Nicholas L
@nicklcool
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Language Skills
- English (US): Native
- Russian: Advanced
Interests
Price (25 min):
10.00 Coins
Rating & Experience:
Introduction:
I'm an empathetic,enthusiastic,experienced American English teacher,ready to get you speaking today!
I am the owner of a TEFL school in Moscow, Russia called English for Good, LLC (ООО "Английский Навсегда"). Our school strives to help students meet their goals and expectations, especially in learning English once and for all, "for good." :)
I am bilingual in Russian, with over four years' teaching experience in Moscow, Russia in 2007-2008 and 2015-current. I also have a year of experience teaching a freshman orientation/academic success course at a Community College in Baltimore, MD. I have taught many ages, levels, and specialty areas, including kindergartners (3-6-year-olds), primary school students (1st-9th grade), young adults, and adults. Business English, General English, Public Speaking, and making presentations are my specialties. I would love to meet you, find out about your learning goals, and get started working efficiently and in a fun way to meet your English speaking needs and desires. Let's together learn English for Good!
Teaching Specialty:
I have taught in Russian state Kindergartens, and I also have my own toddler daughter. I get great joy out of using songs, games, and flashcards to make learning English fun!
I am a bit of a news junkie :) My minor in college was political science. Let's get started today digesting, debating, and analyzing the hot news topics of the day!
My half-decade of experience in the higher education administration field gave me great experience writing effective, concise, to-the-point emails. Let me help you begin writing clear, functional, effective emails today!
I am a native of America - the Washington, DC metropolitan area - and can explain slang terminology from many spheres: youth culture, business, urban, sports, video games, etc.
This was my specialty for making learning English fun for children in the Russian state kindergartens and schools. I love setting up active and energetic lessons for young learners and very young learners :))
I love working with students on developing their practical English skills, so that they can communicate and interact with other English speakers on a basic level. Let's get started today!
I can make learning the mouth and tongue positions for correct pronunciation fun, and I present the knowledge in an understandable way, so that you will notice results immediately. The fact that I worked myself to learn a very uncommon language, from an entirely different language family, Russian, gives me the empathy and understanding to help you with your pronunciation needs :)
I have worked in large corporate gas and banking companies in Russia and can provide the practical, targeted lessons needed by business people with a tight timeline and little free time to improve their English skills.
I have taught primary students in Russian state schools. I make lessons interactive and fun and can hold students' excited attention for the full lesson!
I am a graduate of the Toastmasters program in the United States and can provide advanced, practical, useful tips for giving riveting and effective speeches/presentations.
Résumé:
Education:
Foreign Languages › Russian Language & Literature (Bachelor)
Work Experience:
Teaching Professional
Developed and instituted unique curricula for adult Russian business professionals of all ages and skill levels in a corporate environment • Positive feedback from clients, students, and employer • Negotiated employment terms, such as visa assistance and work location, and managed other out-of-classroom work tasks entirely in Russian with native speaker supervisors
Teaching Professional
Taught General English to adult Russian business professionals and to teenagers in a classroom environment • Positive feedback from students and employer • Negotiated employment terms, such as visa assistance and work location, and managed other out-of-classroom work tasks entirely in Russian with native speaker supervisors
Other Professional
• Improved policies and procedures to meet student Veterans’ needs • Trained student workers and colleagues on VA Benefits Certification and other tasks, to increase efficiency and improve level of customer service in the Office of the Registrar • Lead presentations on the GI Bill and served as lead liaison for VA Education Benefits to local news organizations (The Chronicle of Higher Education and WBAL TV Baltimore), at area conferences (Consortium Day 2011, VMFP 2011 National Biennial) and various UMD Offices (quoted in UMD NewsDesk press release): Undergraduate Admissions, Executive MBA, Executive Public Policy, Veterans Task Force, Education Abroad, and others • Single-handedly administered benefits for about 500 Veterans and their dependents, an increase of more than 300 students from previous, pre-Post-9/11 GI Bill, semester • Revamped VA Office policies, procedures, and the office web site to match federal regulations and better serve the student population
Other Professional
Public Speaking • Co-led presentation at UMD’s 2013 Student Veterans Resource Providers Conference Management • Managed a team of Degree Audit specialists and VA Work Study students Enrollment • Created consistent influx of VA students (Vets, Dependents, Military members) Teaching • Taught first-year student success seminar, PRE-100, once per semester • Organized and Hosted first annual Veterans Day Luncheon, attended by local and federal politicians/officials • Created new VA Office procedures, policies, and forms • Consistently boosted VA enrollments at the College • Brought VA Office into compliance with VA regulations; successfully passed first VA Audit in five years • Re-instituted dormant VA Work Study student worker program
Other Professional
Worked closely with the admissions team to convert military leads into new enrollments Brought VA Certifying processes into compliance with VA regulations
Teaching Professional
Taught English to Kindergartners and primary school students (1st, 5th, 7th, & 9th grade) in groups of up to 15 students at Russian state schools. Developed half of the kindergarten curriculum on own, positive feedback from students
Teaching Professional
Teach Business and General English to corporate and private clients
