Matt Purland

A patient and experienced teacher
Male, 40 Years| Ostroda, Poland

Member since: May 15, 2009

Last active on: May 22, 2013 at 07:52 AM (EST)

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About Matt Purland

Hi there!

I'm a qualified English teacher with more than ten years of experience teaching EFL / ESL - in the classroom and online.

My website is called English Banana.com. There you can download over 1,500 free printable worksheets, as well as complete books for students and teachers. Click below to go there now:

http://www.englishbanana.com/online-english-class-native-speaker.html

I'm the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from:

http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/

The first two Talk a Lot books have been downloaded more than 420,000 times.

My Skype name is: talkalotenglish

More info about me:

Matt Purland is a lecturer in English Language. He has a BA Honours degree in Drama from the University of Wales and a Postgraduate Certificate in Further Education from the University of Derby. In 2002 he launched English Banana.com, which has become a hugely popular English language learning resource website (see above for more info).

Teaching Preferences

Online Teaching

One-on-One at $20-30 per hour

Courses Offered
Talk a Lot Spoken English Course (Foundation Course)

Spoken English Course for Pre-Intermediate Level and Upper Intermediate Level Learners

Teaches following Subjects/Exams
ESL (Other Test Prep)
Language of Instruction: English
spoken English, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary
English (Languages)
Language of Instruction: English
English (5th - 8th Grade)
Language of Instruction: English
Teaching Experience

EFL Teacher

English Language School, Ostróda, Poland

Dec 2008 - Present

General English, English Hotel Employees, Callan Method


Full-time language teacher delivering General English and bespoke courses, e.g. English for Hotel Employees

EFL Teacher; Co-ordinator

Study English Language Centre, Ostróda, Poland

Sep 2007 - Present

PET, FCE, Spoken English, Talk Lot method


Running private business: delivering private EFL lessons and organising and delivering 12 week EFL courses in Olsztyn area; including all administrative and promotional tasks

EFL Teacher (Short-Term Contract)

Bell International College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Sep 2008 - Nov 2008

General English


Full-time language teacher delivering General English, Grammar Workshops, Communication Skills, and one to one lessons

EFL Teacher

Empik School & Speak Up School, Olsztyn, Poland

Sep 2007 - Aug 2008

FCE, CPE, Business English


Part-time teacher delivering various courses and conversation classes to students aged 15 - adult; courses delivered: CPE, Business English (Market Leader), FCE (Cutting Edge Intermediate & New English File)

ESOL/English Trainer

TBG Learning Ltd, Derby, United Kingdom

Jun 2003 - Sep 2007

English Speakers Languages (ESOL), ESOL


Full-time trainer delivering City & Guilds ESOL 3692 Skills for Life courses; levels from Entry 1 to Level 1, in partnership with Derby College; also ELLIS computer courses, and leading excursions (e.g. London)

ESOL/English Trainer

Fern Training & Development, Derby, United Kingdom

May 2002 - Jun 2003

ESOL, OCN English Courses


Full-time ESL trainer delivering Entry Level and Level 1 OCN English courses to Asylum Seekers and New Deal clients, with Derby College

EFL Teacher and Activities Leader

ILC (UK) Ltd, Summer School, Bedford, United Kingdom

Jun 1999 - Jul 1999

EFL


Delivered 5 week EFL course to teenagers from all over Europe; pastoral care and supervision of leisure activities, including excursions

Professional Experience
Matt Purland
Study English, Poland
Sep 2007 - Present

An experienced and effective English teacher with excellent organisational and administrative abilities. A caring, patient and client-focused individual. An efficient team player who is able to work well with others to innovate new ideas and procedures. Experienced in teaching EFL and ESOL to teenagers and adults, including one-to-one, small groups and large classes (30+)

Education

Certificate in Education

University of Derby, United Kingdom

Sep 2003 - Jun 2004

BA Hons. Degree in Drama

University of Wales, United Kingdom

Sep 1995 - Jun 1998

Professional Exams & Certifications

City & Guilds Level 4 Certificate for ESOL Subject Specialists (9488)

United Kingdom

Year Of Passing: 2006

City & Guilds 7307 Teacher Training Stages 1 & 2

United Kingdom

Year Of Passing: 2003

Trinity College London Cert. TESOL

United Kingdom

Year Of Passing: 1999

Publications and Research
Talk a Lot Spoken English Course - Book 2
Matt Purland

Free spoken English course book

Talk a Lot Spoken English Course - Book 1
Matt Purland

Free spoken English course book

Talk a Lot Elementary Handbook
Matt Purland

Free handbook showing how to use Talk a Lot materials in the classroom

ELT Resource Bank
Matt Purland

All free English Banana.com materials from 2002-2008 in one download

Big Resource Book
Matt Purland

Free printable worksheets for English lessons

Big Activity Book
Matt Purland

Free printable worksheets for English lessons

Big Grammar Book
Matt Purland

Free printable worksheets for English lessons

Better English Lessons
Matt Purland

201 free printable worksheets for better English lessons

Testimonials
by Dario posted on 11 May, 2013

Another great lesson Matt, Thank you very much for Your time!

by Nadia posted on 06 March, 2013

I am studying Mode 3 of You Are the Course Book and feel really excited about it

by JACQUES posted on 04 January, 2013

Thank you for this revision. It's always useful.

by Dario posted on 04 January, 2013

Great Review! Thanks!!

by Dario posted on 15 December, 2012

Very good work!! Thank you very much Matt.

by aka Ken posted on 23 November, 2012

You have really good teaching skills for a lot different styles of class.

by Tammy Taiba posted on 20 November, 2012

This class really proves that such method is really successful to engage the students without a course book.

by بنت امان الله posted on 16 November, 2012

Very well planned lesson, involved listening, speaking and writing skills. Presenter made good use of the classroom tools, making class very interactive and interesting.

by Faisal Mukhtar posted on 16 November, 2012

I like patience and calm of presenter Matt Purland. I would like to attend more classes

by Riya posted on 06 November, 2012

This was a great class. Matt Purland is an excellent teacher of English.I am really looking forward to joining his next class.

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