My teaching philosophy is simple: help learners increase their knowledge by providing interesting, clear and memorable lessons. My lessons are interactive, that is, students participate in their own learning, and whenever possible, enjoy the process as they move forward.

The first step is to understand my student’s objectives. When the goals are set, we then plan, step by step, how to achieve those aims. That way, the student and the tutor know what their responsibilities include, this is a joint effort, a question of teamwork between student and tutor. After that, we discuss the student's strengths and weaknesses. Finally, we do a brief evaluation to make everything 100% clear.

I can help a student to become an independent learner by building their confidence, providing expertise in the subject area and expecting them to work at reaching their goals.

Motivation is very personal. A tutor can build confidence and enthusiasm by being enthusiastic and interesting. A student needs to be open and willing to try.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept I would find a different way to explain it. There is always another way to look at something.

Students need to create a vocabulary book, that is, a notebook that has words grouped in categories, not in alphabetical order. They need to remember vocabulary in a context to help them improve their reading comprehension.

Good strategies include interactive lessons in which students participate every step of the way; helping students see their strengths and working on the areas that are more difficult and lastly, avoiding criticism or negativity.

Students need to bring a certain amount of interest to what they are doing. However providing interesting materials from a variety of sources such as books, newspapers, films and the internet, I help my student to be engaged when they are having difficulties.

I would ask a lot of comprehension "check" questions, from the beginning to the end of the lesson.

Confidence building comes with time; we review a bit from the previous lesson at the start of every class. I remind students' of where they began to illustrate the progress they have made.

Evaluating a student's needs starts at the beginning with a quiz. In addition the student communicates their strengths and weaknesses from the beginning to help me build a program suited to their needs.

I attempt to use materials that are suited to the individual student. For example, if a student is interested in sports but has problems with grammar, we learn about grammar through an article about a famous athlete.

My choice of materials depends on the student. Books, films and the internet can all be used during my sessions.