Jion Louis
Founder of Englishire
Coach and Content Creator/Curator
With or without the key, you can only truly unlock the door
to opportunities that will make your hidden potential soar
once you have built a strong and confident character at your core
What I look to achieve with Englishire...
The revered Maya Angelou once said, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Deciding to keep it to yourself is one thing; not having the means to express it is quite another. Having been through a similar situation myself, I’m really keen to help empower those looking to make the next breakthrough in their English learning journey.
Not many would’ve given me a chance to blaze this trail, considering the thousands of hurdles I had to clear to get here. Perhaps destiny always knew my Rocky-esque story would one day inspire others to do the same, so almost everything turned out in a way that made sure I could fulfill my linguistic potential and become an ambassador for the language. Just goes to show that no matter how far you’ve fallen, the fall itself is not a death blow to your hopes. Choosing to do nothing about it after you hit rock bottom almost certainly is.
WHERE FLUENCY BECOMES YOUR CURRENCY
Where Englishire has taken me so far...
Whenever we talk about experiences, what counts is the quality rather than the quantity. The Englishire project has given me ample opportunities to help English learners of all ages master the language.
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Some of my coaching adventures in recent years include:
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coaching non-native English speakers to help develop their language skills, grammar and vocabulary
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coaching local and expatriate professionals to help improve their business and conversational English
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coaching business undergraduates in academic writing to help nurture their content management skills
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coaching candidates taking English proficiency tests to help strengthen their language foundations
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coaching schoolchildren to help foster a growth mindset and a lifelong learning culture
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Be it directly or indirectly, each of the above has helped refine my approach to language coaching.
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WHERE FLUENCY BECOMES YOUR CURRENCY
How different the Englishire approach is...
Inspirational and educational, the Englishire approach is based primarily on transformative, intuitive and collaborative learning.
Fueled by everything that I got from my 28 years of experience in language learning, Englishire only has one ultimate goal in mind: create an environment that promotes your language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) so that you can gradually pick up the English language the natural way.
Rather than bombard you with tons of information that you can’t relate to, every single activity in Skilletro uses context to facilitate learning.
By getting quality exposure to real-life examples and scenarios, you’ll have a much better idea of how to use the language in everyday situations—whether for academic or work purposes.