Deborah Jackson

Member since Jun 2019

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Key area of interest

English

My background

I focus on what you don't know and build up from there. In my book, there is never an unteachable student, only an unteachable teacher. After an initial discussion by skype or phone, I work out a lesson plan and time period to suit you.

Experience

As a course director for a language school, I have to devise curriculums for summer school and teachers, so I'm used to being creative. I've taught GCSE to adults, AQA, with a 90% success rate. I've taught entry level, students who couldn't speak a word. In my spare time, when I have any, I write. I used to teach writing and illustrating, as I have five published children's books under my belt. Some are in their third edition. Language is everything to me, and there is nothing more fulfilling than inspiring confidence. Most importantly, I try to find out what you want to achieve. I've taught many foreign professionals, including high ranking government foreign officials, businessmen, and women, who require a 6 in IELTS and are understandably worried. The exam is difficult but I have devised a technique that will alleviate some of the strain. I'm currently teaching an A-level student, who needs to get a good mark for her future law placement. As it's linguistically based, I focus on her weak areas, which is grammar. Her first question to me was about a clause. 'What is it?' I took it from there and devised my first lesson on clauses, after all, they include most of the lexis. By lesson three, she was not only recognising clauses but able to point out the noun, adjective, and adverbial phrases.