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Written by Vivien Nyström on November 2, 2014. Posted in ARCHIVE - Business.

English Language Lessons, Proofreading, Editing, and More

Hello! My name is Vi and I teach English online from Austria. Besides writing about my cats here on The Traveling Cats and teaching online, I also do other freelance work such as proofreading, editing, and web content writing in English.

For English tutorial lessons, I teach online through Skype. I also offer giving lessons at arranged meet up venues such as the student’s home or at a cafe or restaurant.

Learners: Children and adults; intermediate to advanced levels

Areas: English Conversation Practice (Structured or Free-talking), General English, Pronunciation, Grammar, Vocabulary, Listening, Reading, Writing, Phonics, Children’s English Lessons, Homework Assistance, Test preparation, and more

Teaching Approach: Friendly, student-centered approach, and the use of learning activities that are most engaging to the learner

Online class requirements: Good/clear internet connection, good set of earphones/headphones, microphone, and a Skype account

Other Services: Proofreading, editing, internet research, data-entry, website content management, content writing

Instructor – Maritime English

with my Maritime English students at PMFI, Manila

my Maritime English class at PMFI

Ms. Weng & I during one of our tutorial classes

with my tutee, CJ (Imus, Cavite)

my pupil, CJ

Writing

Phonics and Reading lessons

Reading exercise

CJ completes the program 🙂

Free English classes at my house on Saturdays (Siem Reap)

my jolly Saturday students @my place

my Saturday students @my place

with my Pre-K babies

with my K2 boys and girls

with my K2 class

Christmas 2012 (Siem Reap)

Christmas 2013 (Rosana Broadway, Siem Reap)

Teacher Santa 😀

Christmas 2013 (Rosana Broadway, Siem Reap)

Christmas 2013 (Siem Reap)

Experience: I taught in schools in Bangkok, Thailand apart from doing various tutorial work. In Cambodia, I taught in bilingual schools for two years while giving private English lessons online and at our cafe. In the Philippines, I used to facilitate apprenticeship of college students on board passenger ships for three years, taught Maritime English at a maritime training institute, and taught private English classes both online and face to face with students of various levels and backgrounds.

Certificates/Diploma: I have an internationally-recognized TEFL certificate and a bachelor’s degree. I am also a certified maritime instructor and experienced in teaching Maritime English.

Rate: €10 per hour for online classes. Additional fee may be charged to cover for transportation costs for private lessons at a preferred venue. For other freelance work, kindly contact me with details to request for a quotation.

Mode of Payment: Cash, PayPal, Western Union, direct bank transfer, credit/debit card

Email Address: vi@thetravelingcats.com or vpdeblock@gmail.com

Skype: vpdeblock

I offer free 15-minute trial lessons on Skype to evaluate the learner’s level to accommodate further questions.

Thank you for visiting this page. I look forward to hearing from you!

Vivien Nyström

Born in 1979 in her hometown of Kiangan, Ifugao in the Philippines, Vi has moved homes too many times. Since 2020 before Austria's first lockdown during the pandemic, she moved to Sweden. She is still in Sweden today.