Hello! I’m Kevin.
日本で長く教えてきたアメリカ人英語講師
I first came to Japan to teach English in 1989. Since then, I have spent more than 25 years helping learners speak, write and pass exams with confidence, from university students to doctors and business people.
“Your teacher, one-to-one.
Kevin understands Japanese learners: what you already know, what feels hard, and how to help you take the next step.
Kevin knows Japan
He first taught in Japan with the JET Programme in 1989, then spent eleven years at Japanese universities. He knows how English is taught in Japanese schools, and where learners often get stuck.
He knows the exams
He wrote much of the English section of Kyushu National University’s 2006 entrance exam, and helps students prepare for EIKEN, TOEIC, TOEFL and IELTS.
Speak without fear
Many learners understand more than they can say. Kevin speaks clearly, gives you time to think, and makes mistakes feel like a normal part of learning.
Pronunciation for Japanese speakers
L and R, TH, vowel sounds and natural rhythm: practice the sounds that make the biggest difference for you.
English for work
He taught Business English at NTT in Tokyo, and edits medical research papers for doctors in Japan.
A clear plan, every time
A placement test first, then a plan made for you. After every lesson you get a digital review and homework.
Three easy steps.
Three decades of teaching.
Japan, Korea, Vietnam, China and the United States. The yellow marks show Kevin’s work in Japan.
English teacher with the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme.
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.
English lecturer in the Japanese national university system, including three years as Associate Professor at Kyushu National University (九州大学). Also taught at Fukuoka University.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
Taught at Thai Nguyen University for the U.S. Department of State’s English Language Fellow Program.
CUHK Shenzhen, where he also wrote the university-wide English listening test.
Editing research papers for doctors in Japan, with Fukuoka Medical Communication.
Preply Super Tutor with a 4.9 average rating from students around the world.
Founder of English Excel Tutoring and Elite Prep Tutor.
Trained as a teacher.
- M.A. in TESOL, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York (1994)英語教授法 修士
- B.A. in History, Whitworth University, with Political Science and Secondary Education
- Washington State Secondary Teaching Certificate
Experience that counts.
- Wrote much of the English section of Kyushu National University’s 2006 entrance exam九州大学 入試問題(英語)作成
- Taught medical students at Kyushu National University
- Taught Business English at NTT, Tokyo
- Wrote the university-wide English listening test at CUHK Shenzhen
Sharing ideas about teaching.
Vygotsky in the ESL Classroom: Putting Theory into PracticeJanuary 20, 2016 · National University of Singapore+
A thirty-minute virtual paper presentation for the Centre for English Language Communication, outlining Sociocultural Theory and Scaffolding Theory.
An Overview of Lesson StudyMarch 20, 2014 · British Council / Thai Ministry of Education+
Two one-hour presentations on Lesson Study and its use in teacher training, at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok.
Vietnam’s 2020 ProjectFebruary 24, 2014 · English Language Fellow Program+
A presentation at the Program’s Mid-Year Conference on Vietnam’s national project to reform English education.
Academic Writing: A Demonstration LessonMay 19, 2013 · Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, Baku+
A writing lesson for eighteen selected students, observed by five professors of the Academy. Try a similar free lesson
The Environmental Ethic of John MuirMay 15, 2004 · Kyushu American Literature Society+
A one-hour paper on John Muir’s My First Summer in the Sierra and its role in the modern environmental movement.
Let’s start together!
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