Aus USALebt in Sao Paulo, Brasilien (03:58 UTC-03:00)
Über mich
italki-Lehrkraft seit 29. Apr 2024
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Born in the USA, raised in Brazil, I grew up with 2 languages in my head. Went on to become a journalist, then a drummer, and now a language tutor, my favorite by a mile.
Ich als Lehrkraft
I've been helping people improve their English for 3 years now. It's not what I've done my whole life, but I have definitely found myself happier in this position than in all others that came before.
I've developed a passion for helping people express themselves in my native tongue and it brings me great pleasure to see them evolve and become more confident.
I also just love meeting new people and getting to know more about them.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
I like working on people's ability to express themselves while understanding native speakers. To achieve that, I'll use music, videos and a lot of conversation.
Beginners need more vocabulary to start speaking, so start off by showing them more songs with words and sentences they'll need, in the catchy format of a song. Once they get a move up from the basics, we then go on to explore videos with native speakers, which can be quite tricky to understand at first.
For the more advanced students, I'll focus mostly on conversation and speed up my speech to make sure they'll have no problems getting along in other countries.