IELTS & PTE coaching from a PhD linguist — improve your IELT
Sydney tutor in Biology, Business Law, EAL, English, English Language, ESL, IELTS, Law, PTE, Reading, Statistics, TOEFL
I'm a native Australian English speaker with a PhD in linguistics and a Certificate IV in TESOL, and I coach IELTS and PTE the way the tests are actually scored: band descriptors and task requirements first, then targeted work on exactly what's holding your score down.
Most students who plateau aren't short of English — they're losing marks in one or two specific places: pronunciation features the computer mis-hears, grammatical range that stays safe, essays that answer the wrong half of the question. As a professional linguist, I can usually diagnose in one session what generic classes take weeks to find. Then we drill precisely that, with real test tasks and honest scoring against the official criteria.
I work with students chasing 79+ for PR points, Band 7s for professional registration, and university entry scores. Sessions are one-on-one or small groups of two to four, in person around inner Sydney or online, weekdays, evenings and weekends. Free 15-minute assessment call before you commit to anything — bring a writing sample or a speaking recording and I'll tell you where the marks are hiding.
Contact
shaynebeckham.unisq@gmail.com
0480 550 364
Experience
Teaching English in China
Qualifications
Cert IV in Tesol
Rates
$29 per hour
Gender
Male
Registered
Joined Tutor Finder on 03-Aug-2026 (updated profile on 03-Aug-2026
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