of TPR- Total Physical Response. I currently work with adult L2 learners from Colombia, Ecuador, and Thailand.
Vocabulary

Homeschool

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I am fluent in Spanish and live in Bogotá, Colombia where I am pursuing at PhD in Linguistical Anthropology. I teach ESL both online and in person, mainly to business people and teens
Spanish

Spanish

I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Literature. In preparation for moving to Latin America for the first time, I received a 4 month intensive Spanish conversation class. I have worked in Latin American Sales for various major corporations for 20 years. I currently live in Colombia, South America where I teach ESL, Spanish, and am pursuing a PhD in Linguistical Anthropology

Language

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I am fluent in Spanish and live in Bogotá, Colombia where I am pursuing at PhD in Linguistical Anthropology. I teach ESL both online and in person, mainly to business people and teens
IELTS,

IELTS

I have been teaching ESL and IELTS preparation for over 20 years. I received a 180-hour preparation course from Oxford Seminars. I live in Colombia, South America where I teach English as well as pursue a doctoral degree in Anthropological Linguistics
Spanish,

Spanish

I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Literature. In preparation for moving to Latin America for the first time, I received a 4 month intensive Spanish conversation class. I have worked in Latin American Sales for various major corporations for 20 years. I currently live in Colombia, South America where I teach ESL, Spanish, and am pursuing a PhD in Linguistical Anthropology
TOEFL

TOEFL

Have recently completed a 160 hour TOEFL/ESL course with an online component, classroom component and practical classroom exposure. I have been teaching ESL to foreigners since 1985. I practice the Communicative Language approach with a liberal use of TPR- Total Physical Response. I currently work with adult L2 learners from Colombia, Ecuador, and Thailand.

Most Popular

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I am fluent in Spanish and live in Bogotá, Colombia where I am pursuing at PhD in Linguistical Anthropology. I teach ESL both online and in person, mainly to business people and teens
Spanish

Spanish

I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Literature. In preparation for moving to Latin America for the first time, I received a 4 month intensive Spanish conversation class. I have worked in Latin American Sales for various major corporations for 20 years. I currently live in Colombia, South America where I teach ESL, Spanish, and am pursuing a PhD in Linguistical Anthropology

Other

ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

I am fluent in Spanish and live in Bogotá, Colombia where I am pursuing at PhD in Linguistical Anthropology. I teach ESL both online and in person, mainly to business people and teens

Summer

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I am fluent in Spanish and live in Bogotá, Colombia where I am pursuing at PhD in Linguistical Anthropology. I teach ESL both online and in person, mainly to business people and teens
Spanish

Spanish

I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Literature. In preparation for moving to Latin America for the first time, I received a 4 month intensive Spanish conversation class. I have worked in Latin American Sales for various major corporations for 20 years. I currently live in Colombia, South America where I teach ESL, Spanish, and am pursuing a PhD in Linguistical Anthropology

Test Preparation

IELTS,

IELTS

I have been teaching ESL and IELTS preparation for over 20 years. I received a 180-hour preparation course from Oxford Seminars. I live in Colombia, South America where I teach English as well as pursue a doctoral degree in Anthropological Linguistics
TOEFL

TOEFL

Have recently completed a 160 hour TOEFL/ESL course with an online component, classroom component and practical classroom exposure. I have been teaching ESL to foreigners since 1985. I practice the Communicative Language approach with a liberal use of TPR- Total Physical Response. I currently work with adult L2 learners from Colombia, Ecuador, and Thailand.

Examples of Expertise

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Ratings and Reviews

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Reviews

Great tutor. Keeps in great contact, good fit with my son.

We have just had a few sessions with the tutor but we are very happy with the choice we have made for our son. Seems to care about getting our son to understand the subject and seems to be a good fit.

Lisa, 8 lessons with Jim
Hourly Rate: $35
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