John Moustakas

My teaching methods are based on my training as a TEFL teacher, Teaching English as a Foreign Language. These acquired techniques are based on the ‘Communicative Language Approach’ methodology, as opposed to the standard ‘Grammar Method’ focused on in most countries’ National Curriculum.
What are the differences between these two methodologies you may well ask. Well the ‘Grammar Method’ was the first in the evolution of teaching foreign languages to a student, where the pre-twentieth century children of the British Empire ruling class, where taught to read, write & understand Latin & Classical Greek text, not to speak a language.
The ‘Communicative Language Approach’ methodology, is a later evolved teaching style, exclusively designed as a communication of English technique for non native speakers. The main idea is for the teacher to present the lesson content to the students & then to get them to use it verbally, as quickly & as often as possible.
But my personal English teaching philosophy, has also greatly evolved during the last fifteen years of my teaching to non native speakers. This evolution is as a result of my practical experience in teaching around the world & online, as well as my further studies in progressive teaching techniques.
What I have discovered, is that the natural way that children learn their mother tongue, is the most effective & enjoyable way to teach & study English; & that traditional schools throughout the world teach English in the completely opposite way, which is unnatural & almost totally ineffective. So the objective of my English teaching, is for the lessons to be highly enjoyable, really interesting, totally effective & truly cost effective. My lessons, courses & programmes are tailored to suit the individual student’s requirements, difficulties, predilections & objectives. I have innumerable successfully tested lessons & programmes already created, or alternatively I can create customised lessons, courses & programmes for any student, if required.