Aisyah Pierce & 
Simply English founder, Aisyah Pierce, is passionate about learning languages as well as teaching them. As a learner herself, she understands the complexities and the challenges learning a language can bring.
As a native of Indonesia, she grew up bilingual and is familiar with French, Spanish, and Arabic. Her experience with learning languages and teaching has given her insight into helping English learners discover the layers of learning a language and what it takes to encourage learners to take responsibility for their own learning and become “active learners.”
While she has had experience working in different industries, her passion is evident and genuine when it comes to teaching. Aisyah has over 5 years of teaching experience in private language schools in Vancouver, B.C. Prior to moving to Vancouver she was a Reading Interventionist for elementary students at a public school in the U.S. Throughout her journey she has cultivated a relational approach to create the optimal learning experience for teaching English and French to aspiring learners.
Certified Instructor
Certified IELTS instructor
Completed CELPIP instructor Training
Simply English teacher, Josh Hollick-Kenyon, has always been fascinated by languages and how they allow us to understand other cultures. He knows that learning a foreign language can sometimes feel like a struggle, but he enjoys helping his students make progress and seeing them gain confidence.
Josh’s first experience with another language was studying in the French Immersion program in middle and high school. Years later, while on a ten month backpacking trip of South America, Josh used his knowledge of French to help him learn Spanish on the road. Through his own experience with language learning, he has learned that students learn best when they are taught the skills that can help them think and learn independently.
Josh comes from a family of teachers, and has been teaching in one way or another for his entire adult life. He first entered the teaching world as a swimming instructor, but switched to teaching English in 2016. With over three years experience teaching English in Colombia and Vancouver, he has taught a wide variety of classes. Josh believes in a student centered philosophy, which gives learners as many opportunities to speak as possible. He has recently specialized in test preparation courses, which he approaches with a systematic, step by step process.
Certified Instructor
Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)
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