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Hi everyone!

I’m Jave Carter, a certified English teacher based in Dublin.

Explore My English Courses

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EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

I teach students around the world online, with practical lessons focused on real communication.

My teaching experience

Years teaching English

7+

More than 7 years teaching English and supporting classes at language centres in Dublin, working with adults, young learners, and international students.

Online lessons

1,200+

Over 1,200 online lessons covering conversation, workplace English, travel, pronunciation, and exam preparation.

Student countries

8+

Students from more than 8 countries, with different first languages, goals, and levels of English.

My qualifications

CERTIFIED

CELTA

Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

EDUCATION

BA in Education

Dublin Metropolitan College

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Additional Teaching Certificates

IELTS Preparation & Young Learners

My training combines English-teaching certification, education studies, and additional development in young learners, phonics, and safeguarding, helping me adapt lessons to different ages, levels, and learning needs.

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MY STORY

Why I teach English.

I kept meeting students who knew a lot of English on paper but still felt nervous when they had to use it in real life. They knew the grammar, remembered the vocabulary, and could often understand more than they could comfortably say.

That made me rethink what a useful English lesson should feel like. I wanted students to spend less time worrying about perfect sentences and more time actually speaking, listening, trying, making mistakes, and trying again.

That’s still how I teach today: practical English, clear feedback, and plenty of chances to use what you learn in situations that matter to you.

You don’t need perfect English to start using it.

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HOW I TEACH

How I help you improve your English

That idea shapes every lesson I teach. We start with where you are, focus on what you actually need, and give you plenty of time to use English and improve.

HOW I TEACH
Clear lessons. Plenty of practice.
Start from where you are
You don’t need to prepare before your first lesson. We start with your current English and build from there.
Spend more time using English
You get regular opportunities to speak, listen, respond, and try new language instead of only listening to explanations.
Learn what you actually need
We focus on situations that matter to you — everyday conversations, work, travel, study, or exam preparation.
Get clear feedback
I correct the mistakes that matter, show you clearer ways to express yourself, and explain what to work on next.
Know what comes next
Lessons follow a clear plan, so each one builds on what you’ve already practiced and moves you toward your next goal.
HOW I TEACH
Clear lessons. Plenty of practice.
Start from where you are
You don’t need to prepare before your first lesson. We start with your current English and build from there.
Spend more time using English
You get regular opportunities to speak, listen, respond, and try new language instead of only listening to explanations.
Learn what you actually need
We focus on situations that matter to you — everyday conversations, work, travel, study, or exam preparation.
Get clear feedback
I correct the mistakes that matter, show you clearer ways to express yourself, and explain what to work on next.
Know what comes next
Lessons follow a clear plan, so each one builds on what you’ve already practiced and moves you toward your next goal.
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WHO I TEACH

Different students.
Different goals.

I work with learners at different stages of English, from complete beginners to professionals and exam students. The goal changes, but the approach stays practical and focused on what you need to use English for.

You can start with the English you have.

You don’t have to feel confident before we meet. My job is to give you time, useful practice, and a clear next step.

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Adult learners

Build confidence for everyday conversations and real-life situations.

Adult learners

Build confidence for everyday conversations and real-life situations.

Professionals

Practice meetings, presentations, interviews, emails, and workplace communication.

Professionals

Practice meetings, presentations, interviews, emails, and workplace communication.

Travelers

Prepare for airports, accommodation, transport, social situations, and everyday life abroad.

Travelers

Prepare for airports, accommodation, transport, social situations, and everyday life abroad.

Young learners

Build speaking, listening, vocabulary, and pronunciation through age-appropriate practice.

Young learners

Build speaking, listening, vocabulary, and pronunciation through age-appropriate practice.

IELTS students

Work on Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, exam strategies, and targeted feedback.

IELTS students

Work on Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, exam strategies, and targeted feedback.

Complete beginners

- Start from the basics with a clear plan, patient explanations, and plenty of guided practice.

Complete beginners

- Start from the basics with a clear plan, patient explanations, and plenty of guided practice.

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Student Reviews

What students say about learning with me.

Public Reviews

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★★★★★

I needed English mainly for work meetings. We practiced situations that actually happen in my job, so the lessons always felt useful and relevant.

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Lucas

Google Review

★★★★★

Jave explains things in a very simple way and gives me enough time to speak. I used to think too much before answering, but now conversations feel much easier.

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Yuki Tanaka

Google Review

★★★★★

I started with very basic English and was nervous about speaking. Jave is patient and corrects mistakes without making the lesson stressful. I feel much more comfortable now.

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Nam Nguyen

Google Review

★★★★★

“I used to give short answers and run out of ideas. The speaking practice and clear feedback helped me explain my thoughts with more detail.”

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Sofia Martinez

Facebook Review

★★★★★

I joined before moving abroad because I wanted to feel more confident with everyday English. We practiced appointments, shopping, transport, and a lot of situations I actually use now.

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Anna Kowalska

Facebook Review

★★★★★

Jave helped me prepare for IELTS Speaking without memorizing answers. The feedback was clear, and I learned how to organize my ideas much better.

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Taniel Kim

Comment on Youtube

★★★★★

I like that the lessons are practical. We don’t spend the whole class studying grammar rules — we use English and Jave explains the grammar when it becomes useful.

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Camila Rocha

Facebook Review

★★★★★

I’m older than most English students I know, so I was worried about starting again. The lessons are relaxed, easy to follow, and I never feel rushed.

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Kenshin Sato

Google Review

★★★★★

I needed English mainly for work meetings. We practiced situations that actually happen in my job, so the lessons always felt useful and relevant.

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Lucas

Google Review

★★★★★

Jave explains things in a very simple way and gives me enough time to speak. I used to think too much before answering, but now conversations feel much easier.

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Yuki Tanaka

Google Review

★★★★★

I started with very basic English and was nervous about speaking. Jave is patient and corrects mistakes without making the lesson stressful. I feel much more comfortable now.

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Nam Nguyen

Google Review

★★★★★

“I used to give short answers and run out of ideas. The speaking practice and clear feedback helped me explain my thoughts with more detail.”

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Sofia Martinez

Facebook Review

★★★★★

I joined before moving abroad because I wanted to feel more confident with everyday English. We practiced appointments, shopping, transport, and a lot of situations I actually use now.

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Anna Kowalska

Facebook Review

★★★★★

Jave helped me prepare for IELTS Speaking without memorizing answers. The feedback was clear, and I learned how to organize my ideas much better.

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Taniel Kim

Comment on Youtube

★★★★★

I like that the lessons are practical. We don’t spend the whole class studying grammar rules — we use English and Jave explains the grammar when it becomes useful.

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Camila Rocha

Facebook Review

★★★★★

I’m older than most English students I know, so I was worried about starting again. The lessons are relaxed, easy to follow, and I never feel rushed.

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Kenshin Sato

Google Review

★★★★★

I needed English mainly for work meetings. We practiced situations that actually happen in my job, so the lessons always felt useful and relevant.

A smiling man in a light blue shirt against a gray background.

Lucas

Google Review

★★★★★

Jave explains things in a very simple way and gives me enough time to speak. I used to think too much before answering, but now conversations feel much easier.

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Yuki Tanaka

Google Review

★★★★★

I started with very basic English and was nervous about speaking. Jave is patient and corrects mistakes without making the lesson stressful. I feel much more comfortable now.

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Nam Nguyen

Google Review

★★★★★

“I used to give short answers and run out of ideas. The speaking practice and clear feedback helped me explain my thoughts with more detail.”

A woman with dark hair looking toward the camera.

Sofia Martinez

Facebook Review

★★★★★

I joined before moving abroad because I wanted to feel more confident with everyday English. We practiced appointments, shopping, transport, and a lot of situations I actually use now.

A smiling woman with dark hair in a bun and a white shirt.

Anna Kowalska

Facebook Review

★★★★★

Jave helped me prepare for IELTS Speaking without memorizing answers. The feedback was clear, and I learned how to organize my ideas much better.

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Taniel Kim

Comment on Youtube

★★★★★

I like that the lessons are practical. We don’t spend the whole class studying grammar rules — we use English and Jave explains the grammar when it becomes useful.

A woman with dark hair looking toward the camera.

Camila Rocha

Facebook Review

★★★★★

I’m older than most English students I know, so I was worried about starting again. The lessons are relaxed, easy to follow, and I never feel rushed.

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Kenshin Sato

Google Review

Student Feedback

See feedback from students after completing a course or level with Jave.

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I can finally speak in meetings without preparing every sentence first.

Before this course, I usually prepared what I wanted to say before every meeting and avoided speaking unless I had to. After 12 weeks, I can give project updates, answer follow-up questions, and explain my ideas much more naturally. I still make mistakes, but I don’t freeze when someone asks me something unexpectedly anymore.

Lucas Ferreira

English for Work · Intermediate

A girl smiling during an online lesson at a laptop.

She’s started using English on her own instead of waiting for me to ask.

Mia could understand simple English before the course, but she rarely wanted to speak. Now she answers in longer sentences, uses new words by herself, and sometimes speaks English with her cousin during video calls. The biggest difference is that she’s much less worried about making mistakes.

Emma Park

Parent of Mia, age 10

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I don’t need to translate everything in my head before I answer anymore.

Before the course, I could understand a lot of English, but speaking was slow because I was always translating first. After finishing Level 3, I can answer more naturally and keep conversations going for much longer. I still stop sometimes to find the right word, but speaking feels much less stressful now.

Yuki Tanaka

Everyday Conversation · Upper Intermediate

A woman wearing headphones during a laptop video call.

I stopped memorizing answers and finally learned how to build my own responses.

Before the course, I relied too much on memorized ideas and my answers often sounded unnatural. We worked on structure, vocabulary, pronunciation, and speaking under time pressure. After the course, I felt much more confident answering unfamiliar questions and my Speaking score improved from 5.5 to 6.5.

Mai Nguyen

IELTS Preparation · Band 5.5 → 6.5

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For the first time, I handled an entire trip without using a translation app for every conversation.

I joined because I was nervous about using English while traveling alone. We practiced airports, hotels, restaurants, transport, and asking for help. During my trip, I could deal with most situations by myself and only used translation a few times when I really needed it.

Anna Kowalska

Travel English · Intermediate

A smiling man waving during a video call at his laptop.

I can finally speak in meetings without preparing every sentence first.

Before this course, I usually prepared what I wanted to say before every meeting and avoided speaking unless I had to. After 12 weeks, I can give project updates, answer follow-up questions, and explain my ideas much more naturally. I still make mistakes, but I don’t freeze when someone asks me something unexpectedly anymore.

Lucas Ferreira

English for Work · Intermediate

A girl smiling during an online lesson at a laptop.

She’s started using English on her own instead of waiting for me to ask.

Mia could understand simple English before the course, but she rarely wanted to speak. Now she answers in longer sentences, uses new words by herself, and sometimes speaks English with her cousin during video calls. The biggest difference is that she’s much less worried about making mistakes.

Emma Park

Parent of Mia, age 10

A smiling woman looking toward the camera at home.

I don’t need to translate everything in my head before I answer anymore.

Before the course, I could understand a lot of English, but speaking was slow because I was always translating first. After finishing Level 3, I can answer more naturally and keep conversations going for much longer. I still stop sometimes to find the right word, but speaking feels much less stressful now.

Yuki Tanaka

Everyday Conversation · Upper Intermediate

A woman wearing headphones during a laptop video call.

I stopped memorizing answers and finally learned how to build my own responses.

Before the course, I relied too much on memorized ideas and my answers often sounded unnatural. We worked on structure, vocabulary, pronunciation, and speaking under time pressure. After the course, I felt much more confident answering unfamiliar questions and my Speaking score improved from 5.5 to 6.5.

Mai Nguyen

IELTS Preparation · Band 5.5 → 6.5

An older couple attending a group video call from their living room.

For the first time, I handled an entire trip without using a translation app for every conversation.

I joined because I was nervous about using English while traveling alone. We practiced airports, hotels, restaurants, transport, and asking for help. During my trip, I could deal with most situations by myself and only used translation a few times when I really needed it.

Anna Kowalska

Travel English · Intermediate

A smiling man waving during a video call at his laptop.

I can finally speak in meetings without preparing every sentence first.

Before this course, I usually prepared what I wanted to say before every meeting and avoided speaking unless I had to. After 12 weeks, I can give project updates, answer follow-up questions, and explain my ideas much more naturally. I still make mistakes, but I don’t freeze when someone asks me something unexpectedly anymore.

Lucas Ferreira

English for Work · Intermediate

A girl smiling during an online lesson at a laptop.

She’s started using English on her own instead of waiting for me to ask.

Mia could understand simple English before the course, but she rarely wanted to speak. Now she answers in longer sentences, uses new words by herself, and sometimes speaks English with her cousin during video calls. The biggest difference is that she’s much less worried about making mistakes.

Emma Park

Parent of Mia, age 10

A smiling woman looking toward the camera at home.

I don’t need to translate everything in my head before I answer anymore.

Before the course, I could understand a lot of English, but speaking was slow because I was always translating first. After finishing Level 3, I can answer more naturally and keep conversations going for much longer. I still stop sometimes to find the right word, but speaking feels much less stressful now.

Yuki Tanaka

Everyday Conversation · Upper Intermediate

A woman wearing headphones during a laptop video call.

I stopped memorizing answers and finally learned how to build my own responses.

Before the course, I relied too much on memorized ideas and my answers often sounded unnatural. We worked on structure, vocabulary, pronunciation, and speaking under time pressure. After the course, I felt much more confident answering unfamiliar questions and my Speaking score improved from 5.5 to 6.5.

Mai Nguyen

IELTS Preparation · Band 5.5 → 6.5

An older couple attending a group video call from their living room.

For the first time, I handled an entire trip without using a translation app for every conversation.

I joined because I was nervous about using English while traveling alone. We practiced airports, hotels, restaurants, transport, and asking for help. During my trip, I could deal with most situations by myself and only used translation a few times when I really needed it.

Anna Kowalska

Travel English · Intermediate

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OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

A little about me.

When I’m not teaching, I’m usually exploring Dublin, finding a good café, or planning my next trip. I enjoy slowing down, discovering new places, and noticing the little differences in how people communicate.

Dublin waterfront buildings and a bridge along the River Liffey.

Dublin, where I’m based. Lessons reach much further.

Dublin waterfront buildings and a bridge along the River Liffey.

Dublin, where I’m based. Lessons reach much further.

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A good coffee is usually part of my day.

A hand holding a takeaway coffee with latte art.

A good coffee is usually part of my day.

Jave Carter smiling with a backpack in front of the Eiffel Tower.

I love traveling, exploring new places, and experiencing different cultures.

Jave Carter smiling with a backpack in front of the Eiffel Tower.

I love traveling, exploring new places, and experiencing different cultures.

Everyday life gives me plenty of little language moments to notice — and some of them eventually become examples in my lessons.

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LET’S TALK

Not sure where to start? Just ask.

Tell me what you want to improve, and I’ll help you choose the right course, starting level, and learning format.

Contact Jave

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LET’S TALK

Not sure where to start? Just ask.

Tell me what you want to improve, and I’ll help you choose the right course, starting level, and learning format.

Contact Jave

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LET’S TALK

Not sure where to start? Just ask.

Tell me what you want to improve, and I’ll help you choose the right course, starting level, and learning format.

Contact Jave

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