Mildred Gaynor

Bio:

I have primarily taught adult language learners EFL online L for six-plus years. I prefer to provide students with lesson content for focusing on improving small but important English language proficiency skills. I like to engage the students in discussions, Q&As as well as developmental activities to have a comprehensive improvement in their English fluency skills. I also like to provide students with additional free online study resources for developing their English language skills.

My teaching methodology:

My teaching background:

I have enjoyed teaching online EFL classes because I encounter a wide range of international students desiring to learn English. I have worked with white-collar professionals, collegiate-level, and world travelers over the last six years. I prefer working with adult learners because they have so many life experiences and developed language skills, which provides great common experiences to share in a language learning context. I like to provide students with lessons to help them improve in areas such as improving the correct use of irregular past participle verb pronunciation, developing vocabulary range using synonyms, learning idioms in context, and increasing comprehension skills with reading and discussion. I also provide relevant corrective instruction to help students overcome language learning challenges such as better understanding homonyms and homophones through context. Students should always feel free to ask questions!

My background outside of teaching:

I have twenty-plus years of experience working as an independent contractor across a wide range of industries and positions. My contract experience includes database programming, desktop publishing, administrative support, project management support, and customer service support. for both the private and public sectors. I have worked in information technology, health informatics, corporate legal, human resources, higher education, and non-profit. I also enjoy dabbling in creative endeavors such as sewing, jewelry-making, designing, cooking, and knitting. In addition, I like reading, especially life stories about well-known people. Also, I am a people person, so I really enjoy meeting new people from many different places to share our human experience on this big blue marble.