Mark
Visited 12 days ago
Mark
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Spanish
Zulu
Swahili
Tswana
Hindi
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Spanish
Zulu
Swahili
Tswana
Hindi
From South AfricaLiving in Middelburg, South Africa (05:27 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 10, 2021Interest topicMusicFilms & TV SeriesReading
Hello! My name is Mark, a native English speaker from Mpumalanga, South Africa, and I would love to teach you English and/or Afrikaans on Italki. I have a degree in Journalism from the University of Pretoria, am well travelled and have a passion for languages (I speak 6 of them!) My interests include travel, hiking, anthropology, philosophy, comedy and movies. I received my TESOL certificate in 2013 and have gained teaching experience in China as well as online. I love to share about my culture and learn about other people's way of life. I am a total language nerd! I love discussing technical aspects of language as well as comparing languages. Looking forward to meeting you!Me as a Teacher
I am quite perfectionistic, and will thoroughly enjoy watching you improve as we go along. I am very interested in learning about other cultures, so be ready for lots of questions!My lessons & teaching style
I have learned more than five languages from scratch. Through lots of trial and error, I have learned that the best way to learn a language is through conversation, conversation and more conversation. I will ask lots of questions and encourage you to talk about yourself, correcting your mistakes in the moment or taking note of them so that we can discuss them at the end of the lesson. When I am speaking, I will ask you to listen carefully and ask me if I use a word or phrase you don't understand. I will encourage you to study/memorize new words and phrases between lessons. Then, I will be ready to be blown away by your use of new vocabulary in our next lesson!Certificates
ITTT TEFL Certification - International TEFL and TESOL Training - 2013
Certificate uploaded
Education
2007 - 2011
Bachelor’s - Bachelor of Arts Languages in Journalism
5.0
Rating
8
Students
65
Lessons
100%
Attendance
92%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
3 lessons completed
USD 15.50+
English Conversational Class
A1 - C2Conversation Practice61 lessons completed
USD 15.50+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
18 Reviews
Hiyam
36 English lessons
Thank you so much my super Teacher
Oct 20, 2021
Hiyam
36 English lessons
Thank you 😊
Oct 4, 2021
Hiyam
36 English lessons
Thank you my super Teacher
Sep 30, 2021
Hiyam
36 English lessons
always like to talke to you . see you soon 😊
Sep 27, 2021
Hiyam
36 English lessons
Thank you alot 😊🤓
Sep 23, 2021
Hiyam
36 English lessons
Thank you so much mr.mark for the interesting lesson
Sep 22, 2021
Trial Lesson
USD 15.50
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