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James Whitfield

James Whitfield

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IELTS specialist with a examiner's eye

United Kingdom British accent4.97(96 reviews) 164 students 1180 lessons

About me

Band 7+ strategy, structured feedback and realistic mock speaking tests.

A former IELTS speaking examiner, I know exactly what the rubric rewards. In our lessons we practise the three parts of the speaking test, then break down your answers against the band descriptors. For writing, I mark one task per week and we rebuild the weakest paragraph together. Most of my students move up one full band within eight to ten weeks of consistent work.

Experience

12 years of teaching

MA Applied Linguistics, University of Leeds

Responds in

~4 hours

Time zone Europe/London

Languages

English, French

Native: en

Lessons

25 or 50 minutes

$42 per hour

Qualifications

DELTA

Cambridge English · 2013

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IELTS Examiner Training

British Council · 2015

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DELTA
Former IELTS examiner
MA Applied Linguistics

Weekly availability

Times shown in the tutor's time zone (Europe/London). Use the booking panel to see slots in yours.

Sunday

Not available

Monday

09:00–13:00

Tuesday

09:00–13:00

Wednesday

Not available

Thursday

09:00–13:00

Friday

09:00–13:00

Saturday

10:00–14:00

Student reviews

96 published

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Elif Yılmaz

Elif Yılmaz

Nov 5, 2026, 12:00 PM

Very structured feedback. James marked my writing every week and my IELTS speaking went from 6.5 to 7.5.

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