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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, biblical studies teacher, and ESL tutor who finds life too interesting to pick a niche. 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. Jill is a member of Delta Omicron and the International Women's Writing Guild.
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