From South AfricaLiving in Mogale City, South Africa (19:51 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 15, 2020
InterestsReadingTravelHistoryEnvironment & Nature
My name is Annemarie and I currently live in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have around 23 years of general teaching experience as well as 5 years as an Italki Conversational language teacher. My hobbies include hiking, reading and watching good films. I have been married for 49 years and I have two children as well as two grandchildren. I am passionate about my work and it gives me such joy to assist my students to speak English or Afrikaans fluently. I have taught over 1 400 lessons on Italki and still love my work!
Me as a Teacher
I would describe my teaching style as very interactive. I prefer to create a teaching environment that encourages critical thinking and elicits responses from my students rather than having them merely retain and repeat information. I make use of different websites and encourage my students to read to improve both vocabulary and fluency. And then: revise, revise, revise!
My lessons & teaching style
My lessons are tailor made to suite the individual needs of my students. My lessons are interactive and inclusive and I use a conversational approach rather than a lecturing approach, depending on the interests and goals of my students. I think that I have an edge because, after a lesson where grammar was included, I usually do an audio version of the lesson materials so that my students have the correct pronunciation on their WhatsApp profiles on their mobile phones. This is very handy for revision work! Having taught for more than 26 years I have a vast array of experience and methodology to implement, depending on the lesson requirements.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Image files
Articles and news
Graphs and charts
Test templates and examples
Flashcards
Audio files
Presentation slides/PPT
Video files
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
Certificates
TQUK - The TEFL Academy - 2018
Certificate verified
Classroom TEFL Course 20 hours - the TEFL Academy - 2018
Certificate verified
Higher Education Diploma - Rand Afrikaans University - 1977
Certificate verified
Work Experience
1977 - 1980
TeacherHoërskool Die Adelaar - Johannesburg, South Africa
1981 - 1997
Deputy PrincipalRoodepoort College - Johannesburg, South Africa
1998 - 2014
Campus PrincipalNorthlink College - Cape Town, South Africa
5.0
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51
Students
1,424
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
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51
Students
1424
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Afrikaans Lessons
Afrikaans
English
CONVERSATIONAL AFRIKAANS
A1 - C2Language Essentials721 lessons completed
USD 20.00
Availability
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166 Reviews
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Afrikaans
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hillion isabelle
119 English lessons
J 'apprecie les cours avec Annemarie,elle est toujours agreable,patiente,douce ,et explique corectement et doucement les exercices.
prends le temps de bien expliquer.
Oct 23, 2024
hillion isabelle
119 English lessons
japprecie enormément ce professeur,très à l'écoute de l' 'élève,attentionné,agréable,souriante et explique clairement,je continue de prendre des cours car jai beaucoup progréssé avec ce professeur.
Jun 17, 2024
Vickie Henderson
15 Afrikaans lessons
Excellent teacher and lesson. So much guidance and encouragement.