14years at Pagoda
IELTS Specialist Instructor (2010–2024)
I taught IELTS at Pagoda Academy - Gangnam for 14 years. In that time I sat with hundreds of students through the frustration of a score that just wouldn't move — and got to celebrate with them when it finally did. What those years taught me is that everyone gets stuck in a different place.
Now I teach one-to-one, combining the structured curriculum I built at Pagoda with the flexibility only fully tailored 1:1 coaching allows. With my full attention on one person, we catch and fix the small weak points a group class tends to miss.
Teaching Method
Before the first lesson, a free level check shows where you stand and what's holding you back. We start with the area where your score can climb fastest — so you feel real progress early — then use that momentum to lift every section, step by step.