Nicolaj TEFL&CEDILS

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Nicolaj TEFL&CEDILS

Professional Teacher

Teaches

English

Native

Italian

Native

Speaks

German

Spanish

French

Your friendly online teacher, with over 10 years of experience in tutoring and coaching 🐾

Teaches

English

Native

Italian

Native

Speaks

German

Spanish

French

Your friendly online teacher, with over 10 years of experience in tutoring and coaching 🐾

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

Resume

From United KingdomLiving in Berlin, Germany (02:43 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since May 4, 2020

Interest topicArtFilms & TV SeriesWriting

Hi! I am Nicolaj. I am a professional teacher, interpreter and filmmaker and it would be a pleasure to help you learn, sharpen and master your Italian/English skills. I grew up between Milan and London and now I am pretty settled in Berlin. I have taught to individuals and entire classes in Italian and English for several years. My students were from the age of 5 to...59? Right now, I also lead workshops in Radio and Film around Europe and coach talented professionals to hone their confidence to nail any interview or presentation. I hope we will be able to speak and learn together soon!

Me as a Teacher

I have always enjoyed helping people and I find teaching extremely rewarding. When I was a student, I was a bit of a rebel (read: 'allergic to blind authority'). Therefore, my current way to communicate and establish a connection with my students is based upon mutual respect: with respect, there is real listening. And with real listening, there is true learning.

My lessons & teaching style

I am definitely a conversation-heavy teacher. I believe that languages are the extremely intricate and fluid reaction to the basic need for communication...so why start from grammar? First, we will think about talking to each other, understanding each other. Then, the path to be grammatically flawless will be much easier. I have a few lessons up in my sleeve, but I usually tend to create and prepare them according to the interests of each of my students. Once I evaluate your level in our introductory chat, I will draw upon your passions and interests, to make sure our journey will be more interesting than quizzes and tests..I don't know about you, but I surely want our lessons to be fun!

My teaching material

PDF file
Audio files
Video files
Image files
Text Documents
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples

Certificates

Web Development & Project Management - Ironhack institute - 2021This course was a condensed, immersive education program that took me as motivated beginners and elevated me to a job-ready graduate in the Tech industry.

Certificate verified

TEFL - TEFL org UK - 2019Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Certificate verified

Education

2009 - 2012

Bachelor’s - History of Art, Design & FilmKingston University London

Work Experience

2012 - 2020

InterpreterVarious (Venice Biennale, London BFI, etc.) - London, United Kingdom

2014 - 2020

Italian to English translatorVarious (Websites, NGOs) - Milan, Italy

2011 - 2020

Filmmaker/WriterFreelance - Berlin, Germany

2011 - 2017

Private tutorFreelance - London, United Kingdom

5.0

Rating

Students

333

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

97%

Response

5.0

Rating

Students

333

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

97%

Response

English Lessons

English

Italian

Trial Lesson

60 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Conversation

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

163 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

49 Reviews

All

English

Italian

Lora

1 English lesson

Teacher’s pick

Nicolaj is very experienced and prepared for the session of helping me get ready with my resume and job interviews. He also showed me some great tools. I benefited enormously from the session and felt much less clueless about job seeking as a fresh grad. :D

May 7, 2021

Ahmed Khedr

1 English lesson

Teacher’s pick

Niko is a terrific teacher, very helpful and supportive in his approach. He clearly has a strong passion for language. Very much looking forward to taking more lessons with him.

Apr 29, 2021

Maria

13 Italian lessons

Teacher’s pick

Sono molto contenta che Nico è il mio insegnante! Lui e meraviglioso, intelligente, e molto molto divertente! Le lezioni sono sempre divertenti e imparo molto. If you are thinking about studying Italian or English, you should definitely book a lesson with him!! He is very conversational, adaptable, personable, will help you meet your goals, and motivate you a lot! Grazie Nico :)

Jul 6, 2020