G'day everyone. Iâm Mike from Australia ð
ð Specialising in SLA - the natural and most effective way to get real skill in communication - people become fluent and confident through meaningful EXPERIENCE not time-consuming, boring STUDY
ð Extend your vocabulary & depth of expression
ð 15+ yrs teaching experience, children to adults from Taiwan & Japan & Australia
Have you studied a lot of vocabulary and grammar but lack real ability and confidence? ð
Do you feel too shy to actually talk to someoneã especially native speakersã because you will "make mistakes?"ð
This is exactly what I went through when I learnt Japanese, so I can totally understand your struggles. ðĪ
ð What you need isâĶ
A comfortable learning environment where you can practise English without any pressure.
ð What my lessons are likeâĶ
ð Before the lesson
Watch short videos or read articles that INTEREST YOU at YOUR levelã ranging from inspiring Ted talks to news items to movies and music
ð During the lesson
Exchange ideas about the topics. In this way, you will naturally learn vocabulary and expressions that you are actually going to use, your confidence will grow and with it - your fluency
ð After the lesson
Review class notes with all the new vocabulary learnt as well as recurring points of grammar
ðĄ What you will get from the lessons...
*Have confidence in speaking to people around the world
*Broaden your vocabulary & gain native like expression on various topics
*Most importantlyã you'll be able to be a new you confident in other cultures
No matter which level youâre at, I will confidently and patiently guide you through the process & help you reach your goal ð
Please contact me for further discussion, and Iâll customise courses that best meet your needs. Looking forward to seeing you soon ð
* Each lesson is designed to increase YOUR vocabulary for YOUR life and language goals, not what some organisation says you must learn - including slang, natural ways of speaking
* Compelling topics in a fun, relaxed environment - there is no need for motivation when YOU can't wait to talk about super interesting topics
* My teaching approach is based on many years of language learning experience, school teaching experience and higher level research into what actually works!
*Friendly *Patient *Meaningful conversations *Relaxed *Fun
Mike noticed that I still struggle with using correct time tenses when speaking. He provided me with opportunities to describe movie storylines using the past and past perfect tenses. Meanwhile, I practiced my pronunciation of past tense verbs because I couldn't speak them clearly.
I shared photos from my trip to Australia with Mike. During the sharing process, he taught me the correct use of grammar and the correct pronunciation. It's a great class experience.
1998 - 2008 Various Australian Primary & Secondary Schools
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2016 - 2018 Victoria University Education (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāļāđāļŦāļĨāļ
1996 - 1997 University of Canberra Education (Foreign Language Teaching)āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāļāđāļŦāļĨāļ
1989 - 1996 Australian National University Asian Studies (Japanese Language/Literature/Linguistics)āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāļāđāļŦāļĨāļ
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Graduate Diploma of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāļāđāļŦāļĨāļ
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