Brian Knox - ESL tutor - Vancouver
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Brian Knox - ESL tutor - Vancouver

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Brian Knox will be happy to arrange your first ESL lesson.

Brian Knox

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Brian Knox will be happy to arrange your first ESL lesson.

  • Price $40
  • Answer 24h
  • Students

    Number of students Brian Knox has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

    50+

    Number of students Brian Knox has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

Brian Knox - ESL tutor - Vancouver
  • 5 (21 reviews)

$40/h

1st lesson free

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1st lesson free

1st lesson free

  • ESL
  • English speaking
  • English vocabulary
  • English reading
  • English listening
  • English pronunciation

Improve your English with acting! I am a professional actor, certified ESL tutor & accent reduction coach. Detailed work on native English sounds & placement + a new film scene every lesson.

  • ESL
  • English speaking
  • English vocabulary
  • English reading
  • English listening
  • English pronunciation

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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Brian Knox will be happy to arrange your first ESL lesson.

About Brian Knox

Private ESL tutor (TEFL from Oxford seminars 2018 / Business English from Oxford seminars 2024) with over 5 years teaching experience, using performance theatre and film acting as a basis for learning English as a second language. Professional film actor with 49 IMDB credits: (BFA acting - University of Alberta 1987). Currently Ajarn / lecturer at Srinakharinwirot University International College of Sustainability, creating and teaching Intercultural Interpretation / ESL content, and ESL for international relations / law in Bangkok Thailand. I created a 15 week course, ‘Effective English in the workplace’ with content and role play. In 2021, I created and filmed an 8 module online English for Business course for Future Skill Thailand, and designed and taught ESL for policing to the Royal Thai police department in Bangrak Bangkok, September 2019.

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About the lesson

  • High School
  • Year 10
  • TAFE
  • +9
  • levels :

    High School

    Year 10

    TAFE

    Adult

    Diploma/Certificate

    Early childhood education

    Beginner

    Intermediate

    Advanced

    Professional

    Kids

    Adult

  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

My background as an actor inspired me to develop a unique and fun learning method using poetry, theatre sports, improvisation and scenes from popular film and TV shows such as Friends, Seinfeld, Dexter, Breaking Bad, The Matrix, Oceans and many more. This is excellent for practicing the rhythm of English, as we play characters in a film, or explore language while improvising. I use fun, interactive ways for you learn and understand the sounds, rhythm and feeling of speaking English like a Native speaker. This way you will have a fun and authentic experience, and learn faster.

I live in Bangkok Thailand (11-14 hours time difference), so please allow extra time for me to respond to your request. I have a busy schedule teaching at SWU university, but I can accept new students right now in April / May 2025.

I am excited to hear from you and what you looking for as a student, so why not book your free trial lesson today and see if we are a good fit?

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Price

  • $40

Pack prices

  • 5h: $197
  • 10h: $388

online

  • $40/h

free lessons

The first lesson with Brian Knox will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.

  • 45mins

Details

Save when buying a 5 lesson package, and I offer a deeper discount for the 10 lesson package.
I am willing to offer an even greater discount if you pay by crypto currency (35/170/335): Metamask / Phantom
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  • 1. When and why did you develop an interest in your chosen field? *

    I was first inspired by my grade 10 drama teacher Gary Stromsmoe at Western Canada High School in Calgary Canada, who made drama class the coolest place to be in school. I was intrigued by Theatre as a crazy and wonderful form of self expression and followed in the footsteps of other performers who were also colleagues and students of Gary: [Michael Stirling Green/ One Yellow Rabbit, Ikarus theatre co]. Today I want to integrate my experience and energy as a actor with my new field as ESL teacher to create fun and effective lessons for my students.
  • 2. What makes you passionate about your subject? *

    I've always been passionate about languages, travel and culture, so this is an opportunity both as teacher and student, to further my experience and learning in the field of language learning, and in sharing my energy with others.
  • 3. What do you like about tutoring? What makes you a "Superprof"? *

    I love the opportunity to work 1 on 1 and see the student improve. I'm also interested in being creative about adapting my lessons as needed for each student.
  • 4. Do you have any role models; a teacher that inspired you? *

    Gary Stomsomoe (WCHS Drama) in Calgary was wonderful in his quiet vulnerable way of expressing his true self without need for affirmation. This caused his students to naturally want to collaborate with him. Wes Nuttall (WCHC Social Studies) in Calgary went out of his way with funny and imaginative over the top play acting to encourage us to learn about historical events. He even stood up on his desk once to illustrate Michelangelo falling off his scaffold, complete with voice and sound effects. This class was always very sought after and completely booked up. Jan 2021: I'm here in Bangkok Thailand, I think back to my Oxford Seminars TEFL teacher Ian McKinnon who inspired me with his dead-pan wry faced sense of humour, with humorous stories about the ins and outs of travelling the world, teaching English in even the most bizarre and interesting circumstances. We all laughed a lot in that class; it was a fresh start for me, and exciting and inspiring class that has me excited and looking forward my further adventures teaching and travelling soon.
  • 5. What are your keys to success? *

    Optimism, energy, listening and creativity, and all of this coming from my unique perspective as a professional performer.
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