IELTS Online Teaching

Teachers Bios

Executive Teachers

These are exceptional trainers who can consistently get amazing results with their students. They have superior knowledge of both the test and of how to teach. If you are in trouble or just want the best, these are the top guys to help you.

Steven

Steven Tessier is a veteran teacher with over 30 years of experience. He is also the founder and director of the Whygo Language Center in Taipei.

English
中文

Education

Social Sciences
Computer programming
Computer Engineering

Experience

Steven Tessier is a veteran teacher with over 30 years of experience.
He has taught thousands of students and consistently reaches high scores with them.
He created hundreds of IELTS and grammar teaching handouts.
He is the founder and director of the Whygo Language Center in Taipei.
He also speaks and teaches French (perfectly bilingual).
His clients include executives and managers of large international companies in Taiwan such as Intel and Deloitte.
He regularly taught courses and lectures at Taiwanese Universities.
He worked with the Taiwanese government to design and deliver courses on protocol, etiquette and cultural differences to train Taiwanese diplomats.

Specialty

Teaching grammar
IELTS writing (including how to finish on time)
IELTS reading (some students improved by 1 band after only 6 classes)
IELTS speaking (fluency training specifically)

Senior Teachers

These are excellent teachers who know the test very well. They consistently get five-star ratings from their students and have taught for decades.

Shad

Shad is a Senior teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience in the US, China and Taiwan. He is also the head teacher at the Whygo Language Center in Taipei.

English

Education

Bachelor of Arts
Master in Theology
Master in Chinese Philosophy (still in progress)

Experience

His clients include executives and managers of large international companies in Taiwan such as Ernst and Young, CPC, Dimension Data, etc.
Shad has helped Doctors and other professionals revise articles for publication in prestigious journals and prepare them to make important presentations in front of large audiences.
He has extensive experience in public speaking, often to groups nearing a thousand.

Specialty

Shad is the best grammar teacher we have ever hired!
IELTS writing (sentence structures and avoiding Chinglish)
IELTS speaking
Shad speaks and writes Chinese (perfectly bilingual)
He develops customized training programs and evaluation methods for corporations, publishers and educational institutions. He also trains other foreign teachers.
Shad has taught many aspects of English, including business English, grammar and vocabulary, academic writing and is an expert at test preparation such as IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, GRE and GMAT.
Shad also has a wide range of complementary skills and experiences: he has studied Chinese, Spanish, Ancient Greek and Ancient Hebrew; he was part of a team that launched a new organization; he has trained and led volunteers to work in Africa, South America and Europe; he also has experience in retail, health care, food service and hospitality.

Professional Teachers

Professional teachers are people who love teaching and who have decided to make it their career. Some may not be native speakers, but they have studied English extensively and know the test well.

John

John holds a Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Chris

Chris is a TESOL certified ESL instructor, and has taught for over 12 years in Australia, China and Taiwan. He specialises in all sections of the IELTS and TOEFL exams, with additional experience teaching SAT, CPE, and TOEIC.

English

Education

At university, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Asian Studies and minoring in Asian Languages. He understands how language is most effectively learned, and has developed effective methods in which it should be taught.

Experience

He has assisted a countless number of students prepare for and pass tests and examinations, and ready themselves for interviews or presentations. His experience and multi-faceted approach to teaching allows him to be able to aid any student, no matter their goal or age.
His clients have included executives and managers from such corporations as Costco, as well as the Taiwan Police Department.

Specialty

Chris has taught classes of all sizes. He employs a wide range of teaching practices to help all students, whether in one-on-one classes, or small or large group classes. He also teaches students of all levels, being able to better students' English, no matter their proficiency.
Chris helps students improve on an individual level. He does this by identifying the specific areas of improvement students possess, then caters his lessons and teaching around them.

Dave

Dave is a teacher with over 9 years of teaching experience in the US and Taiwan.

English

Education

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of California-Davis, during which time he spent a semester learning Spanish in Guatemala. He holds a Cambridge TESOL certificate.

Experience

His clients have included executives and managers of multi-national corporations such as Adobe, Makalot Industrial Co., GlaxoSmithKline, etc.
He has helped many professionals prepare for interviews, write cover letters and CVs, correspond through email, and craft presentations.
Having formerly worked in medical school admissions at the University of California – San Francisco, he has since spent extensive time providing students with a complete range of college advising services, from choosing target schools to writing admissions essays. His adult students have gone on to attend MBA programs at UC-Berkeley and Hult, while his high school advisees have gained acceptance to some of the world’s best universities, including Columbia, Duke, NYU, UCLA, Michigan, Penn, and Chicago.

Specialty

In addition to his expertise in ACT, SAT, and GMAT preparation, Dave has taught a wide range of English, including conversation, pronunciation, public speaking, academic writing, grammar and vocabulary, TOEFL, and IELTS. He has developed several full courses with curricula and lesson plans for business English, travel English, public speaking, and pronunciation.
Beyond English, he has worked in grant writing and management for medical research, business development, copywriting, and wedding bouquet sales.

Allison

Allison is an American English Instructor with more than 7 years of experience teaching English and Spanish in the US and Taiwan.

Noe

Noe is a teacher with over 3 years of teaching and language acquisition research experience in the US, Taiwan, and online.

David

David is a TESOL certified ESL instructor, and has taught for over 20 years in Taipei. He specializes in the writing and oral communication skills with additional experience in teaching one-on-one TOEIC lessons.

Charles

Charles is a teacher with over 15 years in the adult education and training industry with private and not-for-profit organizations.

Education

B.A. (Society & Justice) University of Washington
Cambridge University Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Trinity College Certificate in International Business English Training
Cambridge University Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (in progress)

Experience

2019 – 2021 Taipei, Taiwan, Business English Teacher
2016 – 2019 Tokyo, Japan, Business English Teacher
2014 – 2016 Beijing, PRC, University English Teacher
2012 – 2014 Beijing, PRC, K-12 English Teacher
2009 – 2011 Seattle, WA, Freelance Ubuntu Linux support

Specialty

Purpose and Promise:
Charles has coached one-on-one, small and large group classes. His experiences with university and continuing education students and various industry workers have given him insight into rapidly changing student needs. He believes that learners require clear input, thoughtful feedback and strategic correction.
Profession and Practice:
Charles has been a workshop facilitator, job developer, training specialist and an employment case manager. He has taught English to very young learners, university students and working professionals. He specializes in Business English and Exam Coaching. His experiences living in and adapting to foreign countries have informed his professional practice and help him appreciate the intercultural communication challenges faced by his students.
Passion:
Charles has traveled extensively in the USA. He has also visited Vancouver and Victoria B.C. and Thailand, and he has lived in Berlin, Beijing and Tokyo. He is particularly enamored of Asian culture and cuisine.
Training Profile:
Soft Skill Topics: Communication skills, Negotiating, Customer Service, Presenting
General topics:
Travel, cuisine, coffee, speculative fiction, current events, fitness, technology

Nic

Nic has over 10 years teaching experience all over Asia. This includes Hong Kong, Thailand and currently in Taiwan. During this time, he has managed two schools and helped thousands of students.