Hi there everyone!
My name is Emily Sharp Goodpaster and I have recently moved to Guilford, Vermont from Milan, Italy. I am American and have been teaching ESL English for over 25 years in addition to my profession as a musician/singer.
I have worked in both public and private schools teaching all ages from K to 12, and have spent many years in the business sector teaching adults. The range of levels follow suit; from elementary/beginner to fluent second language speakers.
As an...
Hi there everyone!
My name is Emily Sharp Goodpaster and I have recently moved to Guilford, Vermont from Milan, Italy. I am American and have been teaching ESL English for over 25 years in addition to my profession as a musician/singer.
I have worked in both public and private schools teaching all ages from K to 12, and have spent many years in the business sector teaching adults. The range of levels follow suit; from elementary/beginner to fluent second language speakers.
As an educator for over 100 companies and performing arts venues in Italy, I have acquired 20+years of experience in the art of English communication in Italy and abroad. My English teaching career has spanned several areas ranging from commercial, business and financial English to IT, Internet and website text creation and translation, and finally to the performing arts, television, musical production, journalism, tourism and advertising.
Having received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University in Musical Theater, I have been particularly active in the communicative aspect of language and have developed a unique understanding of the "bi-cultural" approach to English as a second language. I have taught international students at all levels of proficiency and of all ages. Combined with my practical knowledge as an interpreter, translator, educator and consultant, these qualities enable me to efficiently deliver a final product which is clear, precise and tailored to each student's individual needs, whether it be TOEFL, TOEIC or similar exams, or high level public speaking or business preparation.
Most of all, I know what a student feels when trying to learn a different language. I learned Italian many years ago and am fluent today thanks to this method of one to one speaking with mother tongue Italians. Face to face lessons are the quickest and most effective language learning method, and what you learn will stay with you as long as you keep the language alive! Speaking, listening, reading and writing. They can ALL be
