I’m Marco, a TEFL/TESOL certified ESL teacher from the United States. I’ve been traveling around the world for the past 5 years teaching English. If I had to describe myself, I would say I am a travel nomad. My passion for traveling has led me to live in countries such as Mexico, South Korea, Morocco, and my current residence Taipei, Taiwan. When I’m not teaching, I enjoy learning new languages. I am completely fluent and literate in both Spanish and Arabic. …Read more

My extensive international work experience has aided in my teaching methods. Having had the opportunity to live most of my life in foreign countries, I recognize the relationship between culture, teaching, and lesson planning. As a teacher, I am attentive to my students’ “learning styles.” I personalize academic material and teaching techniques that suit them best. More importantly, I try “in-real time” to correct my students’ mistakes and help strengthen their particular language weaknesses. Having had the experience of learning three languages, I am able to anticipate the predictable problems an English learner faces (i.e. verb tenses, preposition use, pronunciation, etc.).

In my lessons, I offer both prepared material as well as custom topics. For example, if a student wants a class focused on a specific verb tense such as the “present perfect,” I create a lesson. Prepared material consists of personally made PowerPoint presentations that cover an array of subjects. After every class completed, students will receive a word document that includes notes from their lesson. These notes are a valuable self-study tool and my students find them of great benefit.

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