Vanitha Loganathan

Vanitha Loganathan moved from Malaysia to Wellington in 2018 to live with her husband. She is an experienced teacher who holds a degree in Teaching English as a Second Language with Distinction. She also completed CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) in Wellington, and has since been teaching ESOL to adult learners in Wellington and truly enjoys it.

She taught English in schools in Malaysia for 18 years. Apart from that, she gave private English lessons to kids and adults who wanted to improve their communication skills. Her participation in the Native Speakers Programme in Malaysia for 5 years, conducted by mentors from Canada, helped her get a better insight of how lessons overseas are conducted in effective and meaningful ways. She has since been incorporating the ideas to make her lessons fun and meaningful.

As a passionate teacher, she is always keen in developing learners' English language skills. She believes in creating a conducive environment and carrying out interesting activities to encourage them to participate actively and learn at their own pace through practice and self-discovery, thus developing their self-confidence.

Vanitha also loves writing. She wrote and published a children's picture book titled The Little Survivor 2 years ago, inspired by true events about her beloved late rescued dog, Lassie. She has also written several stories on how she rescued street dogs in Malaysia which were thrn published in a leading local English daily there.

Vanitha aims to equip adult learners with skills and tools for better English proficiency, and help them into becoming confident users of the language to navigate through their work, study, and daily life.