Presenting Online English Teacher Abigail Fulbrook
2024‘s first Featured English Teacher is Abigail Fulbrook.
I was delighted to chat with Abbie as she is, like us, dedicated to breaking norms and putting FUN into English learning.
Abigail lives in Japan but helps a truly international community improve their English.
The only thing they have in common is that they are mums!
Read this blog for a window into Abbie’s Online English services.
Online English Help
If you have found this blog because you are looking for an online English teacher – great!
But this feature is not to persuade you to work with one teacher in particular. It is part of a series showcasing the variety of online English learning options you have.
However, if you do feel Abbie is a good match for you, all her contact details are at the end of this blog – she’d love to hear from you!
Abbie’s Mums Network
At the start of the interview, I ask Abbie if she helps everyone.
She doesn’t. Her focus (or niche) is helping mums.
Mum’s with young kids have difficulty attending regular classes.
They may not want to commit to a course.
Abbie offers a club – it’s got a monthly membership, and it’s ‘drop in’.
That means attend if you can – but if you can’t, don’t worry.
That’s just one of the ways Abbie does ELT a bit differently and creates a fun space for English.
A Voice in ELT (English Language Teaching)
I first discovered Abbie through the projects she organises uniting ELT teachers and learners together.
In our chat, Abbie points out that teachers spend a lot of time speaking to one another.
“We go to conferences and we chat to other teachers and share a lot with other teachers, but we don’t speak in the same way to learners”.
She had the idea for a summit: a platform for English teachers to show their work to learners.
Her first summit was in 2022.
She’s planning a 2024 one too, so if you want to be part of an event linking around 800 English learners and teachers, get into her network.
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I don’t call them lessons. I call them meetings, because the people in the club are higher level and they don’t need any more lessons.
They just need their chance to talk and have conversations.
Abbie, 2024
“There’s so much out there that’s all focused on like doing exams or business.
It doesn’t have to be like that.
Your goals are valid, whatever they are.”
Abbie, 2024
“Look for people that make you feel positive about using your language, whatever level you are.”
Abbie, 2024
Taking the Mystery Out of Online English Teaching!
Our English Teacher Features are a window into a sometimes murky industry.
This helps you understand the variety of online English teaching options, recognise excellent teachers, and identify the style you need.
Like Abbie, Blue Noun Language Hub are dedicated to supporting excellent independent teachers to grow networks and help each other.
It’s hard to get heard online but you can do it though community.
Still confused?
Our language hub gives independent advice to help you make the right choice for online English learning.
The Online Revolution
Online English teaching is nothing short of a revolution, getting affordable English education alternatives to folks who need it.
No longer do big multinational language schools control the market, pouring corporate culture over language (and even ‘Englishness is superior’ attitudes).
Across the internet, there are passionate people, uniquely skilled at helping you reach your English goals.
Such people are independent ELT teachers/coaches.
Great Options – But Too Much Choice to Navigate Alone
Here are just some of the choices you’ll need to make.
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Place
You can work with teachers anywhere around the globe if you are interested in learning with a certain accent or culture, or in a particular time-zone.
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Subject
From English for Accountants to English for Zoology, you can choose English for a Specific Purpose if you most need career-related English.
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Skills
Alternatively, break down your English into skills: work with a pronunciation coach who will build your overall confidence, or gain fluency through a conversation club.
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Passions
Some online teachers build courses around hobbies like reading books, watching films and cooking.
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Life Changes
Others teachers offer English courses designed for specific life changes, like moving to the UK, having a baby, getting married in Scotland, or retiring.
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Schedules
There are 2-minute-a-day English, weekly English and month-long English courses.
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Methodology
Some English teachers only teach from course books – and just as many which never open a book at all. There’s a load of potential platforms to work from (and various ways of mixing the best of each method in one course) (this is called a blended course).
There are even ways to simulate culturally immersive language learning online – (BTW that’s our speciality).
There’s no one ‘right’ way to teach English.
But there are best ways for you.
Not all English Coaches are Equal
It’s easy to set up online as an ELT teacher. Calling yourself an English teacher doesn’t make you a skilled/trained teacher.
However, if you only choose from big, accredited language schools then you will miss out on real gems who ARE uniquely able to get you results.
If you plan on searching yourself, make sure you know the industry red flags to avoid.
Let Us Do the Hard Bit
If you want to save time and money – (and not to exaggerate, perhaps your English-speaking future) at Blue Noun Language Hub, we have designed a way to help people find their English teacher match.
How Our Review and Revive Sessions Work
We begin with a questionnaire to discover your learning style, goals and schedule.
Then we have a chat to get a feel for your learning and language strengths and weaknesses.
We advise you what to look for, and give you a copy of our notes to send to online teachers.
It’s a one-off payment of £99.
Our Community of Online English Teachers & Coaches
If we know a good match, we will also recommend a teacher in our network.
These are people whose integrity we know and trust, and who get results for their learners.
Choose to Take Action
Sure, you can spend months following Youtube, LinkedIn or Instagram for online English teachers and free tips, but that only feels useful. It doesn’t get results.
Or you can discover accurately which English tuition will best improve your English.
Take control of the chaos for £99
Get independent advice on your next step.
Further Information
Work With Abigail
Check out her website
Like our English Teacher Feature?
Discover our other featured English teachers: Sam Davies, Kevin Westbrook and Jennie Reed.
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If you’re ready to move forward but unsure which format or teacher would suit you, this one-off consultation helps you decide well.
We clarify your goals, learning preferences, energy and constraints — then map realistic routes forward based on fit, not trend.
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Pause briefly before committing your time, money and energy. A few focused questions can help you confirm that your next step genuinely fits.