Troy Germaine Taylor

Professional English Tutoring and Editing Services. Over 25 years experience in teaching reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, test prep (SAT, IELTS, TOEFL, CAE, etc). Find out why I'm called The English Expert.



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Tutoring Locations
Vancouver West and UBC, Vancouver East, Vancouver South, Burnaby, Richmond

British Columbia:

Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond, Vancouver

Lesson Types and Tutoring Fees
Group fees vary depending on how many students are attending. Online and Email fees include PayPal transaction fees. Ask me for more details or visit my website.

Type	Fee
Individual	$40 - $50
Group	$22 - $33
Online	$50 - $55
E-mail	$50 - $55

Lesson Languages
English

Tutoring Services and Experience
Welcome to The English Expert, established in 1986. The name says it all.

I am an award winning writer with a Bachelor's degree from SFU, concentrating on English. My areas of study include English literature and rhetoric, with further studies in TESOL linguistics, literacy and education, publishing, graphic design, & editing. I am also a level 2 certified TESOL instructor.

You can read my award-winning essay here. This essay was also nominated for the Langara College Peace Prize. Note that it contains a mature subject with some disturbing imagery: http://langaraprm.com/2003/07/where-comfort-means-slavery-kidnapped-and-subjected-to-sexual-slavery-during-wwii-the-comfort-women-are-still-searching-for-an-apology-their-struggle-continues/

I specialize in providing expert English tutoring and editing services in person and online. Editing services are available for academic, creative writing, and business purposes. I work with all kinds of writing.

Please see the bottom of this section for details about tutoring and editing.

I am a popular, knowledgable teacher and editor that brings a friendly and light-hearted approach to my classes and editing work, making concepts easy for students and clients to grasp while maintaining the very best in English language education and writing.

My experience includes:
• 28 years of teaching and editing
• 25,000+ hours in the classroom with adult and high school students
• 10,000+ students from 80 countries worldwide
• 1,000s of essays and documents edited for final presentation
• Former teacher trainer
• Extensive knowledge of multiple school districts in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, New West, and the North Shore

Cool stuff I've done:
• edited a ton of writing since 1986
• taught in classrooms for over 16 years
• tutored privately one-to-one & small groups since 1986
• created courses for schools in university preparation, writing, public speaking, grammar, and teacher training for TESOL & Cambridge TKT
• won the Xerox award for excellence in publishing in 2003
• designed and edited courses, course books and training materials for schools
• got nominated for a peace prize in writing
• wrote and created educational videos & animations
• worked as the executive editor for a magazine

It doesn't matter what level of English you are studying, I can help you with all of your needs, including
• proofreading
• stylistic & substantive editing
• university essays & dissertations
• how to write & analyze readings and literature
• research essays
• school support for English classes at any level
• speech writing, analysis, & delivery
• creative writing planning & feedback
• grammar, sentence style, and vocabulary
• resume editing and design
• pronunciation, phonics, and speaking
• SAT, SSAT, SCAT, ACT
• IELTS, TOEFL, FCE, CAE
• LPI preparation and training
• grade 10 / 12 English BC Provincial Exams

Please visit my website for more details: https://www.theenglishexpert.org/

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TUTORING:
Private and small group tutoring is available in person and online:

• Online classes - worldwide
• In person classes - Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, and New Westminster.

• One-to-one or small group classes - in person or online.

All of my students see significant improvements in their test scores and overall school marks. Call me to set up an appointment. Excellent results!

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ACADEMIC EDITING:
I can help you with any level of writing and editing, including Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD degrees. I help students with all kinds of edits and preliminary planning. I can even help you get your research started and provide you with motivation and feedback to get the writing done. High school students are advised to get editing help through my tutoring services so that you can learn how to write during the edit.

CREATIVE WRITING EDITING
I can provide you with essential insights into where to develop characters, setting, and plot to help your story reach your readers and help you get published. Many people want to write but have a hard time seeing where to take the story in terms of development and ending. Others have their endings nailed but need help in developing the story itself so that it can reach the size of a short story or novel. You don't need to spend much to get the help and direction you need. Much of this can be done in a couple of hours. I can also help you sketch out a daily writing plan to keep you focused. Memoir writing and any sort of personal publishing works are welcome as well.

BUSINESS EDITING:
I can help you write, edit, and even design your company's newsletters, training manuals and courseware, and other documents. While I do design websites, I only work with my own website at present. Still, I can offer feedback on your site and clean up the writing, grammar, and style in your site as well. Not

Subjects

High school:

Classical Studies, Communication Skills, English, ESL, Literacy / Essay, Social Studies, The Arts

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