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Daniel Colm
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From Ireland

Living in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Cambridge-educated polyglot|英语口语 & 语法一对一|中文辅助讲解,八年经验 | Ваш буржуазный бомж! 哈喽! I am an Irish polyglot, researcher, writer and educator living in Brazil. Oi, tudo joia? Sou irlandês — poliglota, jornalista e professor de línguas. Moro em BH. 大家好!我是来自爱尔兰的语言老师,目前住在巴西。我毕业于英国剑桥大学,专业是俄语与德语的语言文学,除英语外还能用俄语、德语、西班牙语、法语、葡萄牙语和中文交流。 Здравствуйте! Я "буржуазный бомж" — ирландский полиглот, журналист и преподаватель языков. Живу в Бразилии. Having grown up in a rural area, I had to find my own way to entertain myself: this led me to learning world languages online. By the age of 18, I spoke 4 languages fluently without leaving bedroom. As a result, I thoroughly understand the trials and tribulations of online education. I later studied Russian and German literature and language at the University of Cambridge, before teaching and studying in Russia, China and Kazakhstan. I now live in Brazil. I have eight years of teaching experience: IB English Language and Literature in Shanghai, two years of German at Queen's University Belfast, and four years here on italki. My lessons are student-led and built around conversation, and I'm especially good at making difficult grammar make sense — Russian and German in particular. 我有八年教学经验:曾在上海华东师范大学双语学校教授 IB 英语语言与文学,并兼授法语;后来在贝尔法斯特女王大学教了两年德语,也在 italki 上课四年。我的课以学生为中心、按需定制,重点放在口语表达上,也擅长把难懂的语法讲清楚。欢迎大家预约试听课! One note: my italki video is a little out of date, as I've just come back after a three-year break. Teaching is part-time for me; the rest of my week goes to freelance journalism and peacebuilding/OSINT research.
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Trial Lesson
110 lessons completed
USD 12.22+
Beginner's English / 英语入门 / английский для начинающих
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USD 20.00+
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Tailored English (Intermediate & Advanced) B1-C2
A1-C2
Language Essentials
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Student Michael
Michael
269 German lessons
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这是孩子的第5次课,Danie是个超级棒的老师。10岁的孩子学德语,Daniel老师教的非常用心,侧重训练听说,不是教哑巴语言,很有教学方法,不是照课本教材千人一面教课,。Japan的词重音也注意到孩子的错误,再三去提醒纠正,小细节反映出老师的负责与严谨的语言学习态度。一定要点赞。其他平台也在上课,这是孩子遇到的最负责最有方法的老师。孩子超喜欢。保持了对这个语言的兴趣,就已经达到了学好这门语言的3分之一吧!
Student Titiaan
Titiaan
22 German lessons
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Great lessons with superb lesson material that is tailored to the student. Since he speaks 9 languages he is able to very well explain how to pronounce the words. I learned a lot in 5 lessons, will definitely do more lessons with Daniel. Danke!
Student Yunus
Yunus
3 English lessons
老师很幽默,我很喜欢!
Student Islam Sadygov
Islam Sadygov
51 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Отличный профессиональный преподаватель. Уроки познавательные не только со стороны формального обучения: грамматика, лексика, словообразование, произношение и т.д., но можно также познакомится также с культурологией стран:) Русскоговорящим ученикам огромный плюс - преподаватель, родным языком, которого является английский, очень хорошо говорит также на русском (не будет проблем с объяснением). Опыт обучения у меня - более 3 недель:)
Student Yunus
Yunus
3 English lessons
The teacher is very friendly!
BenYamin
1 Russian lesson
just great