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I have always loved languages. When I was four, I said that I wanted to learn every language in the world. The first non-English languages I studied were American Sign Language and Spanish. While majoring in Spanish at Converse College, I realized that I do not have a natural talent for learning languages. That hasn’t stopped me from studying French, German, and Kiswahili (Swahili) and dabbling in Luganda and a Ugandan tribal language, Italian, and Russian.
After nearly 40 years of studying foreign languages, I know what it’s like to be a language student who struggles to gain conversational abilities. I use that knowledge to patiently support American English learners towards their goals. When working at a rural public library, I often encountered immigrants eager to improve their speaking and listening skills. Unfortunately, the closest affordable ESL class was over an hour away. When I left public library work in 2022, my first goal was to become certified to teach ESL so that I could offer classes closer to home. Since then, I have been delighted to see students gain confidence in their language skills and hope to continue helping people for years to come. |
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FAQs
Q. Who do you tutor?
A. Intermediate-advanced (B1-C1) adult learners
Q. Are classes online?
A. We meet online, using Zoom, Google Meet, or a similar platform.
Q. Are these group lessons?
A. No, I prefer to work with individual students. In special cases, I will offer group classes. Contact me for details.
Q. Are these lessons that follow a book?
A. Not usually.
I primarily offer online conversation practice for adults who are intermediate-advanced (B1-C1) English language learners. If you want formal lessons that follow a book, contact me.
Q. Do you teach groups?
A. Contact me if you are looking for a tutor for your homeschool, church, library, or other community group.
Q. How much do you charge?
A. Contact me for current prices.
Q. What are your qualifications?
A. I have a TEFL.org 168-hour certificate and over 100 hours of ESL tutoring experience.
A. Intermediate-advanced (B1-C1) adult learners
Q. Are classes online?
A. We meet online, using Zoom, Google Meet, or a similar platform.
Q. Are these group lessons?
A. No, I prefer to work with individual students. In special cases, I will offer group classes. Contact me for details.
Q. Are these lessons that follow a book?
A. Not usually.
I primarily offer online conversation practice for adults who are intermediate-advanced (B1-C1) English language learners. If you want formal lessons that follow a book, contact me.
Q. Do you teach groups?
A. Contact me if you are looking for a tutor for your homeschool, church, library, or other community group.
Q. How much do you charge?
A. Contact me for current prices.
Q. What are your qualifications?
A. I have a TEFL.org 168-hour certificate and over 100 hours of ESL tutoring experience.
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Jill Hames is a writer, musician, and ESL teacher who, at the age of four, said she wanted to learn every language in the world. She hasn’t managed that yet, but is proud to have taught herself enough Swahili to understand context from native speakers. She has a B.A. in Music and Spanish, a Masters in Library and Information Science, is TEFL.org 168-hour certified to teach English as a second language, and is working towards a Master of Divinity.
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