Akinde Ayodeji II ESL
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My name is Akinde and I'm an ESL teacher. For 20 years I've helped many professionals reach their language goals.
Like all teachers, I started my career by using textbooks and scripted programs. At first, I was wary of veering off the course work but over the years I learned how to use the course work as a guide and then a springboard for more meaningful language learning. The longer I taught, the more I met students who didn't match the course work and desperately wanted to help them so I learned to get to know them well enough to teach them through their interests. I had one such student who rejected the coursework all together but still came to class eager to learn. I couldn't let the opportunity to help him just slip away so I figured out how to give him what he needed without the coursework, at all. He worked with me towards being able to rule over business disputes and attend international conferences without a translator. How? We focused on a combination of his needs, interests and his personal life to lead the lessons where they needed to be for him.

I helped doctors, lawyers, pilots, and other professionals to be able to reach their language goals in a similar manner. These successes led me to develop my own program that would help my students duplicate the successes my previous students have had.

Subjects

  • English Beginner-Expert

Experience

  • English Instructor (Feb, 2007–Dec, 2018) at Berlitz Corporation
    I was mainly responsible for teaching the Berlitz English System and it's sub courses. I also taught custom classes and wrote assessment. I often represented the center off campus while administering assessments or teaching off campus classes.

Education

  • High School Diploma (Sep, 1989–Jun, 1993) from CE Jordan High School

Fee details

    د.إ150/hour (US$40.87/hour)

    1 hour initial travel charge will be charged for every class outside of Falaj Al Mualla and 1 additional travel charge per hour of driving time getting to the customer.

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