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What students say about our teachers:
"I am very lucky to have Mrs. Peggy Gray as my teacher. She helped me a lot with my English reading, writing, typing and conversation. She gave me Montessori vocabluary to reach my goal. So she is the best teacher I ever had. I hope she will be my teacher again in the near future. Thank you."
Al Johara Almutlaq, Saudi Arabia
Peggy has over 25 years of experience in teaching English to speakers of other languages. She has taught English on 3 continents, studied 7 languages herself - fluent in 3:
- French
- Kabye - (West African dialect)
- Kotokoli - (West African dialect)
- Latin
- Greek
- Sign Language
- Ukrainian
Paggy has Two Master's Degrees including MA-Ed. in TESL and TEFL Certification.
"... a great "thank you very much" to my instructior, Ron, for his professional skill and his friendly approach during our lessons. It has been really a great and satisfactory experience. Hoping to see you again next year.
"Arrivederci""
Lt.Col. Gianfranco Di Bella, Italian Air Force
Ron has been teaching English over 7 years. He taught English in Japan and India. Taught a variety of Corporate Classes in Tokyo. Subjects included Reading, Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Business English, Legal, and Intensive Courses. Also designed and facilitated training programs in cross-cultural communication, advanced Presentation, and advanced Negotiation. Conducted programs with several Fortune 500 Companies. Created English instruction textbooks and on-line teaching materials for the largest paralegal school in India. Speaks 3 foreign languages at the intermediate level:
Ron has a BA in Finance, Eastern Kentucky University. TEFL Certified.
Doreen has 30 years of teaching experience, 12 of those years were spent teaching English to people from all over the world. Her B.A. is in Education and she has an English as a Second Language Endorsement. Doreen has also completed 60 hours of Master Level courses in Education. Doreen also worked at Northern Arizona University supervising students earning their Master Degrees in Education.
Tiffany has over 10 years of experience in teaching English to speakers of other languages. She has taught students of all ages from many different countries.She attended Azusa Pacific University for a B.S. in organizational leadership and is TESOL certified. Tiffany speaks Portuguese and Spanish and has studied Halian & French. Tiffany lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for 4 years.
Jim Clark learned English back in the days when all students in the United States knew how to diagram a sentence! After high school, Jim went to Williams College, a private institution in western Massachusetts, where he majored in psychology and minored in English. Many years later, after going to seminary and being ordained, Jim began to teach ESL to immigrants in his inner-city congregation in Boston. After moving to Phoenix, he began teaching for Arizona Language Institute.
Jon Heiskell has a strong bankground in Aviation. He is a Certified Flight Instructor. Taught one-on-one instruction to pilots of every level. Certified 16 private pilots and four commercial pilots. Acquired 550 flight hours as instructor.
TEFL/TESOL Certified. Specialization: English for Aviation and English for Military
Foreign languages: Spanish - Basic level. Traveled to Mexico, Costa Rica and Canada on multiple occasions.
Volunteer work: donated over 300 hours of community service through the Phoenix Fire Dept and Rural Metro EMT.
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