Willian Costa Souza
English Teacher and Learning Specialist
English Teacher
I have worked as an English teacher for almost ten years with students from Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Cape Verde, Colombia, Spain, Morocco and Poland. I have assisted students from different backgrounds and professions in achieving several objectives, such as proficiency exams.People often comment that they not only learn English with me, but also develop important skills for the workplace and their personal lives.
Testimonials
Talita: In a period of 9 months, I went from practically zero to a basic/intermediate conversational level. I took interviews for the au pair exchange program and passed. The classes were always very relaxed, which made me lose my fear of speaking English. Even after arriving in the US, we continued the classes for about a year. I usually brought the doubts of my daily life living here to our classes. Professor Will always encouraged the conversation to be completely in English, even his answers to my questions, but when I really didn't understand something, it was great to be able to receive an explanation from my teacher in Portuguese.
Gabriel: I was preparing for the possible English interview of the selection process for the exchange program in Germany and in case it went wrong, I would already be preparing to have good English on my resume. I was able to achieve the goal by being able to answer the English questions in the interview well. Without the classes, I would definitely not be able to improve my speaking skills so quickly in such a short time. It was something that made me step outside my comfort zone and the method used by Professor Will to plan and conduct the classes made me engaged and took full advantage of the classes, making my English improve quickly. And the biggest plot twist for me was to meet in person in Europe the teacher who taught me completely online classes in Brazil! Miss you Portugal.
Flávia: Will is a great teacher. His classes always bring up super cool topics to discuss and teach in a practical and playful way. I noticed that I improved a lot in terms of pronunciation and grammar. I was able to take a trip where I spoke only English for almost 3 weeks and received some compliments from foreigners hahaha I feel that today I have more confidence to speak and write in this language and that, if I had continued with the classes, I would have evolved even more.
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Translator
I've been working as a freelance translator (PT <-> EN) since 2016.Among my published works, I'd like to highlight "Modern Architect's Manual", a comprehensive book on the concepts that shape a senior professional's career in software development.
Learning Specialist
I also develop curricula to incorporate different skills and formats (individual training, group training, workshops etc). With a background in Information Systems, I use qualitative and quantitative methodologies to find functional and scalable solutions.
Contact me
Let's talk or get a coffee! :)