Englannin ja suomen kielen yksityisopetusta (Native English speaker who has lived in Finland for 20 years)
Lauttakorventie 37, Nokia
Highly experienced English and Finnish Teacher available to companies or individuals for training face-to-face or online.
About me (in more detail): I was born in London lived there for four years and then grew up in Norwich. I studied at Reading University in England and obtained a B.A (Hons.) degree in 1993. I then studied for an MSc in International Business Economics at the University of the West of England from 1993-94. After a year working in corporate banking in London, I changed careers and studied teaching English as a foreign language at Bedford College. After that I have taught English to children and adults in England, Italy and Finland. I have spent 20 years teaching English, Italian and for the last year, Finnish in Finland. I have taught over 600 language courses in Finland to both private and public sector clients including many company directors and CEO’s. From 2010 to 2016 I was the Area Head Teacher for one of Finland’s leading language training companies. I have also worked at Summer schools for international students from 1996-2001 and I was a Course Director for courses with around 100 students and 15 staff during the last two years of that period.
I also have a lot of experience of proofreading assignments during my 20 years in Finland. I have corrected many scholarly articles for university professors from Finland and abroad and have also been involved in correcting PhD. theses.
Additionally, I have been involved in many Finnish-English translation projects for the Private and Public Sector ranging from museum exhibit descriptions to curriculum vitae. I speak Finnish fluently and achieved level 4 on the official Finnish test in 2009 as well as level C1 (written and spoken) on an AAC Global course in 2010. I can also speak Italian fluently.
My main hobby is chess. I am a member of Tammershakki chess club’s board and was responsible for the club’s junior activities and its women’s team. I also teach chess in schools as a member of Shakkilinna's (Chess Castle's) team. From 2024 I am also the Chairman of Nokia's chess club. I have coached junior players and adults in England and Finland and my own 16 year-old stepdaughter won 10 Finnish Youth and Finnish School’s Championships and played for the National Youth team. I have been Manager of the Finland junior team at the Nordic Girls' Championships (2017, 2019 and 2022), the European Youth Chess Championships (2014, 2016) and the World Youth Championships (2018). I have been a Bedfordshire County First Team player and have played for Milton Keynes Phoenix First team in the U.K National chess league (4NCL).
☎ 0440525457
Teaching subjects:
Finnish
English
Name:
Darren Reed
Phone number:
0440525457
Gender:
Male
Remote learning availability:
Yes
Age:
54 years
Type:
Tutor
Hourly asking price:
50 EUR
Created:
Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 4:55 PM (2 years ago)
Updated:
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 8:46 AM (10 months ago)
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