- Jade Arthur is an English teacher and member of Elevate. Let's meet her Where in the world are you?  I am in the United States. I live in the South in a state called Tennessee.  And is that where you're from? You were born there? No, I'm from Florida, even more south. And so, I grew up with, you know, the beach around me and yes, and we moved to Tennessee when I was about 12.  And so, how long have you been an English teacher? Well, I've taught ACT and SAT English, which is a college entry exam here in the U .S. I've taught that for three years. And I've just kind of finished a month or two ago, I finished my first year of teaching ESL online, and I absolutely love it. I've taught kids, I've taught adults, but I my passion is adults. And it's, it's something that has, you know, you know, builds upon my interests, evokes my creativity. And it's just so so much fun. I mean, I get excited to help my students. That was great, even with exams. Oh yeah, I love exams. Yes, exciting. What made you decide to focus on the ACT and the SAT and those things? Honestly, it was my first way into teaching. I was looking around for jobs that would be a good fit. I had a bachelor's degree in English, didn't know what to do with it. Originally, I wanted to become a writer and I knew how hard that was. So there was a new tutoring center that opened up where in the city where I live, it's called Murphysboro and they were hiring tutors and I decided to apply. To my surprise, I ended up getting the job even with really no formal teaching experience. And I have been there ever since. People have been great. And I've loved helping kids be able to improve their ACT scores. So you're online now. Who are the main people that you're helping? Is it adults with the exams or do you do more than that? So the ACT and the SAT are tests for high school students. I've been teaching them for three years. I've moved primarily online with them, but I still go to the center on occasion. As far as the adults I teach for English as a second language, those are really adults, business professionals, helping to improve their interview skills, their pronunciation, increase their vocabulary, among other things. And I'm also moving into a niche for gaming, marketing, and advertising. I'm a gamer. I grew up knowing a lot of the terminology. I would go, I would watch the E3 gaming conventions on television. I would follow IGN, which is a very popular gaming website. So I know a lot about gaming. I'm a humongous Pokemon fan. So if you, you know, whoever loves Pokemon here, awesome. And for me, I just want to bring education and recreation together and bring something special to the gaming market and help people, particularly Spain. In Spain, the gaming market is really growing. It's very exciting, but English language learning, there's not a lot of that there. And so the combination to me is a great way to help people market their games internationally, get higher up in their companies, and really move forward into learning as gamification, as something that could be fun, and also having great games that inspire us.  Yeah, I know so many people who have taken their English and like leveled up by gaming. And I think that's great. But do you think if you're gaming, you get a certain type of language, there's a certain type of language with gaming, which might not be the same with yo

Do you really need an English Teacher now?Do you always need an English teacher? With so many apps and websites available, and for free, why bother with a teacher? Now that AI is free and easy to use there is almost no need at all for teachers. Would you agree? If you’re thinking about your next English teacher, or wondering if you really need one, this post will help you decide.Sometimes you don’t need a teacherThere are a lot of apps, websites and books that will help you with vocabulary and grammar. To learn new words and phrases you need to repeat them many times. Perhaps you don’t need a teacher to help with this repetition. There’s a lot that you can do to learn words by yourself. For example you get interested in the phrase ‘would you rather…’ You can google this phrase and see what examples you find. Make a note of what words come before and after. Then make your own phrases. Finally you can check with your teacher to see if you’re correct.I can learn English with AISure, AI is amazing. But here are 3 words for you: Accuracy, bias and hallucinations. Hallucination - AI sometimes makes up stuff that is completely false. Not true at all, and a quick search will tell you it's not true. Bias - AI models have a lot of English input, and not so much from other languages, so translations might be wrong. The language which AI learns might also be biased (favouring one group or belief over others) because humans are biased, and sometimes it over compensates for this bias and provides information that is not true. All of this makes its accuracy questionable. As ChatGPTtold me: "Biases can be unintentionally introduced through the language patterns in the text I've been trained on, which primarily consists of internet text. It's important to critically evaluate the information I provide and consider multiple perspectives when forming opinions or making decisions."You still have to learn itIf you take English classes for 3 hours a day for a year, you’ll be fluent, right? No! Sitting in an English class will not improve your language skills. You still have to do the work to improve yourself. You have to speak, read, write and listen. You have to do it and your English teacher can’t do this for you! You have to practice. You, not your teacher, have to try to communicate!  It takes time and it certainly takes effort. It can be tiring and boring and repetitive. But no teacher can learn it for you.English Teachers are guidesEnglish is big. Really big. There is a lot to learn and it’s very easy to find yourself overwhelmed or going round in circles. A teacher can help you by guiding you through the essentials, to the parts that you really need, and the little flourishes that will help you express yourself. A teacher will also have inside knowledge that will save you from unnatural English that an auto-translator would spit out and give you real life English so you’ll be understood!Your English teacher is a speaking partnerWho do you speak English with? It can be hard to find someone to speak with, when we’re all busy people. Non-teachers don’t want to spend time trying to understand what you mean and then correcting youAn English teacher will be a safe place to practice. You can try out new phrases and words and ask for correction. Speaking English is vital to actually improve your skills so choose a teacher who will encourage you to speak. Tell your teacher&nbs

How to find your perfect English TeacherHow do you find a new English teacher? There are so many language teachers out there, how do you find the right teacher for you? I've been working on a new project to help English learners find an English teacher. For a long time I've been wishing for a way that English language teachers can show their work and find new students. I finally came across some software that would help me do this and so it was born - The Elevate Directory of English language teachers.In the directory you can find English language teachers to help you with speaking, pronunciation, writing, business English, exam preparation, medical English, creative English and more! There are teachers for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels. You can also search for teachers for your children or teenagers.If you want to find an English language teacher, check out the directory here https://weareenglishteachers.comIt is free for you to search the directory and contact the teachers. There are over 30 teachers in the directory so to find the right English language teacher for you you can search by category or by a keyword. Click the red button to go to the teacher's website, or to send them an email.Here's an email message you could send to find out more about their lessons. Tell the teacher what you want help with, and ask for information about their lessons or courses. The more information you give the teacher the better they will be able to help you."Hi, I found your name in the Directory of English Language Teachers. Please could you tell me more about your lessons. I want to ( improve my speaking/writing/ pronunciation, prepare for exams/ find lessons for my children...) Thank you (your name)" Good luck with your search. I'd love to hear if you find an English language teacher using the directory. Let me know how your search grows. Sign up for our emails to keep up-dated with new teachers, to watch interviews with our teachers and for more English tips. Sign up below ⬇If you're an English language teacher looking for new students you can join the directory here -