paulroppa

Profession: Palfish Online English Teacher
English Language Instruction, Education, Teaching
I have worked as a children's English teacher on Palfish for the past 3.5 years. I have instructed children of all levels and abilities. I create a happy and friendly classroom environment that gets excellent English results from my students.

Primary School ESL Teacher
English Language Instruction, Education, Teaching
I worked at a public primary school in Vietnam for a school year. I strove to inspire passion for the English language in new and beginner students with fun and engaging classes.

Interests: My hobbies include football, video games, exercise and gym, reading, culture and travelling!

Education: Degree in Maintenance Engineering
Technology, Manufacturing
I completed a two year course at the University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom. I studied robot programming, electrical theory, advanced mathematics such as analytical methods and mechanical physics.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Vietnamese (Basic)


Linh Le

Profession: English Trainer

Interests: I like to read (especially on the beach if possible)! I enjoy crime novels, non-fiction, historical fiction, etc. I also like to be active with other hobbies including yoga, biking, hiking, climbing, playing basketball, painting, baking and traveling. My last big holiday was to Japan where I experienced the amazing food and culture. I also enjoy learning languages myself. I am currently refreshing my Spanish and teaching myself Korean.

Education: Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas, Spanish Studies (Semester Abroad) at the University of Barcelona, TEFL Certification

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), German (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational), Vietnamese (Conversational)


Cat

Interests: I have many creative passions, including, graphic design, photography and videography. I have shot and edited multiple wedding videos in the past, I enjoy doing this in my spare time.
I love travelling and learning about different cultures, I am currently trying to get a basic grasp of Vietnamese.
I am a listening volunteer for Samaritans. My role as a listener involves me speaking to people in need of emotional support, on the phone, face to face and via text and email.

Education: BSc (Hons) Professional Broadcast Techniques - 2:1
Technology
Included work in documentaries, music videos, IPR and radio

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Vietnamese (Basic)


Caragh L

Profession: Online English Teacher/ Painter and Decorator

Interests: I love music and learning to play instruments! I can play ukulele and i am learning to play piano. I love listening to all types of music to relax. I like to go running and watching Korean Dramas. I love languages too I can speak Thai and i am learning Danish too!

Education: TEFL from EnjoyTEFL
City and Guilds - Painting and Decorating

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Thai (Conversational)


Brennan D.

Profession: Chef

Interests: I enjoy traveling, learning about different cultures, meeting new people and building life long friendships. I'm a sports fan, mostly American sports but I'm coming around to others. I can talk for hours about many different subjects as well as the history of many nations. I try to have fun with everything I do and I try to encourage through positive reinforcement.

Education: I have my TESOL from the International Open Academy and I'm an high school grad with US. military experience.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Swedish (Basic)


Quinton

Interests: I love watching movies, reading, travelling, and above all, learning about new things.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Portuguese (Basic)


ElliotGrant90

Profession: Content Developer - What’s Up! Living English
Education, Visual Arts, English Language Instruction, Writing and Journalism
•Working at the HQ of What's Up! I rewrote existing material and created new
content for all the academies throughout Spain.
•Assisted marketing team by writing copy for upcoming events and promotional
material to drive brand and marketing.

English Teacher @ What's Up! Living English
English Language Instruction, Education, Teaching
Utilised multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in college education. Led interesting & diverse group activities.

Training Express In-Company English Teacher
English Language Instruction, Training and Development
•Maintained regularly scheduled hours to assist and advise students on class,
program, and vocational plans.
•Utilised the curriculum which provided diverse educational, professional and
linguistic backgrounds of students.

Academia de Idiomas 24/7 Teacher Manager - Development Coordinator - Head of Studies
English Language Instruction, Teaching, Management
•After completing my 6-month TEFL internship I was promoted and started taking on more responsibilities by managing new interns.
•Conducted orientation sessions, delivered on-the-job training for new hires, communicated all learning and performance.

Academia de Idiomas 24/7 - TEFL Teacher Trainee
English Language Instruction, Teaching
•Started training as an English teacher through a TEFL internship.
•Employed visual and auditory approaches to make lessons more interesting and interactive for students.
•Challenged and engaged students through in-depth lectures and literary subject

Chungdam Learning - Seoul, South Korea
English Language Instruction
Teaching English

Interests: I absolutely love travelling and learning about new cultures and languages. At the same time photography, music and books consume a lot of my spare time. When I am at home I like to cook and when I'm not doing any of those things you can find me amongst nature.

Education: Bachelors of Arts with Honours - Media Culture and Production - Southampton Solent University - 2013
Visual Arts, Education, Technology, Writing and Journalism
Specialising in Online Multimedia based Web Design and also enjoyed practical units such as Photography, Radio and TV Studio Magazine Production. Coached on a wide range of professional equipment and leading software.

Professional TEFL Certificate with Distinction
English Language Instruction
As part of a 6 month internship I completed 180 hours of theory and 1000 hours of teaching practise.

Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics
Education
Universiteit Leiden - Holland

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Fluent), French (Basic), Portuguese (Basic)


Barbara

Profession: Digital Marketer
Marketing
I have worked as a digital marketer in various companies over the past few years.

Interests: I love listening to music and discovering new artists (please recommend me some), watching movies and TV shows and navigating through social media. Recently, I have also started to dabble in graphic design.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), German (Basic), Portuguese (Native)


Victoria

Interests: I love using Cambly to meet people and learn about people across the world.
I have travelled to different countries to try delicious foods, see beautiful sights, and converse with new people.
I love being outdoors, hiking, surfing, running and rockclimbing.
Through learning to speak different languages we can meet new people and discovering how different life is in parts of the world.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Conversational), Portuguese (Conversational), Italian (Basic)


Teacher Ulla

Interests: I love to travel and learn more about different nationalities and cultures, languages, music, arts, religion etc.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), German (Native), Spanish (Conversational), Portuguese (Basic)


Valerie

Profession: Instructor - General Education, 2010-2013
Education
I served as an instructor for incarcerated adult males seeking their general education diploma, or better known as, the GED. This field focused on five main categories of education: math, science, social studies, writing, and reading comprehension.

Instructor - Combat Advisor (Culture), 2008-2009
Education
I served as an instructor for US military members deploying to Afghanistan. The course focused on: Afghan culture, Islam, conflict resolution, and counter-insurgency.

Instructure - Notary Public (2010-2013)
Education
I served as a state instructor for those seeking to become Notary Publics. This course focused on North Carolina legislative law on upholding the duties of a Notary Public.

Interests: Fun Fact: I love sports - mostly soccer, football and hockey.
Fun Fact: I love to crochet and cross stitch.
Fun Fact: I attended Clown College. Yes! A school that focuses on teaching people how to become a clown.

I have worked in many areas over the past 30 years: restaurants, credit unions, farm work, pet stores, banks, military, management, education.

I enjoy setting goals and working to reach them. Learning a new language helps bridge communication gaps and promotes cultural understanding and collaboration. Congratulations on doing your best to achieve your language goals.

Education: Master of Arts - Security Management (2014)
Law
American Military University, Charles Town, WV

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology (2001)
Research
University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Pashto (Conversational), French (Conversational), German (Basic)


Tazz M

Profession: ELL Specialist
Education, English Language Instruction, Non-profit, Writing and Journalism
I'm an ELL specialist with over 10 years experience teaching English to English Language Learners who are learning English as their second or other language.

Interests: I have over ten years experience as an ESL teacher teaching young learners and adult working professionals. I enjoy traveling and learning about new cultures, trying out different food and getting lost in a good book. I live in Alaska and love sharing what I know about this beautiful state. Come and chat!

Education: B. Ed Elementary TEFL
English Language Instruction, Education
B. Ed Elementary TEFL

M. Ed Learning and Technology
Education, Technology, English Language Instruction
M. Ed Learning and Technology

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Malay (Native)


Julie P

Profession: Business Analyst in an English University

Interests: I like to write - I have written a short novel and I write my own blog that I post to regularly. I like to travel, I love to watch horror films and I used to be a roller derby girl!

Education: I have a BSc (Bachelor of Science) Degree in Computer Studies.
I also have the 150 hour Master TEFL course certificate and have been teaching English as a foreign language, online, for just under a year to both adults and children. Little known fact, I'm learning Korean!

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), German (Basic), French (Basic), Korean (Basic)


Eman F.

Profession: Student

Interests: *For privacy reasons please notify me if you are recording our sessions to upload on social media platforms*.I'm very interested in learning languages, growing up in a bilingual household I developed an interest in learning new languages and saw just how much language can bridge the gap between two different cultures! I am fluent in English and Arabic, over the past few years I have been studying Korean alone and just recently I have started studying Spanish!

Education: Actuarial Science Graduate.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Korean (Conversational)


Kenny

Profession: Private English Instructor & Freelance Writer

Interests: When I am not working, I spend most of my time with my family. We enjoy the beauty of Okinawa's beautiful sea while swimming, snorkeling, and SUPing. We try to maintain a healthy lifestyle and sustainably grow our own organic vegetables and fruits on our mini natural farm. I have been to over 25 different countries and truly love experiencing new cultures and meeting new people. I am also a freelance writer. I wrote and self-published a travel guidebook about Okinawa in 2005.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in International Business from Hawaii Loa College
ESL Teaching Methods (1 week course at Okinawa International University)

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Japanese (Fluent)


Gary

Profession: Grade 3 English Teacher
Teaching, Education, English Language Instruction
I mainly worked as a Grade 3 English teacher teaching 7-9 year old students in a primary school in Chengdu, China. I also taught Grades 1-2 in supplementary classes after school. This position was between September 2019 to June 2020.

Online English Teacher
English Language Instruction, Technology, Teaching, Education
Taught Chinese young learners around 3-14 years old 1:1 English while working for a online teaching company between October 2020 to September 2021.

English language assistant
Teaching, Education
Volunteered as an English language assistant in the University of Central Lancashire's Language Academy based in the United Kingdom. Worked in improving Japanese and Chinese university students' spoken and written English. October - December 2017.

English Teacher
English Language Instruction, Technology, Teaching, Training and Development
Taught EFL university students in General-English based conversation classes at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK, first as a trainee English teacher in 2015-16. Then as a Trinity Cert-TESOL certified English teacher in 2017.

Online English Tutor
English Language Instruction, Teaching
Worked as an English tutor for an online teaching platform tutoring mainly children, teenagers and adults from Japan, China and Taiwan between January 2023 to January 2024.

High School English Teacher (IEP Curriculum)
Education, English Language Instruction, Teaching
Worked as a high school English teacher teaching Mattayom 1-6 Thai EFL students (12-18 year olds) in the Intensive English Program in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. I taught them English and Geography between May 2024 to June 2024.

High School English Teacher (ECD Curriculum)
Education, English Language Instruction, Teaching
Worked in Uttaradit school, Thailand as an ECD (English for Communication and Development) teacher teaching levels Matthayom 1-2. (12-14 years old).This position was from June 2024 to March 2025.

Interests: I enjoy travelling, exploring the countryside trails, learning new languages online and learning about different cultures. I am currently learning Korean and Chinese online.
I also enjoy PC gaming and playing on my Nintendo Switch in my spare time.

Education: BA Degree in TESOL and Japanese
Education, English Language Instruction
I graduated with a 4 year BA degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Japanese from the University of Central Lancashire in 2018.

MA Degree in TESOL and Applied Linguistics
Education, English Language Instruction
I graduated with my 1 year MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Applied Linguistics degree from the University of Central Lancashire in 2023.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Japanese (Conversational)


Becky Lawrence

Profession: Tokyo International University
Education, English Language Instruction
English Language Instructor, EFL and Academic Literacy

Global Step Academy
Education, English Language Instruction
Master Teacher, EFL

iTalki
Education, English Language Instruction
Private English Teacher, Private Spanish Teacher

Interests: Teaching and writing are two of my passions. In my free time, I enjoy watching K-dramas, listening to K-pop music, reading, going for walks, and spending time with my family. I speak English and Spanish fluently, but I am currently learning Japanese too!

Education: Master of Arts: Linguistics, Language Teaching Specialization
English Language Instruction, Education
foreign and second language acquisition and teaching specialization

Bachelor of Arts: Spanish, English with TEFL certification
English Language Instruction, Education
double major: Spanish linguistics, English linguistics TEFL

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), Japanese (Basic)


Andrea M

Profession: I'm currently a student, but previously worked with the Immigrant Welcome Center in Indianapolis.

Interests: I love travelling, doing yoga, ceramics, photography, reading and spending time with friends and family!

Education: Dual BA with Sciences Po University (Menton, France) and Columbia University (New York City)

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Native), French (Fluent), Arabic (Basic), Italian (Conversational)


Kelly Conway :-)

Profession: English Language Teacher

Interests: Travel, nature, gardening, adventure, health and fitness, yoga, art, psychology, education, veganism, and much more! Let's chat about our common interests :-)

Education: Masters in Applied Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
English Language Instruction, Education
Research in language learning and teaching

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Indonesian (Fluent), Arabic (Basic)


IELTS Peter UK

Profession: Vice President Operations
IT, Operations
Computer Software & Data Analytics

Professor of Business English, Hanoi University
Education, English Language Instruction
Teaching undergraduates business English at Hanoi University of Science & Technology - HUST

Interests: One of my passions is travel and I've been fortunate to visit over 90 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. Meeting people from different places around the world and getting to know their local culture is a fantastic experience!

I'm also interested in a variety of topics including Sports, Business, Politics, Global Affairs, Tourism, Science, Computing and Technology... and many other things!

Education: B.Sc. Hons. Degree - Chemistry and Physics
Research
The University of Sussex, UK

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Basic), Croatian (Basic)