Russian Native Speaker; TEFL- Certified Professional English Teacher; MA Tourism Management (UK)
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Russian
Native
English
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Latvian
Native
Spanish
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Russian Native Speaker; TEFL- Certified Professional English Teacher; MA Tourism Management (UK)
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From LatviaLiving in Las Palmas, Spain (03:18 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Dec 17, 2021
Interest topicTravelFoodFinance
Hi! My name is Alina. I am from Latvia, but I live in Gran Canaria. My native language is Russian, even though I am not from Russia. I am also a TEFL - certified English teacher. I went to the University of Birmingham (in England) where studied Tourism Management. After completing my university education, I've changed a few countries. I love travelling, so I decided that the best way to get to know any country is to live there for a while. I've lived in Tenerife, Cyprus and now Gran Canaria.
If you would like to learn Russian from scratch - I am here to help! If you are getting ready to start a university, or a new job where a high English level is required, hit me up!
Me as a Teacher
I wanted to become a teacher since my childhood. I always loved languages and cultural exchanges.
About English Classes: I am focusing on speaking, grammar, job intreview preparation. Moreover, considering my work experience withing hospitality and tourism, I will be happy to help people who want to improve their language skills for work. I am a very customer - oriented person, with experience of providing a great guest experience, etc. I know how important is to understand cultural differences when speaking English. And more important, how to sound polite and professional.
Russian Classes: Grammar & Speaking lessons. Fully flexible, depending on your needs.
My lessons & teaching style
I would love to hear from my students before the class so that I could prepare for the lesson and we can start working towards desired goals effectively and efficiently. My classes are flexible, can be adapted for your academic, work or business needs. I usually adapt "the direct method" of teaching, because it seems to me the most natural. I do involve students both into speaking and listening, using realistic daily situations. I love to teach languages without translating, like this students can learn HOW to use the language much faster. In case if any grammar rule has to be explained, can be done in Russian, English and Spanish.
I also can include homework assignments.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
248
Students
1,621
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
5.0
Rating
248
Students
1621
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Russian Lessons
Russian
English
Trial Lesson
113 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Russian for Beginners (learning from 0) Adults Only
A1 - B1General137 lessons completed
USD 25.00
Russian for Improvers (You should have some knowledge already) Adults Only
B1 - C2Conversation Practice151 lessons completed
USD 25.00
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
62 Reviews
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Russian
English
Kseniia
61 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Alina is amazing teacher. This is the first time when I can very well see how my English level has improved over the year. All the lessons are always interesting and varied. The topics of the lessons are relevant and interesting to discuss. I highly recommend Alina.
Mar 23, 2023
Kate
54 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Мне очень нравятся уроки с Алиной. Огромная благодарность за понятное объяснение тем и классную атмосферу во время занятий
Oct 14, 2022
Morse Bicknell
6 Russian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Alina is awesome! Always so helpful and friendly, and it's such a pleasure to have conversations with her on a wide variety of topics. She's super knowledgeable about languages and language learning as well. Just a fun and delightful person in general and a terrific teacher. Very highly recommended -- thanks, Alina!
Jun 17, 2022
Petr
15 English lessons
Thanks Alina for great lessons, materials, learning plan and positives!