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Dusty
Community Tutor
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Afrikaans
Certified TEFL instructor with over 10 years English Teaching Experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Afrikaans
Certified TEFL instructor with over 10 years English Teaching Experience
From South AfricaLiving in Cape Town, South Africa (11:21 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Dec 3, 2021Me as a Teacher
✨ Improvements in regard to your listening, pronunciation, and communication skills using the English language.
✨ Increase your opportunity to speak English.
✨ Gain more confidence to speak English well with colleagues, classmates, friends, and foreigners!
✨ We can even enjoy reading English books or singing English songs, or better yet both! 😄My lessons & teaching style
🌈 Personalized trial and regular lessons based on the student's age, English level, or according to your learning objectives.
🌈 Students are given the attention and opportunities they need to express themselves whether they already know a little bit of English or are beginners.
🌈 Lesson materials and class notes shared via Google Drive.
🌈 25-minute or 50-minute class duration
🔥Lesson Goal
🌈Be familiar with pronunciation, get a complete picture of basic grammar structure and able to make flexible use them. 🤩My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Work Experience
2011 - 2011
Online English Teacher Pangea Outsourcing (English Town)I taught private and group lessons online to students of all ages and levels.
2012 - 2015
English Teacher English FirstPrepare and deliver lessons using EF branded content to students of all ages.
2015 - 2019
Senior Teacher English FirstSupported management with the running of academic operations, teacher training, product development and teaching high-quality classes.
2019 - 2021
Director of Studies (Academic Manager) English FirstI worked alongside Sales and Service teams to ensure the academic quality and
the integrity of the EF language program and the development of the centre as a
unit. This is accomplished through the careful management and development of
the academic team and adherence to operational performance indicators such as
production efficiency, staff and student retention, and customer satisfaction.
Education
2019 - 2021
Bachelor's - Psychological CounsellingAt the moment I am still waiting on my exam results and certificate. I currently don't have a certificate to upload.
but my modules included:
Language
Anthropology
Introd to Criminology
Theoretical Frameworks in Education
Foundations in English Language Study
The Learning Child
English for Academic Purpose
Basic Psychology
Psychology in Society
Critical Reasoning
Crime Risk Perspectives
and more..
I uploaded my academic record
File uploaded
Certificates
Module 1 Univsersity of Cambridge 2013This was a formal assessment I did through the University of Cambridge. This module tests candidates’ knowledge of terms and concepts common in English language teaching. It also focuses on the factors underpinning the learning of English and knowledge of the range and functions of the choices teachers have at their disposal to cater for these learning factors.
Certificate uploaded
TKT: Module 2 University of Cambridge 2013This was a formal assessment I did through the University of Cambridge. This module focuses on what teachers consider and do while planning their teaching. It also considers the linguistic and methodological reference resources that are available to guide teachers in their lesson planning.
Certificate uploaded
TEFL Certificate International TEFL Teacher Training (ITTT) 2012I had to complete the following components:
Classroom Management
Teaching Skills
Language Awareness
Phonology
Lesson Observation
Course Materials Analysis
I passed with a grade A
Certificate uploaded
TKT: Module 3 University of Cambridge 2015This was a formal assessment I did through the University of Cambridge. This module tests teachers’ knowledge of what happens in the classroom in terms of the language used by the teacher or learners, the roles the teacher can fulfil, and the ways in which the teacher can manage and exploit classroom events and interactions.
Certificate uploaded
TKT: Young Learners University of Cambridge 2012This was a formal assessment I wrote through the University of Cambridge. The components included
• the learning and development of young learners
• planning lessons for young learners
• teaching strategies, practice activities and resources used to
support and challenge language learning in young learners.
Certificate uploaded
5.0
Rating
5
Students
17
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
5 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
English Lesson (Free conversation or Specific topic)
A1 - C2Conversation Practice8 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Package with 20% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Podcast (7)
Quiz (6)
9 Reviews
Sunny
5 English lessons
Todays lesson was very nice. Dusty is very knowledgeable and interesting
Feb 3, 2022
Sunny
5 English lessons
Todays lesson was interesting and fun. Dusty knows how to help in any situation
Feb 3, 2022
shao ping
5 English lessons
Todays lesson was insightful and interesting
Feb 3, 2022
shao ping
5 English lessons
The class was interactive and interesting. I learned alot about life outside China and Dusty was friendly and professional
Feb 3, 2022
Jenny
5 English lessons
Dusty did a great lesson today. He helped me with natural conversation and grammar.
Feb 3, 2022
Jenny
5 English lessons
Great lesson. The class was interesting and Dusty listen very well and corrects me well.
Feb 3, 2022
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