From United StatesLiving in Curitiba, Brazil (18:06 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 21, 2021
InterestsTechFilms & TV SeriesTravel
Hi! I’m Diego, thank you for visiting my profile! 🙂
Ready to rock your fluency and speak like a native? 🇺🇸
I'm from Richmond VA, USA, and I’m currently living in Brazil. I have two native languages: American English and Brazilian Portuguese. I'm a Web Developer who's studying Data Science 👨💻
Also, I am a geoscientist pursuing my PhD in Geosciences, but I’ve been teaching languages for almost 10 years, both English and Portuguese, offline and online. 👨🏫
Me as a Teacher
I hold a TESOL certificate and I have experience in teaching children and adults, from beginners to high-advanced students and from simple talks to professional business English/Portuguese or test preparations.
As a language lover and learner myself, I completely understand how hard the process may be, so don’t worry about it, I am patient and encouraging with my students, I challenge them to be creative and not to be afraid of making mistakes.
My lessons & teaching style
My classes are usually focused on conversation on a wide variety of topics, aiming to rock your fluency and make you speak like a native speaker! Although if you need to emphasize any specific matter like interviews, tests preparation, grammar or writing, let me know and we can work on it.
IMPORTANT❗ > If you're not able to attend the class for any reason, just let me know it previously and we can reschedule it. But keep in mind that if you do not attend the class without prior warning, rescheduling is no longer possible, so please be careful❗
Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. I'm looking forward to meeting you! 🙂
My teaching material
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Presentation slides/PPT
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Homework Assignments
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Certificates
TESOL & TEYL - TEACH INTERNATIONAL - 2019TESOL & TEYL - Teaching English to Speakers of Others Languages & Teaching English to Young Learners
TEACH INTERNATIONAL
Verification Code: 51TXXXX173
5.0
Rating
345
Students
3,372
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
345
Students
3372
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Portuguese Lessons
Portuguese
English
Trial Lesson
221 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
General Portuguese
B1 - C2Language Essentials7 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 10% off
Conversation Lessons (Portuguese) - Rock your fluency and speak like a native!
B1 - C2Conversation13 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 10% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
108 Reviews
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Portuguese
English
Nadson Oliveira
44 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Teacher Diego help me when I arrived in Canada. My english was basic, but now, it is intermediary, also thank to him. He’s very smart and friendly. I feel very comfortable speaking and writing. We have classes every day. I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn English.
He’s the best teacher!
Apr 19, 2023
J. Fonseca
60 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Diego is an excelente teacher.. i feel very safe taliking with you. I'm sure that you'll be fundamental part of my language lesrning. YOU ARE THE BEST.!
Nov 2, 2021
NoImporta
19 English lessons
thanks, Diego!
Mar 4, 2025
Aitor Morgado
18 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Diego is an extraordinary teacher; very patient, conversational, and kind. He knows how to keep the conversation flowing and can speak about multiple topics, so you can be sure you'll practice all the vocabulary and expressions you need! I recommend him.
Nov 2, 2021
Felipe
10 English lessons
Diego is an excellent tutor who has encouraged me to develop my listening and speaking skills. His feedback is surgical, and his teaching method is fantastic!
I highly recommend him without hesitation!
Mar 25, 2025
Sarah
1 English lesson
Diego was extremely efficient and knowledgeable. The conversation flowed smoothly, and the session was highly engaging and interesting.👍