Native UK English Teachers
Our team of native UK English teachers are all ready to deliver our courses to you and we are featuring 6 of them here as introduction.
LEON
Leon is from Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK, but
he currently lives in Brazil! He is a friendly and creative English teacher with a wealth of experience teaching children and adults all over the globe.
Education
• BA (Hons) Music (2008) Northumberland University
• CELTA (2013) University of Cambridge
- Leon’s top tips for teaching English:
1.Build a good rapport with your students.
2. Be creative in the classroom by using different engaging resources.
3. Keep the learning objectives in mind when teaching.
CATRIONA
Catriona is from Scotland in the UK, but she currently lives in France. She loves helping her students gain more confidence and fluency in English. She has a lot of experience teaching students online and teaches students from all over the globe between the ages of 5 and 60!
Education
•BA Tourism (2019) Edinburgh Napier University
• TEFL Certificate (2021)
- Catriona’s top tips for teaching English:
1.Be very patient with your students and be prepared to repeat yourself or rephrase.
2.Have a clear voice and don’t speak too fast when you are teaching.
3.Limit the background noise and sit in a quiet place during the online lesson.
- Catriona’s top tips for teaching English:
1.Be very patient with your students and be prepared to repeat yourself or rephrase.
2.Have a clear voice and don’t speak too fast when you are teaching.
3.Limit the background noise and sit in a quiet place during the online lesson.
Education
•BA Tourism (2019) Edinburgh Napier University
• TEFL Certificate (2021)
CATRIONA
Catriona is from Scotland in the UK, but she currently lives in France. She loves helping her students gain more confidence and fluency in English. She has a lot of experience teaching students online and teaches students from all over the globe between the ages of 5 and 60!
ZULUF
Zuluf is from Essex in the UK. She is a qualified art and design teacher and loves bringing creativity into the Direct English Live International classes. She is very passionate about teaching and her classes are always filled with fun and laughter.
Education
•BA Interaction and Moving Image (2015) London College of Communication
•Post Graduate Certificate in Education (2018) University of East London
•TEFL Certificate (2020)
- Zuluf’s top tips for teaching English:
1.Be flexible and creative to engage your learners differing learning styles.
2.Make the lesson engaging and organic so that the students enjoy it.
3.Be passionate and enthusiastic, like you would in a face-to-face experience.
HELEN
Helen is from England, but currently lives in Germany where she is learning German. She has travelled extensively and loves to bring this knowledge into the DELI classroom. Helen quickly and easily develops a great rapport with her students with her fun and inspiring lessons.
Education
•TEFL Certificate (2020)
•TEFL Certificate (2020)
•BA Business (2005) Buckingham Chilterns University
- Helen’s top tips for teaching English:
1.Check all your equipment prior to your online class and always have a back up ready.
2.Use a lot of props and resources to make your online lessons more engaging.
3.Make use of the tools available to you on the platform, such as break out rooms, or the chat box.
- Helen’s top tips for teaching English:
1.Check all your equipment prior to your online class and always have a back up ready.
2.Use a lot of props and resources to make your online lessons more engaging.
3.Make use of the tools available to you on the platform, such as break out rooms, or the chat box.
Education
•TEFL Certificate (2020)
•TEFL Certificate (2020)
•BA Business (2005) Buckingham Chilterns University
HELEN
Helen is from England, but currently lives in Germany where she is learning German. She has travelled extensively and loves to bring this knowledge into the DELI classroom. Helen quickly and easily develops a great rapport with her students with her fun and inspiring lessons.
LUCAS
Lucas is from England. As a linguaphile, and a speaker of a number of languages, she really understands the challenges that second language English learners
face. She loves helping others and seeing her DELI students improve their English language skills gives her a sense of pride.
Education
• BA Asian Studies with English Language and Linguistics (2018) University of Kent
• CELTA LEVEL 5 (2018)
- Lucas’s top tips for teaching English:
1.Be professional without distractions so that you can dedicate yourself to your students 100 percent.
2.Have an active and engaging environment which motivates and engages your students.
3.Be confident, supportive and understand the frustrations that your students face learning a language.
- Katie’s top tips for teaching English:
1.Invest in yourself and your workspace so that you can have the best quality lesson.
2.Do not isolate yourself, connect with other teachers to develop your skills professionally.
3.Be larger than life on the camera, exaggerate facial expressions and your tone of voice to liven up the lessons.
Education
•TEFL Certificate (2021)
•MA Librarianship (2018) University
of Sheffield
•BA (Hons) English (2016) University of Liverpool
KATIE
Katie is from a historic spa town in England. She’s a lively and dedicated DELI teacher who puts 110% into her teaching. She is always very well prepared and likes to try new things in the classroom so that her students realize their full potential.
KATIE
Katie is from a historic spa town in England. She’s a lively and dedicated DELI teacher who puts 110% into her teaching. She is always very well prepared and likes to try new things in the classroom so that her students realize their full potential.
Education
•TEFL Certificate (2021)
•MA Librarianship (2018) University
of Sheffield
•BA (Hons) English (2016) University of Liverpool
- Katie’s top tips for teaching English:
1.Invest in yourself and your workspace so that you can have the best quality lesson.
2.Do not isolate yourself, connect with other teachers to develop your skills professionally.
3.Be larger than life on the camera, exaggerate facial expressions and your tone of voice to liven up the lessons.