Sonja
Visited 11 hours ago
Sonja
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Native
Specialties
KidsBusinessTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Native
Specialties
KidsBusinessFrom South AfricaLiving in Other, South Africa (02:54 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
Certificates
Teaching English as a foreign language - i-io-i Gatehouse Awards - 2021GA level 5 diploma in teaching English as a foreign language 300 hour diploma TEFL course
Certificate verified
Bachelor of Arts - UNISA - 2011Bachelor of art in Psychology and Education
Certificate verified
Post Graduate Certificate in ECD - UNISA - 2008
Certificate verified
5.0
Rating
311
Students
2,278
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
133 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
General lessons Reading/Listening/Writing
A1 - B2Language Essentials540 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
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Conversation practice -learning by speaking
A2 - C2Conversation985 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
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Kids
A1 - C1Kids492 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
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Business language
A2 - C2Business95 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 9% off
South African Culture and life
B1 - C2Language Essentials22 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Availability
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92 Reviews
Sybille
6 English lessons
Thanks for having that entertaining lessons with you. We really get along with each other, so let's meet again after my vacation. Have a nice time and thank you very much for your excellent work.
Sep 11, 2024
Junia Neves
3 English lessons
I had my first lesson with Sonja today, and it was great. She's very friendly, encouraging, and attentive. Thank you, Sonja; I hope to meet you again soon!
Sep 2, 2024
Jasmin
40 English lessons
Great as always 👍
Aug 30, 2024
Cyrielle
9 English lessons
As usual, such a pleasant conversation. Thx
Aug 22, 2024
Cyrielle
9 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
53 English lessons
My daughter always has a fun and interesting time with Sonja. Thank you!
May 17, 2024
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