Matt
Profession: TEFL Teacher (China). 2017-2020
Interests: My passion is music, I love to play the guitar and bass. I love travelling and was exploring Asia until Covid happened. I love learning about new cultures and can't wait to hear about yours. :)
Education: Bachelors degree in Education Studies from the University of Derby, UK.
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certified.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Chinese (Basic)
Dennis
Profession: English Language Tutor
Interests: Gastronomy, Theatre, Film, Drama, Travelling, Culture and Languages, Reading, Gaming
Education: Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Diploma in TESOL from London Teacher Training College
Spoken Languages: English (Native), Chinese (Conversational), Japanese (Conversational), Hebrew (Basic)
seanprice2019
Profession: Online English Teacher / Writer
Interests: Writing. Travelling. Meeting new people. Reading.
Aside from teaching, I also write for a living. I’ve taught myself Spanish, Catalan, Italian, and Portuguese, and more recently I’ve been learning German and Mandarin Chinese. I’ve written a series of books about how to learn some of these languages. Though the books are tailored to each language, there are fundamental principles that apply to learning any language, and I’ll be sure to share these with you during our lessons.
Education: BA (International) in History - from the University of Leeds and the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
TEFL Certified Tutor
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent), Italian (Fluent), Portuguese (Fluent), Catalan (Conversational), Chinese (Conversational)
Niall Richardson
Interests: An avid fan of soccer, NFL, cricket, baseball, rugby. Keen photographer. Love traveling. Food and drinks enthusiast. Love loud rock music, especially from the 70s-90s. Massive Star Wars fan.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Chinese (Conversational), French (Conversational), German (Conversational), Spanish (Basic), tl (Basic), Japanese (Basic)
Joe Boz
Profession: Educational Program Director
Interests: Most of all I enjoy learning languages! So I understand your language interest, too. I enjoy playing sports like football, frisbee, jiu jitsu and triathlons. I love traveling around the world, when possible, and one day I hope to be a diplomat.
Education: Associates of the Arts in Foreign Language
& currently working on my bachelors degree from
University of Tennessee
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), Portuguese (Fluent), French (Conversational), Chinese (Conversational)
allisondaniel96
Profession: Law graduate studying LPC.
Interests: Well travelled living and working in the Czech Republic, American and China, I enjoy playing and watching all sports and I have a wide ranging music taste. I play footaball for Walkington AFC and have an interest in health and fitness. When I am at home I enjoy cooking, reading and playing with my dog called Tommy. Hes an 11 year old sandy coloured whippet.
Education: 2:1 Law and European Law, LLB (Qualifying law degree), Nottingham University.
3 A-Levels AAB (History, Religious, Studies, Biology).
2 AS-Levels BC (Critical Thinking, Chemistry.
12 GCSE's A*-B (Including English Literature A* and English Langauge A).
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Czech (Basic), French (Basic), Chinese (Basic)
Mike
Profession: Substitute Teacher
Interests: Studying the Bible, learning about other languages (more recently Latin), writing systems, homesteading, self-sufficiency, gardening, permaculture, working out, hunting, 18th century living, video games, non-fiction books, and vintage book collecting are a few of my interests.
Education: High School Diploma; Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures (with a focus on Chinese) from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Basic)
Kenneth
Profession: Actor, Manager
Interests: Hi everyone, my name is teacher Ken and I'm from the United States. I love traveling, reading, jogging, adventure and playing guitar.
Education: Diploma in Higher Education in Film from Lasalle College of Arts in Singapore, 120 TEFL/TESOL in teaching English as a Second Language.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Conversational)
Richard
Profession: Emergency Room Doctor
Interests: I love traveling, meeting new people, and learning different languages and ways of life
Education: Doctor of Medicine from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences from University of Chicago
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Conversational), Turkish (Basic)
Brandon
Profession: ESL Teacher
Interests: Sports are great! I love playing soccer and watching baseball. I also enjoy being outdoors. Hiking mountains, camping, and swimming are always fun! One of my favorite things to do is to travel. I've traveled to 12 counties and lived in Thailand and in China.
Education: Bachelors of Arts in History and a Masters of Arts in Education. I am also TESL/TESOL certified as well as a certified kayak instructor.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Thai (Conversational), Chinese (Basic), Spanish (Basic)
Louis
Profession: English Teacher (online)
Education, English Language Instruction, Teaching, Internet
I have been teaching English on Preply since 2020. I have taught young children, beginner students, advanced professionals, and adults preparing for their TOEFL and IELTS exams.
English Teacher
Education, English Language Instruction, Teaching
I taught English at Senlinhu MMUN Montessori Method School in Zhengzhou, China, for almost 2 years. My time there was unfortunately cut short due to the 2020 global pandemic.
English Teacher
Education, English Language Instruction, Teaching
I taught at Yousay International English Training School for 3.5 years from June 2016-January 2020.
English Teacher (online)
English Language Instruction, Education, Teaching, Internet
I taught on Amazing Talker for several years, including many students preparing for the IELTS and TOEFL exams.
English Teacher and Mock Examiner
Education, English Language Instruction, Teaching
I worked at Zhengzhou First IELTS Academy for 2 years. Here, I was responsible for ensuring students communicated clearly and naturally. I also functioned as the students mock examiner whilst preparing for their examination.
Interests: Music and singing will always be in my heart, if I have song, I have joy. I also love to spend time with my friends, no matter what the activity. I like to create and edit videos and short movies too. Baking is my secret special skill that I do usually when I need to relax.
Education: Music and Theatre Studies
Performing Arts
I graduated from The University of Hull in 2014 with a degree in Music and Theatre Studies.
TESOL Certificate
Education, English Language Instruction
I completed my 120 hour TESOL certificate in August 2016. I undertook this qualification online with The American TESOL Institute.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Chinese (Conversational)
Dimi
Profession: Middle School English Teacher
English Language Instruction
ESL in person teacher in Hongcheon, Gangwon-Do, Korea for 2 years
Cambly
Education
4 years a Cambly teacher.
Vietnamese Kindergarden
English Language Instruction
I taught ESL at a private school in Da Nang city, Vietnam. Students aged 6-12.
2023-2024
Preply
English Language Instruction
Private online language Instructor 2022-2023
LingoAce Teacher
English Language Instruction
Working with young Chinese learners online who mostly speak Chinese, not English. Since January 2024.
Booknook
English Language Instruction
Teaching mostly low income & at risk youth in USA how to read via online instruction.
From January 2024
Interests: Travel (currently traveling from Mexico to Brazil on a 2 year trip), hiking (day hikes), photography, dance (ballroom), cooking, new languages (Mandarin, Malaysian and Spanish), finance and stock market (Space economy), video games(console), history (ancient & medieval, cultural geography, science, all kinds of music, wine, mythology.
Education: B.S. Environmental science
Environment
Learned about ecology, sustainability, climate change and natural cycles as well as mapping..geography..and a small amount of all the other sciences.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Korean (Basic), Malay (Basic), Spanish (Basic), Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Basic)
justinhong91
Profession: scuba instructor, and private security.
Interests: I used to work as a security guard for more then ten years before I decided to change my career path from law enforcement to chase my dream as a professional travelling SCUBA diving instructor! I have taught scuba diving for the last three years all over the world, from South East Asia, Canada, and now Central America where I currently reside!
I also love road trips, and have rode my motorcycle from my hometown of Vancouver, BC to a little island called Utila, Honduras where I currently reside.
Education: Diploma in Criminology
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational)
Yury Bilokonsky
Profession: Teacher
Interests: My biggest interests in my life have been yoga, meditation, jiujitsu, and writing. Going to Korea and living on Jeju Island would have to be the highlight of my life, although I have had quite a few experiences for which I am very grateful.
Education: I have a Bachelor's Degree from CSU in Creative Writing, and am currently working on a Masters of Education in Learning and Technology, with an expectation to finish in March.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Korean (Fluent), Chinese (Conversational), Ukrainian (Basic), Thai (Basic), Vietnamese (Basic)
zhengmichael50
Profession: Electrical Engineer
Interests: Hi everyone. My name is Michael and I'm an electrical engineer from the United States working in the electric utility and renewable energy field. In my free time, I like to play tennis, golf, run, spend time with loved ones, and of course, teaching others valuable skills I have such as English.
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Conversational), Spanish (Basic)
Kevin America
Profession: English Teacher
Interests: Ukulele, Travel, Writing, Hiking, Biking, Swimming, the Beach, Sunshine, Music, Languages, Teaching, Reading, TV, Movies, Science,
Education: Bachelor's Degree in History
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Basic)
Paul Hyde
Profession: Teacher
Interests: I love the outdoors; hiking, walking and birdwatching are some of my favourite things.
I also love sports, particularly football. I love to travel and lived abroad in China for 7 years, spending time learning the language, so I know the importance of speaking practise when learning a new language!
Education: Masters of Education
PGCE Primary Teaching
BA Hons Architecture
CertTrinity Tesol
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Chinese (Conversational)
Andy Wu
Profession: Full Time Student
Interests: When I have time, my hobbies are reading manga, programming, playing video games, and working out.
My most memorable experience was when I went to Japan to teach students English and self development. Every week was an new school and host family. It was crazy!
Right now, I have some interest in learning new programming langauges, studying business, and learning Japanese.
Education: I'm currently an undergraduate student studying Computer Science at Simon Fraser University!
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Conversational), Japanese (Basic)
John
Profession: Production Developer
Interests: Sustainability, System transition, Human Centered Economy
Scuba Diving, Motorcycles, Travel, Language Learning, Computer Games
Education: MSc Agricultural Economics
BSc Zoology
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Chinese (Conversational), German (Fluent), Thai (Basic), Bulgarian (Basic)
TJ Caver
Profession: Global Business Consultant
Interests: I am interested in current events, sports, and food!
Education: Bachelors of Arts: International Relations
Double Minor: Chinese and Arabic
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Arabic (Basic), Chinese (Conversational), Spanish (Fluent), French (Fluent), German (Conversational), Italian (Fluent), Portuguese (Fluent)