Andrew Parnell

Hello, I'm Andrew, a language teacher from New Zealand. I focus on giving you confidence to use English professionally and personally. I use my experience in business and IT to teach industry-specific vocabulary and skills. If you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced learner, I can help you achieve your language goals. I'm also a language learner just like you too. I look forward to meeting you soon! Andrew

The classes you have with me are for you. I make the classes interesting, productive and helpful for you to improve. I do this by listening to your goals and analyzing your needs. I have used many different types of materials for my classes (videos, news articles, grammar articles, pronunciation guides, etc.)

• To speak more confidently - I focus on real conversations that you will have (one-to-one meetings, group meetings or phone conversations). We will cover topics that you will likely talk about in the future.
• To add more vocabulary - We'll look at real news articles and focus on vocabulary that's new and how you can use it.
• To understand what people say - Watch videos of interviews or conversations about a theme to understand see how people interact with each other.
• To improve pronunciation - Depending on your first language, we'll work on exercises so that you can speak more clearly and you feel more confident that people understand you.

I have over 3 years of experience teaching students online and in-person. I enjoy teaching adults, especially those who are I.T. professionals. I like to focus on practical applications that student's can take from the class and use immediately.

Previously, I worked in I.T. and research roles in New Zealand. My expertise is related to data and mapping. Most of my experience is in data analysis and I.T. roles. I worked in a university research center and a government agency.