Canadian Native speaker English Teacher with 20+ years experience

I started teaching English twenty years ago in Turkiye, where I taught in K-12 schools and for private courses. I taught children from ages as well as Business English and presentation skills, conversation and Academic English to adults of all ages. I directed non-native speakers in theatre productions with both students and professional theatre groups (and wrote a modern English adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth). I also trained students for IELTS and TOEFL exams, and served as an examiner for Cambridge First Certificate Exams in Izmir, Turkiye.
Eleven years ago, I relocated to Germany and have been teaching mostly adults in various business sectors since then. My Teaching style hasn't changed much, but I always adapt to the needs of my students, and I always try to make it fun to learn. My classroom is an active, lively and supportive space, whether online or face-to-face. Students develop all four language skills (listening/speaking, reading and writing) with a variety of activities, with a focus on production (speaking and writing). Students are motivated to produce and present their work, and their progress is supported by gentle correction for grammar and pronunciation. One of the reasons I teach is the opportunity it gives me to help motivated (and unmotivated) learners reach their goals. It is particularly gratifying to speak with former students years later and seeing them happy on their chosen path.
In addition to teaching, I have proofread and edited academic papers for publication in Scientific, Engineering and Medical journals. I'm also a published author who writes thriller novels, plays and screenplays.
In my spare time, I like to travel, play golf, poker and billiards, and watch ice hockey.