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John O.

146 lessons taught

Helped over 10 students

£22 - £30 per class

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+5 years of exp. teaching at GoStudent

GCSE/Junior Certificate: English Literature, History, Classics. A- Level/Leaving Certificate: English Literature, History, Classics. Exam Board Experience: Providing lessons for Irish Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate subjects Experience with: Students from 12-18 in the Irish schooling system Students from 4 - Adult teaching ESL in an online environment Adult students teaching ESL individually in person. Adept at teaching to students for whom English is not their first language. Languages: English- Native Speaker Spanish- Basic Preferred student age group: Any age About me: Hello there, My name is John O'Byrne and I am from Ireland I have been teaching for a number of years now, Over the past few years I have been teaching English as a Second Language, I have taught onlin...

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Spanish

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Swedish

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Secondary School (GCSE/Junior Certificate)

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John O.

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+5 years of exp. teaching at GoStudent

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