Why choose me?

Tailored courses

Are you mainly interested in improving your speaking skills for meeting with international colleagues and clients? Do you need to pass a specific English exam for your work or study? All courses are customised to focus on your specific goals and priorities.

Flexible locations

Courses can be delivered at your company office, in a classroom, or online.

I use flex-work classrooms so that I am always located near you. Classrooms and in-company training are available in Arnhem, Nijmegen, Elst, Utrecht, Ede, Zutphen, Doetinchem, and elsewhere in the Arnhem region.

Flexible pace

Study at your own pace - from 90 minutes to 8 hours per week.

Different course lengths are available, starting from 10 hours, with discounts for longer courses.

No overhead for me means better prices for you

As a freelancer with no office, sales team or other overhead costs, I am able to offer low prices -- about 35% lower than larger language institutes that offer the same tailor-made service. That means you get 35% more training from your training budget.

Proven methods for faster results

I use modern, evidence-based language teaching methods to achieve the best results in the shortest amount of time.

Experienced native speaker

I am a native speaker and a qualified teacher with 15 years of experience teaching English to adults.

In the past I’ve provided tailored English training to employees working in diverse industries — such as energy (TenneT, Eneco, Engie), software (VitalHealth, BHE ICT), food (Aviko, Marel), management consultancy (Deloitte), banking (ING Bank), aerospace (Fokker), and electronics (Philips, NXP) — and various functions (sales, engineering, Human Resources, management, etc.).

Courses

Business English

Ideal for businesses: targeted courses focussed on language used in the workplace.

Emphasis on speaking skills, especially language used in meetings, in presentations, and in social interactions with colleagues and clients.

Speaking topics include:
- Making and receiving phone calls
- Giving a formal presentation
- Controlling the discussion in meetings
- Making and responding to suggestions
- Welcoming visitors
- Etc.

Vocabulary topics include:
- Describing products and services
- Personal development and training
- Logistics and supply chains
- Business travel
- Etc.

English for Careers

Business English courses with a narrow focus on the specific vocabulary and skills relevant to particular professions.

Courses include:
- English for Human Resources
- English for Engineering
- English for Scientists
- English for Marketing
- English for The Media
- English for Nursing
- Etc.

Available only for Intermediate (B1) to Advanced (C1) levels.

General English

A broad and comprehensive course covering all topics related to travel, daily life, work, study, and more.

A balanced mix of the four skills (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing), grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.

Ideal for those living abroad or planning to move overseas.

Great for those aiming for advanced (C1 or C2) fluency.

Exam Preparation

For when you need to pass an English language exam in the near future.

Strategies and tricks specific to the each section and sub-section of the exam.

Improve the language skills, grammar, and vocabulary that are specific to the exam.

Courses include:
- IELTS
- TOEFL
- Cambridge B2 First (FCE)
- Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE)
- Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE)
- TOIEC
- GMAT (verbal section only)

Prices

Short course (10 hours)

one-on-one (online):

one-on-one (in person):

total price for groups (in person):

price per student for a group of 10:

Standard course (30 hours)
10% discount

€1,755

€2,025

€2,295

€230

Long course (50 hours)
20% discount

€2,600

€3,000

€3,400

€340

Prices include all taxes.

Group courses are limited to 10 students maximum.

Upgrade for free

Start with a shorter course and upgrade to a longer course for free at any time (discount is applied retroactively).

Loyalty discount

Returning customers retain their discounts for any future courses.

Low rates with group courses

Group courses offer a great value - while a standard, in-person, one-on-one course costs €67,50 per hour per student, a course for a group of 10 costs only €6,75 per hour per student.

one-on-one (online):

one-on-one (in person):

total price for groups (in person):

price per student for a group of 10:

one-on-one (online):

one-on-one (in person):

total price for groups (in person):

price per student for a group of 12:

€650

€750

€850

€85

About me

I am originally from the small village of Saranac Lake, New York, in the northeastern United States. I have fifteen years of experience teaching English as a Second Language, and since moving to The Netherlands eight years ago, I have specialised in teaching Business English to professionals working for Dutch companies in a wide range of industries.

My teaching career started unofficially at the age of 9, when I participated in a program where stronger readers from the fourth grade read books together with weaker readers from the first grade for an hour a week . I continued working as a tutor during university, and I got my first 'real' teaching job soon after graduating, when I moved to Istanbul in 2009 to teach English as a Second Language. There I met my wife, a fellow language teacher from The Netherlands, and after a few more years of teaching together overseas, we moved to this country to settle down.

Contact

Get in touch for more information or to schedule a free intake meeting.

matt@mjreducation.nl
+31 62 280 7244