Donovan Di Fiore
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Donovan Di Fiore
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
French
German
Portuguese
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
French
German
Portuguese
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United StatesLiving in Houston, United States (12:54 UTC+04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 20, 2016InterestsHistoryReadingFood
My name is Donovan and I am a Texas native(Cowboy!). I am a cheerful English teacher with an Oxford Seminars TESOL certificate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. I have been teaching English for seven amazing years online and in various countries such as China, Thailand, Mexico and Colombia.Me as a Teacher
When it comes to English I believe that having fun while learning is extremely important to reach higher levels. If you have an amusing time and laugh while learning you keep much more knowledge in your brain than you would if you are half asleep or bored to death. Lessons are meant to be enjoyed, I will take the usual repetitive lesson and turn it into something fun and intriguing filled wiMy lessons & teaching style
All classes are designed personally for you according to things that you enjoy to make sure that you obtain the most knowledge possible from each class! I tend to stick to a method that a lot of polyglots use so there will not be much grammar (unless you ask for it). Remember when you were a child? How much grammar did you use to learn a language? Zero! My approach is to make you a natural speaker. :)My teaching material
- Image files
- Video files
- Homework Assignments
- Articles and news
- Audio files
- Text Documents
- Test templates and examples
- Quizzes
- PDF file
- Presentation slides/PPT
Certificates
TESOL Certificate - Umass Amherst - 2012
Certificate verified
Education
2012 - 2012
Other - TESOL
Work Experience
2012 - 2012
English Teacher
2015 - Current
Online Teacher/Tutor
2013 - 2013
English Tutor
2013 - 2014
English teacher/Interviewer
2014 - 2014
English teacher/Writer/Translator
5.0
Rating
426
Students
2,687
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
236 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Informal Tutoring
A1 - C2Conversation1,031 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
English Acquisition
A1 - C2Language Essentials1,328 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
267 Reviews
Tom
7 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Donovan is great person and a great teacher! I really like him. He is always calm, patient and helpful, supportive. I think these skills make him to a perfect teacher. I hope he think the same, but he will become my friend in the future. :) We affected some interesting topics with him and he started to explain to me how the present perfect works.
By now, I know that he is the key to reach my goals in English. So thanks again! I can't wait until our next lesson!
Aug 28, 2017
Mario
42 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
The lessons with Donovan are always extremely interesting. He's calm and patience and he likes to teach you exactly the right way to undertsand better the language. I really recommend to book a lesson with him.
Jul 22, 2016
JP0859
1 English lesson
Thank you so much Donovan.
Dec 13, 2022
Michael
31 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
the lesson was great! We were taking about different interesting stuff and when I was speaking something wrong he corrected my mistakes.
Thank you very mush for the lesson and the interesting conversation!
Sep 20, 2016
Angel
5 English lessons
Thanks Teacher. You are super helpful like always. Have a nice day.
Feb 17, 2023
Gildardo
2 English lessons
A very effective class to have a conference this weekend
Sep 29, 2022
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