1st lesson free
Jacqueline
- Rate $29
- Response 1h
$29/h
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1st lesson free
- ESL
- English speaking
- English Vocabulary
- English writing
- Business English
Professional Subtitler Teaching Precise Written and Spoken English Fifteen Years Working With Four Hundred Thirty Students Who Wanted Genuinely Exact Careful Language Skills
- ESL
- English speaking
- English Vocabulary
- English writing
- Business English
Lesson location
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At Jacqueline's house: Macon
- online
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at your home or a public place : will travel up to 40 mi. from Macon
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About Jacqueline
I have worked professionally as a subtitler for years, a career built entirely around precision, nuance, and capturing exact meaning under real constraints most people never think about. Fifteen years into combining that work with private teaching, I have guided approximately four hundred thirty students toward genuinely precise, natural English fluency. My professional background gives me an unusually detailed understanding of how English actually functions in natural speech, insight built from thousands of hours transcribing and translating real dialogue. I work particularly well with detail-oriented students who appreciate exact, careful explanation rather than vague general guidance about how language supposedly works. My teaching style is precise and thoughtful, reflecting the exacting professional standards I apply daily in my subtitling career, though I remain genuinely patient and encouraging throughout lessons. I have guided numerous students toward genuinely natural, nuanced English, helping many move beyond textbook correctness into authentic, idiomatic fluency. Students consistently tell me my explanations finally make sense of subtleties other teachers never properly addressed or explained clearly. I take real pride in helping students understand not just correct English, but naturally, authentically spoken English as it actually exists in the real world. After fifteen years, I remain genuinely committed to this precise, detail-oriented teaching approach.
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About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I've spent years subtitling films and shows professionally, a job that demands absolute precision, so my teaching carries that same exacting attention to detail into every single lesson. We work closely on nuance, the subtle difference between two similar words, the exact tone a sentence carries, details many teachers gloss over but that genuinely matter. Grammar is taught with real precision, since subtitling taught me exactly how small structural choices change meaning entirely within a tightly constrained space. I use authentic film and television dialogue extensively, showing students how English actually sounds in natural, unscripted-feeling conversation rather than artificial textbook exchanges. Listening practice is intensive, training students to catch fast, natural speech the way a subtitler must, without the luxury of anyone slowing down or repeating themselves. Writing exercises focus on conciseness and clarity, skills honed by years of fitting meaning into extremely tight subtitle character limits professionally. I correct precisely, explaining exactly why one phrasing works better than another, the same reasoning I apply constantly in my professional subtitling work. Vocabulary study includes idiom and natural expression, since subtitling exposed me to how differently people actually speak versus how textbooks present language. Every lesson sharpens both listening and precision simultaneously, building genuinely careful, natural fluency.
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Rates
Rate
- $29
Pack rates
- 5h: $145
- 10h: $290
online
- $29/h
free lessons
This first lesson offered with Jacqueline will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
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