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Lektor Philip Biegaj (Szczecin) język: English

Personal Information
First name: 
Philip
Surname: 
Biegaj
Gender: 
male
Country of origin: 
United States of America
Primary language: 
English
Current city: 
Szczecin
About me: 

 

My name is Phil Biegaj and I was born and raised in the United States. My interest in languages came about when I was finishing my senior year of High School and I decided to teach myself Russian. My parents were Polish so I had already spoken Polish at an advanced level which made learning Russian much easier.

After I had a conversational knowledge of the Russian language, I moved on to German and quickly learned how to speak that. But I was still fascinated by linguistics and I continued to learn dialouges and grammer rules of many other languages including Arabic, Norwegian and French.

Once I enlisted in the US military my knowledge of languages made me a valuable asset and I found extra work as a stand-by translator. Eventually I moved to Poland because of America’s failing economy and I quickly became interested in work as an English teacher..

My studying of languages taught me the most effective ways to learn and teach foreign tounges and I quickly became more and more knowledgable in teaching at various levels.

Education, Qualifications, Experience: 

 

1)     Work Experience

a)     mobile English

i)        Worked as an English lector from September 2011 to present

ii)      Services included travelling to client’s place of residence/work

iii)    Company’s sole native speaker

b)     Fort Ochrona

i)        Worked backstage doing translation and security

ii)      Partook in Heinekan Open’er Fest 2011 and Coke Live Fest 2011

iii)    Translated for and worked with various entities such as Coldplay, Prince, Kanye West, MIA, etc

c)      SBI Security

i)        Worked as a security guard during the night shift at a New Jersey Querry

ii)      May 2010 until November 2011

iii)    Stopped working due to car accident

d)     United States Navy

i)        Served onboard USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)

ii)      Duties included IT, communications, translation, crypto, counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence

iii)    Posessed Top Secret Security Clearance with Sensitive Compartment Information (TS:SCI)

iv)    January 2009 until December 2009

v)      General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions

2)     Education

a)     Ocean County College

i)        Main fields of study were Biology, English and Psychology

ii)      Completed 2 semesters before moving to Europe

b)     Pelham Memorial High School

i)        Class of 2008

ii)      Received Regents High School Diploma

Interests, Hobbies, & Other Info: 

Interests: I've always liked linguistics, military history, and sciences. I'm also into wilderness survival

 

Hobbies: I like MMA, working out, I used to go target shooting a lot when I was in the military. I also enjoy poker (No Limit Texas Hold'em), wilderness trekking, and of course clubbing in Poland!

Additional Information
Tag line: 
Inexpensive lessons with a former US military translator
Email address: 
Phone number: 
516 619 434
Upload CV: 
Teaching Information
Voivodship(s) where you teach: 
zachodnio-pomorskie
Languages taught: 
English
Possible lesson location(s): 
clients may come to teacher's home/office
teacher can travel to client
online (Skype, video chat, etc.)
Starting price: 
40zł
Levels: 
Beginner
Pre-Intermediate
Intermediate
Upper-Intermediate
Advanced
Matura
Age groups: 
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Students (18-26 years old)
Adults (26 years old and up)
Teaching since: 
2011
Can you issue invoices to clients?: 
No
Do you work on the weekends?: 
Yes
Availability: 
Available for lessons

Lektor Lance Hollywood (Szczecin) język: English

Personal Information
First name: 
Lance
Surname: 
Hollywood
Gender: 
male
Country of origin: 
United States of America
Primary language: 
English
Current city: 
Szczecin
About me: 

 My name is Lance and I'm from Hollywood, California. I immigrated to Szczecin 3 months ago to live as a permanent resident and operate my boutique English, but not only, school. I've been visiting Szczecin with my Wife, who is Polish, since 2001 and have grown fond of the culture.

 I've taught English to Polish students for years and have had great success with preparing students for exams FCE to CPE and, of course, TOEFL. Previous students have enjoyed the general English courses of beginner to advanced, as well.

 Szczecin is my Wife's hometown and I’ve always wondered what it would be like to move to an entirely different place from your own culture and actually live for any meaningful length of time. So, I left a white-collar corporate job in America to start my own business and enjoy the Polish lifestyle that my Wife has missed and I have grown to love.

Our school is what I like to call boutique. To me, it means something different...something above the rest.

 

Come find out more at Hollywood Training!

Education, Qualifications, Experience: 

Physics - BSc - Rice University - Houston, TX

Leadership & Management - ILM - Dublin, Ireland.

TESL - Certified - UCLA - Los Angeles, CA

Personal trainer - Certified - PROPTA - West Hollywood California

Nutrition tech - Certified - PROPTA - West Hollywood California

Interests, Hobbies, & Other Info: 

Music - Was an international DJ for a couple of years: Played on VIVA Club Rotation (Polska), Radio 100, Pila: Eden Club & Nemo Szczecin: Mezzoforte, Xrossed Pistons, Patio.

 

Surfing - taking a look at kite surfing at the moment.

 

Skydiving - Was an 82nd Airborne paratrooper (1/325) in the United States.

 

Cars - I like all kinds of cars.

 

Movies - Documentaries, Foreign and Black and White are my favourites.

 

Fitness!!
 

Teaching Information
Voivodship(s) where you teach: 
zachodnio-pomorskie
Languages taught: 
English
Levels: 
Beginner
Pre-Intermediate
Intermediate
Upper-Intermediate
Advanced
FCE
CAE
Age groups: 
Children (up to 12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Students (18-26 years old)
Adults (26 years old and up)
Teaching since: 
2001
Can you issue invoices to clients?: 
Yes
Do you work on the weekends?: 
Yes

Lektor Kevin Braid (Szczecin) język: English

Personal Information
First name: 
Kevin
Surname: 
Braid
Gender: 
male
Country of origin: 
United Kingdom
Primary language: 
English
Current city: 
Szczecin
About me: 

I am from Scotland, i have lived in Szczecin for about 5 years, my wife (the reason i came to Poland) is an English teacher and doing her PhD so i have an abundance of materials at hand. im currently writing a book if this is of any consequence.hmm, what i did before i taught English, i was a test auditor for Xerox, believe me it sounds far far fancier that it really is, i have also been a chef and a telephone operator…i grew up in America so i know American English and i am of course from Scotland so British English as well....and my Polish is still quite bad i often make people laugh lol.AND i have one of the best prices for a 1 hour lesson ! ! ! HAVE TO SAY I AM SHOCKED AT SOME OF THE PRICES I AM SEEING FOR LESSONS......i am the CHEAPEST native speaker in Szczecin.....

Education, Qualifications, Experience: 

i am a former chef so i do not have a degree, i was planning on training as a councelor but i came to Poland, may do it online in the future...i also have a very high IQ (146)

Interests, Hobbies, & Other Info: 

i love to cook...i like selling things on ebay now and then...soon i want to start dabbling with steampunk art...BOOKS i love books

Teaching Information
Voivodship(s) where you teach: 
zachodnio-pomorskie
Languages taught: 
English
Starting price: 
29zł
Levels: 
Beginner
Pre-Intermediate
Intermediate
Upper-Intermediate
Advanced
FCE
CAE
Matura
Age groups: 
Children (up to 12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Students (18-26 years old)
Adults (26 years old and up)
Teaching since: 
2005
Can you issue invoices to clients?: 
No
Do you work on the weekends?: 
Yes
Availability: 
Available for lessons