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David
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- ESOL
- English speaking
- PET
17 Years of ESL Teaching/Training/Mentoring experience focusing on grammar in Taiwan and Malaysia! Holding a Bachelor, a TESOL and two TEFL certificates. Have been training students of all ages.
- ESOL
- English speaking
- PET
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About David
These are remarks by the teachers I have trained in Kuala Lumpur:
"I had the best time tht i ll treasure forever. U taught me fun learning session..nothg was difficult infact every moment had a story to say.. Fun, fun, fun.. Yahoo... Tht's you, David" - Vimala - Kuala Lumpur
"Thank you David for I have learned more of English Language that I never knew before in a fun and exciting methodology" - Ms. Lee - Kuala Lumpur
"Well, learning with you is fun. it requires action, commitment and ability from students with feelings of not being very good until reaching competency" - Norazah - Kuala Lumpur
"To be with you in the lesson is full of joy and fun" - Ms. Chong - Kuala Lumpur
"Love learning with you, I don't feel like being in a class...it was like we're having fun exploring English Language and ways of using it both in our class and life too" - Angayu - Kuala Lumpur
"Thanks Mr Dave, you not only taught us knowledge and wisdom but you also showed us the meaning of friendship that matters in our life" - Sohaili - Kuala Lumpur
"Thanx David ...you keep us motivated with varied and lively approaches" - Rohana - Kuala Lumpur
"Well, it s no doubt that our lesson was great and at the same time challenging, (that drove me crazy, seriously) especially when it came to forming sentences according to the situations such as the combination of future/past/present+perfect participle+ continuous tense sentences ..
But after all you had provided us with good tips which helps me to be a better teacher" - Serene - Kuala Lumpur
"Hi David! Overall I must say that you had been fun all the way. I believe you've done so to encourage us to be better learners. You're also humourous! It's those moments we're going to treasure forever" - Kamilah - Kuala Lumpur
My Background
My family and I left South Africa in 2001 heading to Taiwan to teach English. We spent five years teaching English to pre-school, primary, secondary and adult students. My lessons were presented in classes, small groups and in one-on-one situations. I worked at a Taiwan type international primary school for those five years and I also taught at after-school language centers and an adult consulting center.
We then moved to Malaysia in 2006 where I taught Japanese and Korean adults for five years. This was done in small groups and in a one-on-one basis. I also taught larger groups of Korean university students who came for English training every year.
From 2011 I started as a trainer/mentor/facilitator working for a group whose sole client was the Malaysian Ministry of Education, where I worked with local Malay, Chinese and Indian primary and secondary teachers. My training was in the form of demonstration lessons, team teachings and workshops. The objective was to improve the teachers’ English proficiency and their pedagogical skills. This I did for four years after which I was selected to facilitate around ninety teachers over a ten-month period with the objective to improve their English proficiency from A2/B1 to C1 as per the CEFR. A seven-hour long workshop format with 14 to 28 teachers per day was followed. I was fairly successful with this task given the short period of time to achieve the objective. It was a very rewarding period in my life!
I then became the Head of Boarding at an international school near Kuala Lumpur in 2016, where I also taught ESL to years 7 up to 11, following IGCSE for the latter year students. This continued for two years.
I have just resigned as the Head of Boarding from an international school in Kuala Lumpur. I have worked there since June 2018.
The reason for my resignation is to follow my passion of teaching English to second language students.
I am married, and both my children are working in Dubai, having grown up in Southeast Asia. I am a keen tennis player, who needs to be on court at least twice a week. I am also a motorsport enthusiast and rugby is very close to my heart.
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- Primary
- Junior Cycle
- Transition Year
- +18
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Kids
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I believe in achieving realistic lesson objectives in a fun and challenging way, moving students to take ownership of their learning. My further focus is on getting ESL students who in general don’t have enough exposure to English to understand the grammar part and to gain confidence using the language in whatever form.
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Rates
Rate
- €12
Pack prices
- 5h: €60
- 10h: €120
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- €12/h
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