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Silbo Gomero

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French

Frisian

Teaches

English

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Gaelic (Irish)

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Other

Silbo Gomero

Spanish

Speaks

French

Frisian

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From IrelandLiving in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (22:31 UTC+00:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jul 6, 2017

I was born and raised in rural Ireland in the last century, in one of the few counties (Mayo) where, alongside native English, native Gaelic in its purest form was and is still spoken. In my twenties I decided to live abroad and learn some foreign languages, including coming here to the Canaries to learn their Whistled Speech, what you and many call Silbo Gomero, and I was soon a competent whistler of speech.

Me as a Teacher

I've been successfully learning, practising and teaching languages for many years, while keeping abreast of the latest studies on language acquisition (Stephen Krashen, Steve Kauffmann. . .).

My lessons & teaching style

After many years of teacher training (Higher Diploma in Education, in the National University of Ireland, Galway, also TEFL courses in Galway, and language training here in Spain), I also studied & still study all the old and new findings on acquisition of languages, implementing the relevant strategies into my classes, incorporating the concepts of comprehensible input and high motivation at every stage, always focusing on the students' wants and needs.

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2,499

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Rating

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Students

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Lessons

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Gaelic (Irish) Lessons

Gaelic (Irish)

English

Other

Trial Lesson

157 lessons completed

USD 18.50+

Informal Tutoring

A1 - C2

Conversation

2,307 lessons completed

USD 19.00+

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302 Reviews

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Gaelic (Irish)

English

Colm O'Mahony

6 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Ceacht den chéad scoth mar is gnáth!

Feb 21, 2025

Michael McLaughlin

2 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

another great lesson

Feb 17, 2025

MagdaDo

3 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

I really enjoyed the lesson with Pádraig. It was very interesting and engaging, and I felt comfortable doing the exercises. He is a friendly and patient teacher who made the lesson enjoyable and useful. I appreciated his encouraging approach and the way he corrected me without making me feel pressured. Happy to book another lesson, when possible!

Feb 7, 2025

Margaret Mulligan

1 Gaelic (Irish) lesson

It was great to experience language learning in a challenging, creative, thoughtful way that was fun!

Feb 20, 2025

Patrese

43 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

An-taitneamhach

Feb 10, 2025

Michael McLaughlin

2 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Had my first lesson today. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Looking forward to our next.

Jan 24, 2025

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