Hello from California! Thank you for looking at my profile. I'm a flexible teacher and tutor with close to 20 years experience that hopes to help students meet their English goals and needs. I have an M.A. in TESOL and I am credentialed by the State of California as Education Specialist for students with special needs. Specific topic and niche lessons are available for any level or type of student.
I taught English in the Japanense public school system to students of all ages for more than 7 years, and I have been working as a teacher in a classroom in Santa Cruz, California for the last 8 years. In addition to a strong background in teaching and tutoring all domains of English (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), I also have extensive experience tutoring other teachers, pre-school children, test preparation, academic writing, and other subjects (including math, science, and social studies).

Nathaniel
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Language Level
- English Native
- Japanese Fluent
Lessons offered by this tutor
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English for Fun Flexible conversation classes
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Cup of Coffee English Casual conversation practice to keep up and brush up on English conversations skills
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Words Your Way Balanced approach to improving literacy skills
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English for Moms and Kids Everyday English phrases for moms and kids.
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Academic Writing in English Help understand the mistakes you make in order to not make them in the future.
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Idiom of the Day Figurative and Functional One Point English Lessons
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Talking with Teens Conversation classes for middle school and high school students
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English for Traveling Practice learning and using English phrases which will make life easier when you travel abroad.
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Feed me English! Share my hunger for English!
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Sports Chat Impossible is Nothing
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English and Mass Media Using written English to practice all skills
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Grammar Nerds Have a grammar question and need clarification?
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Well Said Pronunciation Assessment and Practice
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the PROOF of the pudding "In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made proof-readers." Mark Twain- 1893
Feedback from students
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I always enjoy his lessons. I would like to take his lessons continuously.
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The teacher always guide conversations so that I can talk easily. I like this style very much.
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I enjoyed talking with the teacher about various topics. I look forward to taking the next lesson.
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I enjoyed this lesson very much as always. The teacher successfully guided the direction of conversation so that I felt very comfortable with the conversation with the teacher. I'll keep taking lessons from him this year.
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I'm always satisfied with his lesson because the teacher expands one topic so that we can discuss things from a variety of aspects.