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Past Tutor Awards:

Sally Langer

Congratulations to Sally Langer for being selected as our Tutor of the Month for March 2007. Sally's lessons are always tailored to her individual customer's English needs and she creates enjoyable and practical lesson content. Sally has also demonstrated exceptional organisational skills, reliability, and consistency. Sally is a qualified TESOL teacher (CELTA, RMIT) and High School teacher. She also has a Bachelor of Arts. "I have been teaching ESL for almost 8 years. During this time I have lived and worked in Japan, Mexico and Australia.

"I particularly like to do one-on-one tutoring because it gives me the opportunity to design tailor made lessons for my students and to try out a myriad of new ideas. At the moment I am particularly interested in the internet and how technology in general can aid those trying to learn a second language.

"I have a great passion for learning which keeps me very busy. Outside of my tutoring hours I divide my time between three musical instruments (voice, guitar and piano), several languages (including Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese) and studying politics, science and history in an effort to gain more of an understanding of the events and discoveries that have shaped the world in which we now live."

Steven Geroe

In recognition of the commitment to his learners' goals and for outstanding gains in their English skills, Steven Geroe is ESL Tutoring Services' February Tutor of the Month. Steven is a qualified IELTS examiner. In addition to his Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults, Steven has also attained a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts. “I've been teaching ESL and legal subjects for seven years, in east Asia and now in Australia. I enjoy language tutoring because I find the one to one contact enjoyable and effective, and because I appreciate the challenge and diversity of tutoring a range of community and business students.

"I enjoy spending time in the country and at the beach, swimming and cycling as well as reading and playing acoustic guitar."

Jenny Pelle

For excellence in teaching and outstanding evaluations from her learners, we award Jenny Pelle October Tutor of the Month. Through her innovative teaching Jenny has supported our mission: boosting her students’ confidence and allowing them to achieve and be empowered. “I really enjoy teaching English. I love seeing my students’ joy as they progress and become confident and more fluent. I also enjoy the challenge of finding methods, strategies, and activities that get students using English." Besides tutoring, Jenny provides Literacy Support at an English Language School.

Throughout her teaching career spanning over 15 years, she has held ESL, Integration or Literacy Support roles. “It's a wonderful role because I can give individualised support to children with interrupted or no schooling and I have seen the benefits again and again.”

When Jenny is not teaching, she enjoys life with her two young children and her partner. “I am really loving the balance of home and work.”

Danielle Kuter

We are pleased to announce Danielle Kuter has been awarded our September Tutor of the Month. Danielle was selected for excellence in teaching by providing quality, tailored tuition and lesson materials to customers' unique English language needs. Danielle is a qualified ESL teacher and workplace trainer. “I have been teaching ESL for about 10 years and really enjoy it. I like working hard with students to improve their English. I am very interested in finding out the best way to teach students and one day would like to develop a new, more effective teaching technique – so I am working on it.

“In my free time I do yoga and other exercise, hang out with my dogs and my friends too! I’m also really interested in art.”

Matthew Schafer

Congratulations to Matthew Schafer, our Tutor of the Month for August. Matthew has demonstrated professionalism by meeting challenges, researching the best teaching methodologies for individual students, and showing independence in professional development. In addition to his Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, Matthew has completed degrees in Professional Writing and Editing, and Visual Arts/New Media. He has been providing private language tuition to high school students and adults for five years.

"While not teaching I enjoy writing and reading (books, poetry, etc.) and I like to draw. I hope to travel a lot more and possibly teach ESL overseas."

Alex Shamkut

We are pleased to announce that Alex Shamkut has been awarded Tutor of the Month for July. Alex has shown dedication and commitment to his IELTS preparation students, and he always demonstrates professionalism in all aspects of his teaching and communications.

"After working for more than 10 years in the education industry in various settings, I've accumulated a lot of diverse work experience teaching adult learners in Europe, New Zealand and now in Australia. I have been working as a home tutor for more than 7 years specialising in Exam English preparation (TOEFL, IELTS, FCE, CAE), Business English and Accent Reduction. I'm also a certified IELTS Examiner and have been teaching IELTS for more than 7,5 years now.

"I'm always motivated by a challenge and try to do my best to help clients/students achieve their study goals as well as develop their learner potential and confidence in their own ability."

Elizabeth Clancy

We are proud to announce that Elizabeth Clancy is our Tutor of the Month for June. We appreciate the hard work and cooperation Liz consistently shows. Liz is always enthusiastic, reliable, and dedicated to assisting her many students achieve their language goals. "Teaching English gives me the opportunity to engage with people from all over the world who are adapting to life in a new country. It is satisfying to be able to help others improve their language. Having studied other languages quite unsuccessfully in my life I appreciate this is not easy!

"As well as being an English teacher, I am a professional photographer. Photography, combined with travel and red wine, are my passions in life. Next year, my husband and I plan a stint of living in Argentina, so Spanish is now being studied very diligently. I hope to continue teaching English and working as a photographer in a new country."

Louise Correcha

We are proud to announce that Louise Correcha is our May Tutor of the Month. Louise has shown ongoing commitment to her long-term students and diligence in providing tailored tuition for her students' English language needs. "I have always loved the English language. I especially love grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary and love to compare these within the same language and between different languages. I have studied the English, Czech, Russian and Spanish languages in depth, as well as travelled to many European countries. I've met so many wonderful people from all over the world during my travels and studies. "In my spare time I love to relax with my husband, watch movies and spend time with my family and friends.

"I also love watching soccer, so I am very much looking forward to the upcoming World Cup!"

Jennifer Harding

We are proud to announce that Jennifer Harding is our Tutor of the Month for April. Jenny's students have praised her teaching skills, organisation, and wealth of materials and language exercises she incorporates into her lessons. "Thank you for this recognition of my work as a tutor with ESL Tutoring. I am enjoying it all so much. The students are so motivated! Private tutoring has its own special rewards. I like meeting new people from different cultures and assisting them with their English acquisition." Jenny has enjoyed a long career in Teaching and Coordinator positions in English Language Centres and Melbourne Primary Schools. She is well qualified with a Bachelor of Eduacation and Graduate Certificate of TESOL.

When she is not teaching, Jenny enjoys "all the things that beautiful Melbourne has to offer - festivals, cinema, markets, concerts and football, of course."

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