Patchy

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Patchy

Community Tutor

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English

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Gaelic (Irish)

Native

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Silbo Gomero

Spanish

Speaks

French

Frisian

Teaches

English

Native

Gaelic (Irish)

Native

Other

Silbo Gomero

Spanish

Speaks

French

Frisian

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From IrelandLiving in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (03:22 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jul 6, 2017

I was born and raised in rural Ireland in the last century, in one of the few counties (Mayo) where, alongside native English, native Gaelic in its purest form was and is still spoken. In my twenties I decided to live abroad and learn some foreign languages, including coming here to the Canaries to learn their Whistled Speech, what you and many call Silbo Gomero, and I was soon a competent whistler of speech.

Me as a Teacher

I've been successfully learning, practising and teaching languages for many years, while keeping abreast of the latest studies on language acquisition (Stephen Krashen, Steve Kauffmann. . .).

My lessons & teaching style

After many years of teacher training (Higher Diploma in Education, in the National University of Ireland, Galway, also TEFL courses in Galway, and language training here in Spain), I also studied & still study all the old and new findings on acquisition of languages, implementing the relevant strategies into my classes, incorporating the concepts of comprehensible input and high motivation at every stage, always focusing on the students' wants and needs.

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Homework Assignments

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283

Students

2,749

Lessons

100%

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Rating

283

Students

2749

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

English Lessons

English

Gaelic (Irish)

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165 lessons completed

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316 Reviews

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English

Gaelic (Irish)

Marianne Kearney-Brown

13 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Patchy is an amazing teacher: engaging lessons, good feedback, and he is completely focused on the lesson. 10/10!

Apr 29, 2025

Aisling Grattan

41 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Ceacht thar barr le Pádraig inniú. Bhí comhrá maith againn, agus tar éis sin rinneamar rólghlacadh agus scéal, léamh agus ceisteanna le chéile. Is múinteoir is fearr é Pádraig.

Apr 22, 2025

Raphaël Pinel

26 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Patchy is such a great teacher. He pays attention to the details of pronunciation in Gaelic. He can teach different dialects precisely. The lesson was very engaging, we were reading a text, in complete immersion. I felt so good during the lesson and afterwards. Top quality teaching! An-mhaith!

Apr 17, 2025

Patrese

49 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Iontach uilig

Apr 28, 2025

Michael

7 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

As usual an excellent lesson.

Apr 21, 2025

Mitchell Manning

1 Gaelic (Irish) lesson

I had a wonderful first lesson with Pádraig and will be booking again! Getting the proper sounds is tough, but it's a necessary foundation of the language and grammar. Very good approach to the lesson and a nice accompaniment to self-study.

Mar 31, 2025

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