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Marco Academic EP

Professional Teacher

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

German

Italian

Russian

Specialties

Business

Technology

Test Preparation

Cambridge C2 Proficiency, grade A. Postgrad diplomas in English Teaching Methodology & Ed.Psychology

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

German

Italian

Russian

Specialties

Business

Technology

Test Preparation

Cambridge C2 Proficiency, grade A. Postgrad diplomas in English Teaching Methodology & Ed.Psychology

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

Resume

From OtherLiving in Brasilia, Brazil (19:47 UTC-03:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Aug 22, 2011

InterestsReadingScienceMedical & Healthcare

Cambridge C2 Proficiency grade A, 1989. <equivalent to 220-230, the highest score> Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test, TKT Modules 1,2 & 3 Band 4, 2005. <top grades> Marketing Degree and Postgraduate Diplomas in Neuromarketing, Educational Psychology, Neuro-Psychopedagogy and English Teaching Methodology. Cambridge Proficiency Translation Certificate CEFR C2, 1989. CEFR C1 in French (certified by the University of Nancy,1989) CEFR B1 in German (certified by Goethe Institut, 1991) 37 years of teaching experience. 22.8 K lessons on Italki. Please scroll up for the next sections: 'Me as a Teacher', 'My lessons and Teaching Style' and Resume. I grew up in the USA.

Me as a Teacher

'Perfect, purposeful practice', not just naive practice, is the key to excellence. Just doing something repeatedly will not produce the results you need. Naive practice just makes good and bad habits permanent. Perfect, purposeful practice is deliberate practice, which leads to: mental representations > informed deliberate practice > improvement >refined deliberate practice >> mental representations You go on practicing in an increasingly perfect way along the process. I can lead you through this practice, with guidance and feedback at every stage of your development. I rely on theories from educational psychology, neuroscience, applied linguistics and on my own extensive experience.

My lessons & teaching style

I strongly believe a carefully structured pedagogical program, with clear stages and goals, makes a significant difference. My courses prepare students for academic, professional and social endeavours. I use updated textbooks, produced by Cambridge and Oxford universities, in line with the latest trends in teaching methodology and exam preparation. I offer the kind of language instruction one might expect to find in the best language schools in the world, but I do this individually, in a much more relaxing, highly supportive and customized manner. I send students a test before their first lesson to determine their level, so that I can choose the most suitable book for their course.

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Homework Assignments

Certificates

Teacher Training Programme - Oxford University - 2010

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Teaching Knowledge Test Module 2 Band 4 top grade - Cambridge University UK - 2005TKT is a test of professional knowledge for English teachers. It consists of 3 modules. Module 2 focuses on: 1.lesson planning 2. consulting reference resources to help in lesson preparation 3.selection and use of materials, activities and teaching aids. Results are reported in four bands. Band 4 is the highest and indicates "extensive knowledge of TKT content areas"

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Teaching Knowledge Test Module 3 Band 4 top grade - Cambridge University UK - 2005TKT is a test of professional knowledge for English teachers. It consists of 3 modules. Module 3 focuses on: 1.using language appropriately for a range of classroom functions 2. identifying the functions of learners' language 3.categorising learners' mistakes 4. options available to the teacher for managing learners and their classroom in order to promote learning. Results are reported in four bands. Band 4 is the highest and indicates "extensive knowledge of TKT content areas"

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Teaching Knowledge Test Module 1 Band 4 top grade - Cambridge University UK - 2005TKT is a test of professional knowledge for English teachers. It consists of 3 modules. Module 1 focuses on: 1.concepts and terminology for describing language 2. concepts and terminology for describing language skills and subskills 3.factors in the language learning process 4.the range of methods, tasks and activities available to the language teacher Results are reported in four bands. Band 4 is the highest and indicates "extensive knowledge of TKT content areas"

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Teacher Training Course - Independent British Institute - 1993

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Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache CEFR B1 - Goethe Institut - 1991A B1 level examination in German language.

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Proficiency Translation Certificate CEFR 2 - Cambridge University UK - 1989This was an optional, additional part of the Cambridge Proficiency exam; it awarded an additional certificate in Translation from and into English (Portuguese<>English). It involved translating C2 level texts in English and Portuguese without recourse to dictionaries. Different language pairs were offered each year. Due to an utter lack of candidates for this additional part of the Proficiency exam, the translation exam was discontinued shortly after the turn of the millennium.

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Cambridge C2 Proficiency grade A - Cambridge University UK - 1989C2 Proficiency is reported on the Cambridge English Scale (the full scale ranges from 80 to 230 points). The C2 level corresponds to 200-230 points. C2 Proficiency grade A is within the 220-230 points, the very top range of the Cambridge English Scale.

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Certificat Pratique de Langue Française -CEFR C1 - University of Nancy - France - 1989This program consisted of the study of French language, literature and history. The certificate was awarded after approval on a C1 level exam involving these 3 areas.

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Certificate of Proficiency in English - The University of Michigan - 1986

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Education

2023 - 2024

Master's - Postgrad Diploma in English Teaching MethodologyUninterPostgraduate Diploma in English Language Teaching Methodology 360 hours A postgraduate diploma program focusing on Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, Corpus Linguistics and Vocabulary Acquisition, Phonetics and Phonology, English Language Teaching Approaches and Methods, Evaluation Processes.

2018 - 2019

Bachelor’s - Marketing DegreeEstacio

1989 - 1990

Bachelor’s - Teaching Qualification Degree & C2 ProficiencyUniCEUBTeaching Qualification Degree (Complementação Pedagógica): Complementação Pedagógica is a teaching qualification degree offered by Brazilian universities. It encompasses courses in Psychology and Pedagogy. The combination of Complementação Pedagógica and Cambridge C2 Proficiency was recognized by the Ministry of Education in Brazil as an English teaching qualification for primary and secondary schools. My certificate for this teaching qualification was issued by the Ministry of Education.

2020 - 2021

Master's - Postgraduate Diploma in Neuro-PsychopedagogyUninterPostgraduate Diploma in Neuro-Psychopedagogy 480 hours A postgraduate diploma program including courses in the fields of neuroscience, cognitive psychology, neuroscience of language, educational theories and pedagogy aiming to help educators to integrate these domains to promote optimal learning.

2021 - 2021

Master's - Postgraduate Diploma in Educational PsychologyUninterPostgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology 480 hours A postgraduate diploma program focusing on various aspects related to learning such as cognition, memory, attention, emotions, anxiety, unconscious processes, psychoanalysis, stages of child development, and several educational theories.

1996 - 1997

Other - Simultaneous InterpretingGlobo Tradução de LínguasSimultaneous Interpreting and Consecutive Translation - Training Course Theory and Practice

2020 - 2020

Master's - Postgraduate Diploma in NeuromarketingUninterPostgraduate Diploma in Neuromarketing 360 hours A postgraduate diploma focusing on Neuromarketing and mainly on how decision making is affected by unconscious desires and cognition, context and other psychological factors such as attention, emotion, memory and subliminal factors such as sounds, smells, colors and visual displays.

Work Experience

2010 - 2011

English TeacherCooplem Idiomas - Brasilia, BrazilA language school which teaches English, French and Spanish.

2005 - 2011

English TeacherSkype one-to-one English lessons - Brasilia, BrazilOnline English Teacher (through skype)

1986 - 2004

Private English teacherPrivate - Brasília, Brazil

1995 - 1997

English TeacherPublic School - Secretaria de Educacao do DF - Brasília, Brazil(Public School System) Elefante Branco- Centro Interescolar de Línguas

1987 - 1990

English TeacherBerlitz Language School - Brasília, Brazil

2011 - Current

English TeacherItalki.com - Brasilia, BrazilHighly experienced Italki Teacher (20k lessons)

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873

Students

22.9k

Lessons

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100%

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5.0

Rating

873

Students

22946

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English Lessons

CEFR Upgrade (A1-C2) Language Essentials - Oxford English File (8 levels), American English File or Navigate. (I only teach adults and teenagers 16+)

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

20.1k lessons completed

USD 30.00

C2 Proficiency-- (Long-term preparation only!) (Objective Proficiency Second Edition) Cambridge University Press. ---- (I only teach adults and teenagers 16+)

Test Preparation

793 lessons completed

USD 80.00

Package with 50% off

IELTS - FCE - CAE ---- (I only teach adults and teenagers 16+)

B1 - C2

Test Preparation

626 lessons completed

USD 30.00

Business English A1 to C1 - Oxford Business Result & University Business Lectures ---- (I only teach adults and teenagers 16+)

A1 - C1

Business

604 lessons completed

USD 30.00

Speaking/Listening by using videos: Product Development, Business and Academic Topics. ---- (I only teach adults and teenagers 16+)

B2 - C2

Technology

311 lessons completed

USD 30.00

TOEFL - Duolingo ---- (I only teach adults and teenagers 16+)

A1 - C2

Test Preparation

45 lessons completed

USD 30.00

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3,180 Reviews

Alexander

194 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

I’ve been improving my English with Marco for about two years and I highly recommend his lessons. His patience, kindness and his proficiency are the underlying reasons to lower my nervousness and to improve my overall speaking skills. Marco always focuses on individual needs, provides a variety of different materials and tries out different pathways to find the best one which leads to my goal. Moreover, he is not merely my teacher but my companion on my journey towards better English and our sessions are always fun. Thank you, Marco!

Feb 4, 2024

Miroslav

808 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Marco is an incredible teacher, I've been having lessons with him for 10 years. Within that period I have had progressively better jobs in three well-known Oil and Gas international companies. And now I am a business development manager who works and negotiates all over the world. Having improved my English has opened doors for me on an International level. Marco is a real game changer. I really appreciate his new course "Enhanced learning through videos". I love the business related topics and neuroscience knowledge which I can use in real life negotiations.

Jul 14, 2020

Classics

146 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Got it!!! IELTS band 8! With Marco the impossibile is possible...It has been a long journey, full of difficulties and troubles, ups and downs, but in the end I did it!!! Thank you, my dear coach, you made it possible...

Apr 8, 2019