Doctor of Creative Writing gives lessons to all high school and university students, on the Central Coast and some parts of Sydney

Methodology

My lessons are student focused, which means that I teach the things you need to know to meet your goals. Lessons are very structured, and include reading, writing, speaking, grammar and vocabulary skills. You will enjoy classes developed just for you.

Background

In the classroom, I am successful in teaching English to students from many countries, including Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Japan, Korea, Venezuela. I also taught school children at private schools and undergraduate courses at a university in China.

Rates

Travel Fee : $15

Rate for online lessons : $40/h

Rate for 5 hours of lessons : $200

Rate for 10 hours of lessons : $380

Details

Rates vary according to the distance I have to travel and whether or not I can combine your lessons with those of other students. I am conscious of the need to keep your costs down.

Lesson formats available..

One-to-one

Lessons can be held..

At their place

at your place

via webcam

Subjects taught

ESL (English)

Levels

Primary School
Early High School
Year 10
Year 11-12
TAFE
Undergraduate
Diploma/Certificate
Postgraduate
PhD
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
Kids

John's CV

Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) (International House, Sydney: 120 hours between 19 August 2016 - 23 September 2016).
Doctor of Philosophy, CQ University Australia, awarded 17 December 2015 (Creative Writing). This thesis, located at the intersection of liguistics, psychology, creative writing and education, focuses on my experience teaching adults how to write an autobiography and compares to results to those seen worldwide.
Master of Arts in Writing for the Media, Macquarie University, February 2001 to October 2002. Degree awarded 2003.
Graduate Diploma in Librarianship, UNSW, February
Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
15 December 2016 – 6 January 2018 (Two semesters)
Lecturer/Teacher, Jinzhong University, Taiyuan City, People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Oral English Hotel, Film and Tourism, English Literature and Poetry. In addition to the formal classroom teaching, I coached students for IELTS, CET4, CET6 and the tests for students seeking acceptance into postgraduate schools.

1 October 2017 – 30 December 2017
Jing Weizhuren International Education, YuCi City, PRC
Oral English Teacher for children in grades 3 to 6.

29 September 2016 – 12 December 2016
Relief Teacher (Teacher/Lecturer)
Embassy English (Study Group)
Oxford Street, Darlinghurst. Tel: (02) 9291 9300.
Casual Teacher: Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Advanced and EAP (using Cambridge Face2Face curriculum) & grammar (using independent materials including Swan (2005) Practical English Usage; and, Parrott (2010) Grammar for English Language Teachers.
EAP 3, using Cambridge Academic English B1+ Intermediate (2012)

January 2015 – October 2016
University and Foundation (University Transition) Studies Tutor
I am tutor/mentor for students in sociology and political science at the University of Newcastle and University of South Australia, resulting in High Distinctions for several students. Through the Education Faculty at CQ University Australia, I became mentor for a co-authors of Kissed by a Crocodile, published by ABC Books, in 2015.