Colin Spring - English Tutor

Introduction

My Name is Colin Spring. I am from Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. I am a native English speaker who currently lives in Mexico.
I have a BS in Environmental Science/Biology and a TEFL Certificate. I hold a Business English Certificate as well. I have also taught some specialization courses like IELTS or English for Banks and Finance.

I began teaching ESL as an assistant at a community college seven years ago and then moved to Central America and later Mexico where I taught elementary school for four years. For the past three years I have been tutoring both children and adults either independently or with local and international companies. I tailor lessons to students according to personal needs and interests and am familiar with several different learning programs. Some of the assignments I have included students from the fields of insurance, marketing, human resources, alternative energy, business, accounting, digital data, government, economics, and manufacturing fields. I have been to Europe, Central America, South America, and Mexico through the years.

I have a good sense of humor and I enjoy teaching my students and learning from them in a low pressure environment. Many of my students say they forget we are having a class because the time passes so quickly. I know the difficulties of learning a second language because I am a second language learner myself. I believe it is important to have a fun classroom environment where a student is not afraid to make mistakes because you have to make mistakes to learn. Believe me, I make them every day!
I enjoy travelling, music, arts, literature, learning about other cultures, and of course, walking on the beach with my dog.
Thank you, and I hope to speak with you soon.

Education

BS in Environmental Science/Biology
TEFL
Business English Certificate

Teaching options

Age ranges

College Adults Seniors

Teaching style

I assess the student's needs, interests and aspects that give them difficulty and cater classes specifically to meet those needs with either online material or communicative practice.

Elementary Schools in Honduras and Mexico
Business English in Mexico
Online tutor in Asia and Europe

Hobbies

I enjoy travelling, music, arts, literature, learning about other cultures, and of course, walking on the beach with my dog

Teaching English as a second language since 2012.

I speak a total of 2 languages:
English (Native), Spanish (Intermediate).

I've visited or lived in the following countries: Europe, Central America, South America, Mexico

"[My English teacher] helped me prepare for 2 weeks for my BEC exam, and I got the score I needed to get a promotion in my business. They will be sending me to the U.K. to work in our offices there. Thank you!" Vlasily M. - Construction

"I had a wonderful experience with Live Lingua. I would recommend them to people and friends." Tetsuya I. - Logistics Manager

"I took many years of classes in my school in Mexico, but did not have any confidence in speaking. [My Skype English teacher] is amazing, and she even speaks some Spanish!" Alejandra N. - Designer

"I am got moved to the New York from our Japan offices, and have been with [my English teacher] for almost 2 years now. My co-workers are surprised at my constant improvement." Tomoaki S. - V.P at Morgan Stanley

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