My name is Teacher Jay Jay!

I am 32 years old and live in South Africa.

My native language is English, but I can also speak Afrikaans fluently and I can communicate a little in Dutch.

I have my Bachelor in Teaching and carry a 150 hour Advance TEFL/TESOL Certificate.

My hobbies include spending time outside camping, walking my dogs and gardening. I am very creative and enjoy painting, pottery and doing DIY Projects.

I also enjoy spending the day reading a book, watching old movies and building puzzles, depending on my mood!

I make use of TPR and Conversational Methods, but I focus on making my lessons fun, informative and memorable whist taking into account my student's personalities and abilities.

Bachelor of Teaching - University of South Africa 2021

150 hour Advanced TEFL/TESOL Certificate - TEFL Universal 2023

My approach to teaching is based on my students.

I try to establish their level of competency as early on as possible and then adapt my lessons to their needs.

I identify which methods the student responds to best, whether that be CLT or TPR, I ensure that the Student Talking Time is at it's maximum with each lesson.

Communicative approach would be mostly used along with Task-based, as I believe both have a way of keeping students engaged and interested in learning to speak the language effectively rather than grammatically correct.