Hi there! My name is Dominique and I'm from a little island in the Philippines. I like to watch anime, drink tea, and read novels. Now, I'm focusing more on reading novels as it engages my imagination. Also, it helps me learn different writing styles that I can pass on to my writing students.
When I was little, my family encouraged me to read English books and practice my communication skills at home. Because of this, I try to motivate my students the same way. I encourage them and I tell them tips how to improve their learning.
I am a persistent teacher. I can say that I want only what's the best for my students. Usually, I assess the English level and apply appropriate teaching strategies.
- free talk
- vocabulary
- pronunciation
- speaking
- listening
- comprehension
- writing
- structure
- argumentation
These are some of the areas that I want to focus on. In line with the following, I take the learning goals of the student into account as well.
Depending on your performance, I would enforce homework if there is a need to reiterate what we have learned. Moreover, for younger students, I would show a supplementary video in our class to improve (online) classroom fun and activity. I find that this is quite effective for children ages 5-7.
Some teaching platforms that I use:
- Skype
- QQ
- WeChat
- Zoom
- Zhumu
- LINE
- WhatsApp
- Viber
I strongly encourage video classes as I want my learners to be more engaged in our classes. It would also confirm if you've understood our lesson based on your facial expressions and responses.