Hi there! I'm Umut.
I’m a native Turkish speaker and I'm near-native in English and proficient in Spanish. I hold a bachelor's in English from Turkey and a master's from Italy. Since 2022, I've been teaching Turkish and English to students from various countries, including the United States, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Syria, Russia, and many others.
As an enthusiastic learner and teacher of languages, I’m excited to share my experiences with you and look forward to getting to know you.
Meine Kreationen
Ich als Lehrkraft
Outside of teaching and my passion for languages, I have a deep love for literature, art, history, traveling, and spending time in nature. I also enjoy writing short stories. To maintain a calm and balanced lifestyle, I practice meditation and yoga regularly.
The positive energy I receive from spending time with my family, friends, and students inspires me to continually improve myself and my surroundings. Currently, I am learning German and hope to start learning Japanese and Arabic soon.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
What you will find in my lessons:
A recent course book
Idioms, pronunciation, vocabulary
Culture of the language you are learning
Listening materials
Mein Unterrichtsmaterial
PDF-Datei
Bilddateien
Quizze
Audiodateien
Karteikarten
Videodateien
Präsentationsfolien/PPT
Artikel und Nachrichten
Textdokumente
Zeugnisse
TÖMER - Ankara University - 2022
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Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language Certificate - TOMER - 2022It is a national license for teaching Turkish approved by Ankara University.
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Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language - Istanbul University - 2022
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TESOL - Yasar University - 2017
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TESOL - Yasar University - 2017SIT TESOL is a globally accepted certificate for teaching English to foreigners. I had a month of training in Yasar University.
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TEFL - Tefl.org.uk - 2017Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is a globally accepted certificate to teach English. I earned it on "tefl.org.uk" after a 120-hour training.
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Certificate of Pedagogy - Ege University - 2016It is a Certificate of Pedagogy for teaching Turkish and English. The certificate is in Turkish as it was earned in Ege University after a year of training.
I strongly recommend Umut as your teacher. After these 9 lessons I start to assimilate the language and start to think and learn naturally like a baby. Umut has a passion to teach and help, and more importantly her patiance. So all Engliss and Spanish speakers who are serious or those who want to learn enough language to travel don't hesitate to book a lesson with Umut.
28. Apr. 2022
Tatiana
1 Türkisch Unterrichtsstunde
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
Umut, thank you very much for the lesson. You have a lot of patience and support as a professional teacher. Your calm voice and slow exploration release stress of a new language learning. I 'm very glad I got acquainted with you here, on italki. It's important for me you understand my learning approach and pick it up immediately along your own one ☺️
12. Apr. 2022
Amnon
4 Türkisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
An A+ dynamite teacher. Friendly, patient, helpful, flexible. She adapts her speech to your level. It really helped me gain confidence as I almost understood everything she said. She is a star in literature and studied language in-depth as well, so she understands the challenges language learners face. Thank you very much and talk to you soon!
21. März 2022
Rosmari A. Sánchez Á
11 Türkisch Unterrichtsstunden
Profesora paciente y amable.
29. Aug. 2024
Yoko
47 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Thank you for your very helpful lesson.see you next time. :)
1. Dez. 2023
Leila Dalero Eljatib
10 Türkisch Unterrichtsstunden
Hoy ha sido mi primera clase, y la verdad es que estoy bastante contenta. Ha sido una clase muy ágil y eficaz, en mi opinión. Justo lo que necesito. El material usado en clase me parece bastante útil, y la profesora muy amable.