Patchy

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Patchy

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English

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Gaelic (Irish)

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Silbo Gomero

Spanish

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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 (23:51 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.

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5.0

Rating

297

Students

2984

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

Silbo Gomero Lessons

Silbo Gomero

English

Gaelic (Irish)

Silbo canario

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

3 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

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327 Reviews

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Silbo Gomero

English

Charlotte Huyton

5 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Patchy is a fab teacher and enjoyable to talk to

Jun 17, 2025

Raphaël Pinel

32 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Conversation is going well!

Jun 13, 2025

Patrese

53 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Iontach uilig !

Jun 9, 2025

KellyMalcolm

1 Gaelic (Irish) lesson

Very enjoyable first session. Patchy is a fine Irish teacher.

Jun 16, 2025

Michael

12 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

It was a great lesson tonight. Patchy as ever was patient as I tried to grapple with broad and slender consonants while reading a story out loud.

Jun 9, 2025

Raphaël Pinel

32 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Great teacher. It is really fun and I am making good progress in Irish Gaelic

Jun 5, 2025

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