ð Welcome! My name is Teacher Sierra! Are you ready to improve your English? Come join my class and improve your English skills! Also, send me a message and tell me about your learning goals. I look forward to teaching you! My students make great improvements when they take many lessons from með!
ð Professional Background:
âïļ Bachelorâs degree in Visual Arts
âïļ Native English speaker from the United States
âïļ 4 years of teaching experience
âïļ Certified TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Teacher (This certification means that I am qualified and highly trained to teach English to non-native English speakers)
âïļ Foreign language experiences in Japanese and some other languages
âïļ Studied abroad in Kyoto, Japan
âïļ Teach children, teens, and adults
ðReminder: Please check your chat messages if you are interested in taking my lessons. If you contact me and I don't respond right away, don't worry. You will eventually receive a message.
ð If you like, you can download the AmazingTalker app on your phone from Apple or Google Play. The app is very convenient. You will know whether or not you have received a message when you have the AmazingTalker app.
ð The classes are one-to-one sessions! Please turn on your camera during class.
ð The lessons are customized according to your needs and English level! I will also give you feedback in my lessons!
ðĻâðĐâðĶâðĶTrial Class Information ðĻâðĐâðĶâðĶ
What to expect in this 25-min trialâ
âĄïļ A 25 minute lesson
âĄïļ A detailed analysis of the student's current level
âĄïļ Create a detailed learning plan
âĄïļ Lesson package
ðķThe trial lesson is to meet, do a short lesson, analyze the studentâs English level, and create a learning plan to prepare the student for further lessons. After the trial lesson, the student buys lesson packages to continue his or her studies to improve his or her language skills. If you are interested in one lesson to practice your English, please choose my one 25 minute regular lesson or my one 50 minute regular lesson.
â―ïļðĨ Goal of the courses:
ð Effective, goal-oriented courses to help you reach your goal day by day!
âïļ Improve speaking, pronunciation, listening, grammar, writing, and reading skills
âïļ Increase vocabulary
âïļ Improve spelling
âïļ Enhance English fluency and confidence to use English
âïļ Use English accurately
âïļ Understand and use new words in everyday life
ð Outcome:
ðĨ Be able to use English at school, on a job, studying abroad, in everyday conversation, etc.
ðĨ Be able to use English with native English speakers
ð List of courses:
Children's course:
ð English for Children Ages 6-11
English course for middle school students:
ð English for Middle School Ages 12-14
English courses to speak, listen, read, or write:
ð English for Beginners
ð ESL
ð English for Adults
Specialty courses for conversation / speaking:
ð Conversational English
ð Oral English
Test preparation:
ð TOEIC
ð Eiken
Course description:
ð English for Children Ages 6-11ð
ð Have fun learning the English alphabet, phonics, sight words, vocabulary, phrases, etc.
ð Enhance conversation/speaking skills
ð Improve pronunciation, grammar, and writing skills
ð Read fun short stories to expand vocabulary, and identify the main idea, supporting details, and story elements to also improve reading comprehension skills.
ð English for Middle School Ages 12-14ð
âĻ Learn English according to your level
âĻ Strengthen listening comprehension, speaking (pronunciation is included), reading, grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills to be successful in English courses or academic subjects at school.
ð English for Beginnersð
âïļ Learn English with ease
âïļ Short conversation practice
âïļ Strengthen grammar and vocabulary skills to speak, listen, read, or write
âïļ Strengthen listening skills to understand conversations
âïļ Improve pronunciation
âïļ Strengthen English ability from beginner to intermediate
âïļ Learn the English alphabet
ðConversational Englishð
This course is for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students.
âïļ Improve speaking skills with fun and various topics
âïļ Strengthen listening skills to understand conversations
âïļ Improve vocabulary and grammar skills
âïļ Improve pronunciation
âïļ Learn accurate pronunciation
âïļ Learn informal and formal English
âïļ Learn useful expressions and phrases for various situations
ðOral Englishð
This course is for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students.
ðĢ Become comfortable speaking English
ðĢ Strengthen speaking, vocabulary, and grammar skills to express ideas and opinions on various topics
ðĢ Improve pronunciation
ðĢ Learn accurate pronunciation
ðĢ Strengthen listening skills to understand conversations
ðĢ Learn phrases, phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions
ð ESL (English as a Second Language)ð
This course is for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students.
âïļ Improve speaking and listening skills to communicate and understand conversations in English
âïļ Strengthen vocabulary and grammar skills to speak, listen, read, or write
âïļ Improve and learn accurate pronunciation
âïļ Read short articles, stories, etc., to improve reading fluency
âïļ Writing practice to enhance writing skills
ð English for Adults ð
This course is for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students.
ð Improve English proficiency to be able to speak, listen, read, or write
ð Improve vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation skills
ð Conversation practice to improve conversational fluency
ð Learn idioms and phrasal verbs (for intermediate and advanced levels)
ð TOEIC ð
This course is to help students prepare for the TOEIC exam.
ð Mock exams
ð Improve listening, speaking, pronunciation, and reading skills
ð Build a strong vocabulary and grammar
ð Learn the reading elements, such as context clues, inference, etc.
ð Learn test strategies
ð Eikenð
This course is to help students prepare for the Eiken exam.
ð Exam tips
ð Mock exams
ð Improve listening, speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and writing skills
âïļClassroom Rules âïļ
âĄïļ Always check your connection and devices before class starts.
âĄïļ Cancel the class 24 hours before class. If you have to cancel a class within 24 hours, please contact me.
ð Motivation:
Do not be afraid to make a mistake because that is a part of learning any language. Your goal is to improve on your language ability, and my goal is to help you achieve your goal! No matter how difficult it is to learn English or any language, learning a foreign language is like riding a bicycle. The more you practice, the more you become better!
2011 - 2012 Southeastern Louisiana Laboratory School
2009 - 2009 Sears and Roebuck
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2021 - 2021 ITT International TEFL and TESOL ESL āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāļāđāļŦāļĨāļ
2010 - 2012 Southeastern Louisiana University Visual Art and Design āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāļāđāļŦāļĨāļ
2011 - 2011 Doshisha University Studied abroad through the Univeristy of New Orleans as a summer program.āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāļāđāļŦāļĨāļ
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2005 - 2007 Southwest Mississippi Community College ArtāđāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāļāđāļŦāļĨāļ
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