Mark Esposito
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Mark Esposito
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
American Sign Language (ASL)
Spanish
Speaks
Sign Language
Italian
French
Other
Specialties
BusinessTeaching Spanish to mostly English Speakers. Corporate ESL Trainer for IT Developers.
Teaches
English
Native
American Sign Language (ASL)
Spanish
Speaks
Sign Language
Italian
French
Other
Specialties
BusinessTeaching Spanish to mostly English Speakers. Corporate ESL Trainer for IT Developers.
From United StatesLiving in Other, United States (17:28 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 8, 2014Interest topicTravelTechGaming
¡Hola! Hello, Premium Language Instruction. Advanced Certified Teacher and Translator with over 20 years experience. 16 years living in Latin America. 10 years online. Domino el español. Let's get started! My interests have always been in language, travel and outdoor sports, but I like learning new completely random things that have nothing to do with my main interests. I like science and wildlife. I was born and raised in New Jersey, in the northeast of the United States of America. I'm probably a bit more excited about language than even my students are. I hope it rubs off on them.Me as a Teacher
I focus on what will work best for my student. Should I speak slowly, quickly, make the subject matter easy or challenging. Importantly, what does the student want from the class. That's what I try to do. I never thought I would become a teacher. Since I was 18 years old I started tutoring and then one after another opportunity came up in which I found myself teaching. I realized that I loved teaching. Since I didn't go through the normal route to get a teaching certificate in college, when I finally did start teaching I put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best teacher I could be and to really reach my students. That is how I work.My lessons & teaching style
My classes are private, so I try to customize the class for each student and to identify their needs. It actually takes a few classes to do this, which is difficult because the student usually expects you to figure it out quickly. I try to help each person to reach their language goals of fluency and to give them the skills to be a better language learner so that they aren't dependent upon me or any other teacher or material. My main goal is for the student to speak 80% of the time in class.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Contract - Wildix - 2020Managed ESL program for and taught for Wildix Software and Communications company from 2020 to 2023. In addition to teaching six ESL classes a day, I organized a public speaking club modeled after Toast Masters International and a movie night and other corporate activities with everyone in the company from the head boss and CEO to the developers and programmers. We focused many of our classes on Business English topics.
Certificate verified
International TEFL Advanced Certificate - Via Lingua International TEFL Course - 2015Internationally accredited TEFL course. Completed 120 hours of instruction. Teacher of English as a Foreign Language.
Certificate verified
Certificate of Educational Studies in TESOL - La Salle University--Universidad La Salle - 2015Successful completion of certification course for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Certificate verified
Sign Interpreting Program - College of Staten Island of the City University of New York - 2014
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2020 - 2023
Teacher/DirectorESL teacher to software developers and others.
Education
1984 - 1990
Bachelor’s - Spanish Translating
1986 - 1989
Other - American Sign LanguageI graduated from a 3 year program in interpreter preparation.
Work Experience
1989 - 1990
English teacherThis was my first formal teaching job. I was just 25 years old. I was teaching middle school and high school children.
1988 - 1997
ASL Sign Language InterpreterI worked as an interpreter for a total of about 8 years. I took one year off to go to Colombia and then came back to New Jersey, USA to interpret again.
1998 - Current
TeacherI've actually moved around from time to time and have taught in about 5 countries but there was no option to choose 5 countries so I just chose the one in which I lived the longest.
2007 - 2009
English TeacherI taught English to businessmen and women at their place of work in groups of 4 to 10 students.
1999 - Current
Spanish TranslatorI've worked on various translation jobs for a bilingual magazine. I've also done many private jobs for individuals.
5.0
Rating
668
Students
5,202
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
English
American Sign Language (ASL)
Spanish
Trial Lesson
350 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
New Student June 2024 Special Discount
A2 - C2Language Essentials54 lessons completed
USD 24.00
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
Paul Sr.
1 English lesson
Teacher’s pick
By providing visual examples to me, Mark helped reduce my English accent while speaking Spanish so much, much more than anyone ever has over the last 50 years!
Jun 30, 2024
Tim
11 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mark is an excellent teacher! I have only had a couple of lessons so far, but he has helped me with my pronunciation a lot. I also like the fact that he tells me how spanish speakers really say something rather than letting me continue say something I think is correct from a textbook. He is very patient and supportive. I would definitely recommend him as a teacher.
Jun 24, 2024
StriplingJohn
31 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mark has improved my spanish pronunciation dramatically and has given suggestions to sound more like a native Spanish speaker.
Jun 3, 2024
Santos
1 Spanish lesson
This was an AMAZING first lesson with Mark! I look forward to scheduling more with him soon. Gracias!
Sep 26, 2024
Gary Goldsmith
314 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Muy buena clase. Aprendo mucho.
Sep 12, 2024
Robert Watson
1 Spanish lesson
My first lesson with Mark was great! Mark is an excellent teacher. I learned so much in this first lesson. I will definitely be booking more lessons. I highly recommend Mark.
Aug 29, 2024
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