Maryna

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Maryna

Professional Teacher

Teaches

Afrikaans

Native

English

Native

Speaks

French

Specialties

Medical

Certified TEFL teacher with an academic background

Teaches

Afrikaans

Native

English

Native

Speaks

French

Specialties

Medical

Certified TEFL teacher with an academic background

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

Resume

From South AfricaLiving in Tshwane Metro , South Africa (20:45 UTC+02:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Feb 28, 2019

InterestsReadingScienceFilms & TV Series

Growing up in a very diverse country cultivated a love for cultures and different languages. A passion to interact with and learn from other cultures inspired me to become a language teacher. I have a background in science/ academia and love talking about these topics, but I am open to anything students would like to discuss and have always felt quite privileged to be able to learn about many curious things through my students. I am currently a PhD candidate in Physiology, thus, when I am not teaching, I am probably hiding away somewhere in a lab. On the weekend I love hiking, cooking, reading or spending time with my husband and dogs.

Me as a Teacher

I worked at a multicultural language school and taught many different nationalities from a beginners level up until advanced and have experience in teaching both group and private classes. In addition to this I've taught private classes in various subjects like mathematics, science, biology and languages to secondary school students for the past three years.

My lessons & teaching style

I have an informal, conversational teaching style. My lessons will be structured around your needs so please feel free to communicate with me beforehand if you have specific expectations. I teach from a beginners level up until advanced, but to access your level I will send you a quick quiz before our lesson, which shouldn't take more than 10 min to complete. Please note that this is only to make sure you get the most out of our lesson. At the moment I offer conversational lessons about a text/ video that I will send to you beforehand. This will soon be supplemented with specific grammer and vocabulary lessons so please watch this space!

My teaching material

PDF file
Audio files
Image files
Video files

Certificates

TEFL certificate 120 hours online - i-to-i - 2018

Certificate verified

TEFL 20 hours practical - i-to-i - 2018

Certificate verified

Neuroscience coaching certificate - University of Pretoria - 2015

Certificate verified

Education

2014 - 2016

Bachelor’s - Human PhysiologyUniversity of Pretoria

2017 - 2017

Other - Bachelor of Science Honours in Medical PhysiologyStellenbosch University

Work Experience

2018 - Current

teacherAmbassador English Language school - Pretoria, South Africa

5.0

Rating

105

Students

1,032

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

98%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

105

Students

1032

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

98%

Response rate

Afrikaans Lessons

Afrikaans

English

Trial Lesson

41 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

Informal Tutoring

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

110 lessons completed

USD 15.00

Package with 14% off

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

69 Reviews

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Afrikaans

English

antonio

1 English lesson

Teacher’s pick

The conversation with Maryna was wide ranging and interesting under many perspectives. We touched on many topics and the lesson was so interesting that I went well over my comfort zone and forgot the usual fear to make mistakes. It should also be highlighted her patience and kindness.Well done!

Apr 11, 2019

Mikhail Tsarev

29 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Maryna is a very interesting person and a good teacher. She provides additional materials and prepares for the lesson in advance. I really enjoyed the lesson! Thank you!

Mar 29, 2019

Michael

231 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

The trial lesson was great, Maryna prepared great article and exercises about terms and phrases. She understood and could explain in the simplest way the English grammar.

Mar 11, 2019

Yana Kis

5 English lessons

Maryna is an excellent teacher. She was able to quickly identify my needs and structure the lessons accordingly. It was challenging materials in terms of new words, but easy topics that I could easily relate to - a great way to learn new language.

Jun 29, 2022