M.A. Ian Akbar
Biography
I am an English-speaking Canadian, who has been teaching for the past 20 years, 16 of which have been in Japan. After receiving a B.A. from the University of Toronto (1994), I obtained a TESL certificate (1995) and a Masters in Applied Linguistics (2005).
I have taught at a wide variety of businesses, jr. and sr. high schools, vocational colleges and universities in the Tokyo area. I have extensive experience teaching conversation; from absolute beginners to advanced levels, as well as listening and academic writing. I also have experience teaching Business English as well as TOEFL, TOEIC and SAT.
My teaching style is based on the communicative approach to L2 instruction.
I have taught at a wide variety of businesses, jr. and sr. high schools, vocational colleges and universities in the Tokyo area. I have extensive experience teaching conversation; from absolute beginners to advanced levels, as well as listening and academic writing. I also have experience teaching Business English as well as TOEFL, TOEIC and SAT.
My teaching style is based on the communicative approach to L2 instruction.
About Me
I’m just completing a small book which basically provides a context for the essays I’ve previously uploaded to this site. It includes my experiences, essays, op-ed articles and a general methodology for teaching ESL/EFL
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