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Walker
- Rate R405
- Response 24h
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Number of students Walker has accompanied since joining Superprof
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R405/h
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- ESL
- English Oral Expression
- English Vocabulary
- English Listening Comprehension
Learn the Art of Conversation. Advanced and Intermediate English Conversation Lessons. Extensive traveler with a lifetime of experience teaching and talking with people from all over the world.
- ESL
- English Oral Expression
- English Vocabulary
- English Listening Comprehension
Lesson location
Recommended
Walker is a respected tutor in our community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. A trusted partner on your learning journey.
About Walker
Education Major from PENN the #1 School for Education in the US. Six years of international travel to over 65 countries. Urban middle school English and Humanities teacher in San Francisco, Oakland, Philadelphia, and Phoenix. Yoga, Buddhism and Meditation teacher. Life Coach.
About the lesson
- Secondary
- Matric/GCSE
- AS Level
- +8
levels :
Secondary
Matric/GCSE
AS Level
A Level
Adult education
Masters
Doctorate
MBA
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
- English
Languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Because of my extensive travel and my experience working with immigrant children in many different education jobs, I am highly skilled at understanding people speaking English as a second language. I will intuit what you are trying to say and help you find clearer words to express yourself more precisely.
Conversations with me often turn to the details of semantics and the deep assumptions we are making with everyday language, allowing us to find more precise words and explanations to express our ideas.
The idea is that you become a master conversationalist and presenter, both in your areas of expertise but also with the many issues that relate to your profession and focus. You are able to start a conversation with many different people and find a way to deepen it and expand it to something meaningful that brings more connection and collaboration.
I like to focus on how to create deeper conversations. But along the way I will take the time to refine pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. The main objective is to do a lot of talking and enjoy the process of learning.
I ask questions and explore topics seeking to expand thinking and discover new ideas, perspectives and approaches. Philosophers enjoy talking with me because I have an understanding of mind and meaning making from both eastern and western perspectives. Anthropologist enjoy taking with me because I have a diverse and personal view of cultures around the world that I can relate to their more academic approach. Psychologists and therapists appreciate my perspectives on mind and how to approach life because of my extensive experience with meditation and eastern psychology. I can also speak with intelligence and awareness on topics such as Global Health and Medicine, the Environment and Ecology, Agriculture Systems, Politics, Religion and Spirituality, Economics and Business, and Music.
I am a natural teacher, trained to create lessons/plans/structures that focus on the needs of the student/client. Your first free lesson will be a discussion that helps us co-create a plan to support your goals and dreams.
Recommendations
Recommendations are written by the tutor's friends, family, and acquaintances.
I first met Walker 15 years ago at my wedding. He was a close friend of my (now ex-) husband's family. I immediately had so much gratitude for Walker as a year earlier, he helped my ex, who was a homeless heroin addict, get clean. My 3 children and I loved when he visited every few years - he has a curious, playful nature that we all wanted to be around. I became a single mom 10 years later and didn't have enough time or energy to accomplish some of my goals on top of working and raising kids. Walker visited for a few months and facilitated a huge clean-up of my old house and helped me navigate the home-buying process. Over the years in subsequent visits, he has helped me with numerous home projects in my new home. I'm forever grateful for all the practical help but more than that, I'm grateful for his friendship. Walker asks questions that get me to think about who I am and what I want. We have fun together and we work hard together. He's taught me so many things about yoga, healthy eating, cooking, communication, relationships, and traveling on a tight budget - he's THE BEST travel partner. Walker is honest, trustworthy, intelligent, patient, a natural teacher and excellent communicator. A forever friend.
Walker took a subtle, courteous, and humble approach to understanding me and helping me identify and remove self-imposed barriers on my potential. He compassionately listened to understand my challenges and the wishes I had for my my future. He opened my perspective to help me appreciate more of the beauty that already existed in my life while gently challenging me to exercise greater compassion, self care, and introspection.
Having been childhood friends 30 years ago, I invited Walker for an extended in-home session. Over that time, he was able to understand enough of my lifestyle and beliefs to subtly challenge my comfort zone, causing me to open up, reframe unhealthy thought patterns, challenge myself to take more risks, and to have a more compassionate and confident existence.
Since our sessions, I have continued to practice what we discussed and as a result have changed my attitude toward dating/relationships for the better - resulting in more organic connections. I've made massive positive shifts in my career by prioritizing my needs and life objectives, and have fostered more loving relationships with friends and family members.Talking to Walker is always an amazing experience! He is very knowledgeable in so many different topics (arts, education, psychology, history, philosophy, traveling, outdoor activities, current affairs, politics, religions, cultures, and so many more) that the conversations can carry on for hours, getting naturally deeper and broader, without ever feeling tiresome, heavy or forced. He knows how to make thought-provoking questions without sounding intrusive or confrontational and will listen and welcome your arguments and points of view in a polite and considerate way. With all his academic and professional background, as well as his incredible life experiences, Walker is great teacher and can help you improve not only your English proficiency but your conversation skills as well.
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Rates
Rate
- R405
Package rates
- 5h: R2024
- 10h: R4048
online
- R405/h
Details
My rates are affordable and negotiable and depend on the normal rate for private tutoring in your location as well as your income level. Depending on your location and what you are looking for, I can travel to work with you as well.
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