Hello, my name is Jacqueline Johnston and I'm an experienced native English tutor currently living in South Africa. I have been giving English lessons online with Verbalplanet since 2023. I am currently offering a discounted initial trial lesson at 90% off my normal lesson price for new students.
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Federica24 Italy
Continuerò sicuramente a fare lezioni con Jacqueline.
Federica24 Italy
Jacqueline is a very nice person. I felt comfortable talking with her and I hope to improve my English with her lessons.
MOHD K India
AMAZING SESSION
RobertaP Italy
Jacqueline is a very fun and empathetic teacher. Our lessons pass quickly. She is helping me become more confident and fluent for a job interview. I recommend her lessons to everyone.
MNOnadir Turkey
"Jacqueline Johnston was very kind, understanding, and helpful. She was always patient with me. I highly recommend her!"
Cesar Alberto S Mexico
It was a fantastic lesson, i enjoyed it a lot, we saw adverbs of frequency and we played a little finding out some differences on a picture.
My native language is English, but I can also speak Afrikaans fluently and I can communicate a little in Dutch.
I have my Bachelor in Teaching and carry a 150 hour Advance TEFL/TESOL Certificate.
My hobbies include spending time outside camping, walking my dogs and gardening. I am very creative and enjoy painting, pottery and doing DIY Projects.
I also enjoy spending the day reading a book, watching old movies and building puzzles, depending on my mood!
I make use of TPR and Conversational Methods, but I focus on making my lessons fun, informative and memorable whist taking into account my student's personalities and abilities.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor of Teaching - University of South Africa 2021
I try to establish their level of competency as early on as possible and then adapt my lessons to their needs.
I identify which methods the student responds to best, whether that be CLT or TPR, I ensure that the Student Talking Time is at it's maximum with each lesson.
Communicative approach would be mostly used along with Task-based, as I believe both have a way of keeping students engaged and interested in learning to speak the language effectively rather than grammatically correct.
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