Hi there! I'm a native English speaker with over three years of experience. I specialize in helping intermediate to advanced adult students improve their confidence in conversation, grow their inter-cultural communication skills, and achieve higher levels of fluency in a natural and fun way. I have a lot of experience with native Ukrainian, Russian, and Polish speakers, so I understand the challenges these students face. We will not do drills every day; instead, you will learn through active participation in real-world contexts.

Sign up for a lesson! You will:

• Grow your vocabulary
• Learn how native speakers use idioms and collocations (this will help you sound natural, fast!)
• Spend time actively speaking and actively listening
• Explore inter-cultural communications and styles (learn how to use small talk... and why we do small talk!)
• Become confident when speaking or writing with native speakers
• Be prepared for spontaneous conversation in casual, business, and hospitality settings

About me:

• I am a certified Business English instructor and certified Hospitality English instructor
• I design TEFL courses for instructors to learn how to teach English for Specific Purposes
• I am a published author of three books (and another on the way!)
• I enjoy video games, hiking, travel, reading, writing, and learning languages
• I am from the state of Michigan and have the Standard American English accent
• I am currently taking a course to learn how to teach Military English with NATO standards
• I live in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where I work as a freelance journalist and English teacher