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Tamar Shanks
Certified and Accredited Neurolanguage Coach
Tamar Shanks
Certified and Accredited Neurolanguage Coach
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Language Coaching with Tamar Shanks
Tamar Shanks is a Certified and Accredited Neurolanguage Coach and Language Coach based in 55011 Altopascio, Province of Lucca, Italy. If you want to learn a language with confidence, improve fluency, or reach a personal or professional goal, you can explore Tamar’s credentials, coaching services and story here. Tamar will help you connect with your inner motivation encourage you to become an independent learner and, assist you to achieve a potentially faster 🚀 and effective learning process!
Looking to find a language teacher or language coach for English? This profile includes coaching options, experience, and ways to connect with Tamar Shanks.
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What is language coaching? Language coaching is a goal-focused way to learn a language, combining practical communication with strategies that help you learn faster and stay motivated. Find out more about Neurolanguage Coaching® at https://neurolanguagecoaching.com
What is Neurolanguage Coaching? Neurolanguage Coaching is a personalised learner-centered approach to learning a language that combines and implements research and findings from neuroscience together with metacognition and the competences and tools of professional coaching. It empowers you to take charge of your own growth. It empowers your coach to teach with compassion, science, and strategy. And it transforms the learning space into something human, dynamic, and inspiring. Find out more about Neurolanguage Coaching® at https://neurolanguagecoaching.com
Which languages does Tamar Shanks coach? Tamar Shanks supports learners in English.
Where is this coach based? Tamar Shanks is based in 55011 Altopascio, Province of Lucca, Italy but please check their profile below to find out if they deliver their serivces online, in a specific location or a combination of both.
I help you express more of who you already are in English through personalised, neuroscience-informed coaching. Together, we build learning around your life, goals and experiences, creating the conditions for meaningful, lasting progress.
My ELC Coach Record
My ELC Qualifications
My ELC Qualifications
I’m a Prospective Neurolanguage Coach so I have completed the Language Coaching Certification course but I am in the process of passing my assessment and becoming a certified Neurolanguage Coach.
About me
Over the years, I have come to believe that we learn languages so that we can share our lives with other people.
For me, relationships are one of the most beautiful parts of being human. Language allows us to connect by sharing our ideas, experiences, knowledge and stories. If that is the true purpose of language, then meaningful language learning should begin with the learner rather than with a predetermined curriculum.
My own journey has gradually led me to this belief. After studying Modern Languages at the University of Cambridge, I spent fifteen years teaching English to learners of all ages, including several years as a Director of Studies, and completed the Trinity College London Licentiate Diploma in TESOL. I then spent twenty years working in an international business environment, where English, Italian and French became everyday tools for building relationships, solving problems and collaborating across cultures.
When I returned to teaching in September 2024, I expected to feel as though I had come home. Instead, I realised that I had changed.
Although I still loved teaching, I no longer felt comfortable in an approach driven primarily by syllabuses and coursebooks. I found that I was noticing that the most meaningful learning happened when I responded to what learners brought into the room rather than what the lesson plan required. Their questions, ambitions and interests created richer conversations, deeper engagement and more memorable learning than any predetermined topic could.
Gradually, I came to understand that every learner already possesses a rich life, identity, knowledge and experience. My role is not simply to teach English, but to help learners express more of that richness with confidence, clarity and authenticity. Rather than asking learners to fit the curriculum, I believe the learning should grow from the learner.
Discovering Neurolanguage Coaching felt less like finding a new methodology and more like finding a professional home. Its foundations in neuroscience, psychological safety, personalised learning and learner autonomy gave language and scientific grounding to the philosophy that my own experience had been shaping for many years.
Today, Neurolanguage Coaching underpins everything I do, whether I am working one-to-one, with groups or in more traditional educational settings. I prepare carefully, but I also leave space for curiosity, flexibility and the unexpected moments that often become the most valuable part of the learning journey. Genuine human connection, shared laughter and trust are not extras; they are part of the conditions in which meaningful learning can flourish.
As a lifelong learner, I continue to deepen my understanding of neuroscience, adult learning and language coaching because I believe that the best educators never stop learning themselves.
Above all, I hope my learners leave not only with greater confidence in English, but with the feeling that they can express more of who they already are.
My Business Card
Language Coach
My contact number is +393407828229
You can email at moc.liamnotorp@sknahsjramat
My native language is English
I can also speak Italian and French
I am a Language Coach for people who want to learn English
I can work with you if you are based in Worldwide
Where am I located?
I'm located in 55011 Altopascio, Province of Lucca, Italy
My Skills, Experience and Interests
Over 35 years' combined experience using, teaching and coaching languages across education and international business.
15 years' experience teaching English to children, teenagers and adults in schools, language schools, companies and one-to-one settings.
Several years' experience as a Director of Studies, supporting teachers and maintaining high standards of language education.
20 years' experience using English, Italian and French professionally in an international business environment, giving me first-hand insight into authentic workplace communication.
Certified Neurolanguage Coach®, supporting learners through personalised, neuroscience-informed coaching.
Specialist in personalised learning, communicative confidence and learner-centred coaching.
Experienced in designing bespoke learning programmes tailored to individual goals, interests and real-life communication needs.
Extensive experience preparing learners for authentic communication in professional, academic and everyday contexts.
Strong interest in neuroscience, adult learning, motivation, psychological safety and lifelong learning.
Academic Qualifications
MA (Cantab), Modern Languages, University of Cambridge (Clare College)
Professional Qualifications
Trinity College London Licentiate Diploma in TESOL (DipTESOL) – Distinction
Certified Neurolanguage Coach®
I'm endlessly curious about how people learn, grow and connect – my husband says I'm nosy, but I think curious is a better fit! I enjoy exploring neuroscience, psychology, language, communication and lifelong learning, and I'm fascinated by the relationship between language and identity.
Outside my professional life, I love singing in my parish choir, reading, walking with my dogs, cooking, travelling and discovering new places and cultures. I also enjoy meaningful conversations about books, food, nature and the small moments that make life rich. My family is my rock, and although we are spread around the world, we've discovered that love, laughter and meaningful conversations travel remarkably well - a constant reminder of why language matters!
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