Sonja
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Sonja
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Native
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Native
From South AfricaLiving in Other, South Africa (04:12 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 28, 2021Interest topicTravelFilms & TV SeriesFood
I am a qualified teacher with 13 years experience in the classroom. I am a mom of 4. I live in a double decker bus and am traveling South Africa. My big dream is to drive all the way to Europe with our bus house. I love traveling and meeting new people and hearing about life through their different perspectives. My hobbies include watching movies and series, doing arts and crafts of all kinds, making tie-dye shirts, hiking in different scenes of nature and traveling. I have a bachelor of arts degree majoring in psychology and I find people fascinating. I also have a post graduate certificate in teaching, specializing in foundation phase (ages 4 to 13). I have a TEFL diploma.Me as a Teacher
As a teacher I am patient, friendly and cheerful. I am open about all aspects of life&like sharing personal experiences as well as things about my country&culture. I like to form good relationships with my students&ensuring people feel comfortable around me. My strongest trait is that I can adapt to my students' personal needs&goals. If I do not know something, I am diligent at
researching it&I apply this in my classroom. I prefer teaching grammar and sentence construction in natural flow of conversation - if you make a mistake, I will repeat what you said in the correct way. I may be 2 minutes late to the lesson to accommodate for back to back lessons, but take no breaks in the lesson.My lessons & teaching style
I adapt my lessons to my students' needs. We can either practice conversational English by having a chat or we can have more constructed lessons where we will follow a theme and practice reading and writing skills about different themes every time. I like to add some activities into each lesson to practice basic language skills. For business language I research the field you work in&have practice activities on anything from interviews to small talk with clients. For children, I adapt lesson to their specific interests ranging all the way from super powers to world war 2 facts... You name it, I will try to make a plan :) I can also help prepare you for tests, exams, debates or revision.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Articles and news
- Image files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Text Documents
- Video files
- Audio files
5.0
Rating
304
Students
2,176
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
130 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
General lessons Reading/Listening/Writing
A1 - B2General528 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 10% off
Conversation practice -learning by speaking
A2 - C2Conversation Practice928 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 10% off
Kids
A1 - C1Kids477 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 5% off
Business language
A2 - C2Business81 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 9% off
South African Culture and life
B1 - C2General22 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
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88 Reviews
Cyrielle
7 English lessons
Time flies with you! Sonja is one of the best teacher on Italki, very open-minded, kind, thoughtful.
Thank.
Jul 19, 2024
Olga/Arisha
48 English lessons
My daughter always has a fun and interesting time with Sonja. Thank you!
May 17, 2024
Sybille
3 English lessons
What an amazing first lesson. I enjoyed every single moment. Thank you very much for the lively chat and see you very soon. Bye for now!
Mar 27, 2024
Monica
17 English lessons
Sonja is great! I have never met such a positive person who can listen, entertain, inspire and teach.
Personally, I have found a friend 😍
Feb 20, 2024
Lidia López
1 English lesson
I enjoyed my trial class with Sonja, she very friendly and kind. Thank you!
Feb 19, 2024
Victoria
6 English lessons
As always had a great conversation with Sonja. She is amazing teacher and conversational partner. She is an excellent listener, very supportive and inspire me a lot.
Jan 19, 2024
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