My name is Shannon from USA...

[Shannongcole]

Hi everyone! My name is Shannon, I am a native English speaker and an experienced ESL teacher of 11 years! I have taught in the US and Mexico. Please write me if you want help with English, and I will try to help you. Send me a note here or at my email: shannoncole@coleinstitute.com.

Nice to meet everyone. :D

[Apr]

Hello Shannon,
Nice to meet you.
So you have taught English for 11 years and you don't teach anymore now?
I'd like to know your experience as ESL teacher.
I learn English just for fun but I don't have many opportunities to speak or to write that's why I try to get in touch with somebody this way.
By the way I'm April and I live in Belgium.
I hope to hear more from you.
Bye for now see you again soon.

[Johnibat]

Hello Shannon, Nice to meet you.
I would like to make friends, and if possible, ask questions of how to speak and write with everyone else here.

See you again soon.

bye bye

[Coolrus]

hi shannon,how do you do?pleased to meet you.i am rustam from imphal,india.i love english,espcially us english,more than anything else.i watch a lot of us movies hoping to help me improve my english.i am more than happy to find you.i would appreciate it if you accept me to work with you to help me working on my english.i hope i will hear from you a lot and u'll be so helpful.
see you later.
with best regards.

[Juli.ana]

Hi Shannon, how are you??

I have a lot difficult to find some native english speaker to talk in english.
I'm from Brazil.
I would like your help to study more, to practice the conversation;
Nice to meet you
Thanks

[Nurzhan]

Hello Shannon!!!how r u?my name is Nurzhan!!!I think u r very beautiful girl!!!(like me)))but I'm handsome))I hope U will help with my English!so...mmm...will wait your answer

[Shannongcole]

Hello again!

Wow, so many questions! It is nice to meet everyone here. Sorry, Nurzhan, but I am not a girl! Shannon can be used for both males and females. April, I am still a teacher! For everyone who is interested, I offer tutoring online (at a very reasonable price!). But to answer your question, I taught Spanish at the university level part-time for seven years, and ESL at the middle school level for 11 years full-time. Most of that time, I taught here in my home country (USA), but for the last three years, I taught in Mexico, and was the principal in charge of English programs the last two years. I decided to pursue another dream a few months ago, so I returned home to the USA to be closer to my family (including my baby nephew, who is now almost 5 months old), and started a language school. I already have several students I tutor online, so things are going well so far!

I am happy to respond to everyone who emails me, whether you want to be a new student or not!

Warmest regards,
Shannon

[Messi10]

hi Shannongcole ,nice 2 meet you teacher, can you help me to improve my English,i have asked a lot of people the same of this question and they reply me the same answer
that"listen a lot and read books a lot"??.
but I'm studding in unv and my time is very constraints to do that....do u have an easy way to improve my skills in English ,sorry for Prolongation and i hope to be friends ....

see you soon..
Best Regards to u...

[Shannongcole]

Hello, Alkattaa!

Nice to meet you. I agree with the teachers that have asked you to "listen a lot and read books a lot." What they are trying to say is to immerse yourself in the language with lots of "comprehensible input." However, I also understand your situation of having very limited time to dedicate to study.

There really isn't a magic and easy way to quickly acquire a language. Despite different strategies, approaches, and language exchanges, nothing can beat dedication and commitment.

I would recommend finding movies, music, and texts (such as magazines) that are interesting to you. If you have a book on 17th century English poetry, and that bores you...you will not learn English with that book! On the other hand, if you love riding motorcycles, you should browse the internet and find TV shows or magazines that deal with that topic. You will activate what is known as "prior knowledge" in your own language, and make the connection with the new vocabulary in English.

An old-fashioned, but successful way for many students is to find vocabulary words and sentences structures that are unfamiliar to you. You can underline them in your magazine, or copy them from subtitles or expressions you hear in music or on television. Then, guess the meaning from context. Check the definition in a dictionary. Create flashcards to help you remember the words. Try making sentences with the new vocabulary, and check your structure by doing searches on Google or Yahoo.

I also recommend finding a language exchange partner or an online tutor to help you, even if it is only two times a month for 30 minutes. The more you practice all skill areas (oral and written), the more your English will improve.

Warmest regards,

Shannon Cole
shannoncole@coleinstitute.com

[Messi10]

MR.Shannongcole, I want to thank you for your speed in responding, u r right in everything u said it,but u now I'm from Arabic country and it's difficult to found person that speak English,also in the internet for example when i search about new words and i wanna save , Pass a little time i Infected bored,
what's the pro?
I think that i must work hard...becz i'll complete my unv this year and go to doing high education ...

sorry if there any mistake in my writing ..again thanx ..

[Yoski]

Hello~ Shannon~ nice to see u here~ i am Yoski from China~

I would like to improve my English level also~ but sometimes i don't know how to improve it~ confused~ :(
you know i am a business sales,so of course my english must be very good,then can communicate with Foreigners smoothly~
actually, my english is not good~ And i am so nervous to call customers who from other country,i am afraid that i cannot understand them~ hehe~ so embarrassed! ~

Could u kindly give me some advise ? Thanks a lot!

Yoski

[Shannongcole]

As this section is for introducing ourselves, it would be better not to post specific language-learning questions here (otherwise the thread will get too long!). You can either send me a private message or post your comments in the other categories in the forum. If you would like to contact me personally regarding lessons or are seeking specific advice, you can do that by emailing me: shannoncole@coleinstitute.com

See you soon!
Shannon