English teacher Patchy

Patchy

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Teaches
English
Native
Gaelic (Irish)
Native
Other
Silbo Gomero
Spanish
Speaks
French
Frisian
From IrelandLiving in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (14:16 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. 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. . .). 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
5.0
Rating
348
Students
4143
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate

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English
Gaelic (Irish)
Patrese
75 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Iontach mar is iondúil
Apr 25, 2026
Patrese
75 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Iontach uilig
Apr 2, 2026
Colin O'Sullivan
56 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
We had a great session today! I always learn something new and enjoy our lessons!
Mar 30, 2026
Student Jake Giddens
Jake Giddens
21 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Trust Patchy's method and you'll see results. He's a great teacher.
Apr 6, 2026
Student Jason Fustar
Jason Fustar
1 Gaelic (Irish) lesson
I had a great lesson with Patchy! Looking forward to the next one!
Mar 30, 2026
Student Scott Mitchell
Scott Mitchell
6 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Another great lesson with Patchy. I still struggle a lot but he's very patient with my frequent "deer in headlights" moments, and having to repeat the same stuff over and over so I can internalize the content.
Mar 28, 2026
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