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Michael

English

Native

French

Spanish

Chinese (Mandarin)

Filipino (Tagalog)

Portuguese

Swahili

From United States

Living in Honolulu, United States

Academic & Professional Writing (SOP/PS/CV) — Business/STEM Communication — MA Applied Linguistics Hello everyone— I’ve returned to iTalki! My name is Michael, and I’m from the United States. I currently live in Benin (West Africa) where I teach English as the university level. I’m excited to meet you! You might be wondering— there are hundreds of English teacher programs on iTalki and other websites, so what makes my lessons any different? In our classes, I focus not only on learning a language, but on HOW to learn a language. We will discuss the specific goals you want to achieve, and I advise you on materials and activities that you can do to learn your language. My ultimate objective is to help you achieve your goals efficiently in a safe and fun classroom environment. I teach language through conversation and context in an environment where you are encouraged to make mistakes and learn from them. My language lessons are unique because I train all my students to be self-directed; in other words, you decide what you want to learn, and I act as a coach and a resource. I incorporate a variety of methods and resources, including dialogue construction, multiliteracies, and comprehensible input. As your teacher, I can guide and help motivate you, but ultimately, you are the one who does the practicing. :)

My teaching material

Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments

Interests

Travel

Music

Writing

Medical & Healthcare

Business & Finance

English

Trial Lesson

65 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

Professional Writing Consultation (Statements of Purpose, CVs, Dissertations, etc.)

B1-C2

Language Essentials

1 lessons completed

USD 65.00+

*CONVERSATION AND CULTURE* (pre-intermediate to advanced)

B1-C1

Conversation

0 lessons completed

USD 21.50+

7% off

Coffee Chat ^^ (Conversation Practice)

A1-C2

Conversation

0 lessons completed

USD 11.00+

5% off

Based on your timezone (UTC)

4.9

Reviews

100%

Attendance

99%

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For beginners·3

Aleks

32 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

I've had many lessons with Michael about for a year. The lessons have always been productive and interesting, and I've learned real English spoken in the US.

Yi Chen

15 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Great teacher, professional and patient, recommend 100%

Polina

19 English lessons

Henry Chau

16 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Michael is a teach who you will feel very comfortable to talk with and he can offer various teaching plans for students with different needs and levels. More importantly, you will never get bored in his lesson.