Hannah

Hi! My name is Hannah and I am a graduate of Newcastle University in English Linguistics, French and Japanese. My major interests include travelling, using the languages I already speak and beginning to learn new languages, as well as to discover new countries` cultures and history. I also love learning about the history of language, its roots and links with other languages.

I have lived for 10 months in Kyōto and in Paris, studying Japanese and teaching English to French children. Whilst there, I revelled in the discovery of new places, people and lifestyle, which for me make any new experience extraordinary!

Availability: Tuesday 10am-7pm
Wednesday 10am-5pm
Thursday 10am-3pm
Friday 12-2:30pm
Saturday and Sunday afternoon

Willing to travel: 5 miles

Experience: I began teaching English to two young French children in Paris shortly after I graduated. My responsibilities included collecting them from school, looking after them at home and engaging them in activities and exercises to improve their English skills. Over the months I spent with them, I saw a distinct progression in their comprehension and their level of spoken English, as well as in their overall behaviour and respect.

I have several students taking weekly private lessons in Japanese and French I also teach French every week as an after school activity at a primary school in Peterlee.

I have taught Shotokan karate to students of all levels and ages for 11 years. I began as an assistant instructor several months after I started training, at the age of 12, and have since become a full instructor teaching classes of adults and children in our club, and of children aged 5-11 in primary schools.