"Hi! My name is Lisa, and I am a certified teacher of English as a Second Language with a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology. I spent six years in China teaching English to students of all ages at some of China's top foreign language institutions and high schools, and I have been teaching online and in the Sacramento area since 2013.

I am know a lot about the English language and ESL, teaching methods, and learner styles. I also have lots of experience from the position of a language learner. I speak Welsh, French, Spanish and Chinese.

While I was living in China I earned a TESOL Certification (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from TEFL International in Zhuhai, China. This was an intensive, 120-hour course that taught the skills of teaching, methodologies, phonetics and linguistics, and supervised training practices.

I believe strongly in the importance of establishing and maintaining rapport with my students. This means I do everything I can to create a safe and supportive learning environment that is both enjoyable and instructive.

I would love to help you learn English, get ready for the SAT, or learn more about cultures and archaeology! I am friendly, flexible and willing to travel or tutor online! I look forward to meeting you soon!" less...