S. and L. English Lessons was established in 2016 by Cathy Smith who, after having taught English overseas for a number of years, wished to start her own teaching business in her hometown of Brisbane, Australia. Her aim was to provide quality EAL/D (English as an Additional Language/Dialect) lessons for students living in Australia and overseas.

Cathy is a university graduate with a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood). She also has a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) qualification and has been teaching English as an Additional Language since 2000.

Cathy has taught Japanese people for many years and, as a result, has a good understanding of the pronunciation and grammatical difficulties they commonly have. Since setting up her business in Australia many of her students have been Korean and so she is also familiar with some of the pronunciation challenges that they experience. In the past, she has taught Brazilian, Chinese, Indian and Sri Lankan students, but welcomes all nationalities.

Cathy has worked in a number of different English learning environments, teaching a range of age groups, as well as catering to a variety of individual learning needs. Her experience living and working overseas helps her to empathise with students who are not living in their home country.

Her happy and encouraging teaching style is appreciated, especially by housewives and retirees, and students enjoy the individual attention that she provides in every lesson.

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If you’re not quite ready to get in touch, you might like to read some of the recent posts in the English blog or continue checking out the website.