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Matt Marandi
English
Native
Korean
Spanish
French

From United States

Living in Atlanta, United States

English teacher with 15+ years of experience specializing in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. I am a very enthusiastic and dynamic language teacher here on iTalki. I have been teaching on iTalki for more than 6 years and I absolutely love it. My students are the greatest and I am passionate about helping them achieve their English learning goals. Whether it's for the IELTS, your job, a mid-term exam, or simply improving your conversation skills, I can provide English learning solutions for you! I'm a TESOL professional with more than 16 years of teaching experience. I have a bachelor's degree and master's degree in applied linguistics from Georgia State University. I also have a TEFL certificate. I lived in South Korea for about 5 years where I taught in a public high school and then adults at Pagoda Language Academy. I am currently working as an English instructor at a university. I am most comfortable working with young adults and professionals. I'm afraid that I'm not well-equipped to work with young learners at the moment. I hope you understand. The lessons I teach are based on your needs and will vary depending on your goals and learning style. I believe 1 hour lessons are most effective; however, I understand how busy learners can be so I also offer 30 minute classes for those who are busier. I am very interested in language teaching and learning, so I read a lot and introduce many new ideas during my lessons.
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Video files
  • Flashcards
  • Articles and news
  • Quizzes
  • Test templates and examples
  • Homework Assignments
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Interests

Business & Finance
Tech
Travel
Trial Lesson
699 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Conversation / Speaking Fluency / Pronunciation: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
A1-C2
Language Essentials
12.6k lessons completed
USD 16.00+
16% off
IELTS and TOEFL Preparation: Intermediate and Advanced
A1-C2
Test Preparation
1,656 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
16% off
Writing and Grammar: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
A1-C2
Language Essentials
1,444 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
15% off
American Pronunciation Course
A2-C2
Language Essentials
222 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
15% off
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sophina
300 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Matt is the best teacher I have ever had! He always corrected my pronunciation patiently and made my English improve a lot.
Student Sheena
Sheena
277 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Matt has been helping me to improve my English skills especially my pronunciation, which I need to work on. Also, I often ask him some challenging questions (sorry) and he's dealing with me patiently for about 5 months so far. Sometimes, I get emotional and negative about what is going on my life, or talk about me a little too much (too much info! lol) but he always listens to me and gives me some advice. He's my mentor/teacher/buddy.
Student Niki Liu
Niki Liu
10 English lessons
Matt is very nice and have schedules towards different goals. The trial lesson was perfect.
Natasha Makarenko
226 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Matt is the best teacher ever!
Student Niki Liu
Niki Liu
10 English lessons
Now just after several lessons i can see the obvious progress i have made in my Spoken English. Matt also made me understand the underlying logic of English pronunciation, which has not only made my speaking more confident, and I feel like I’ve had a real breakthrough in my Listenning English too. Every lesson is vaulable and meaningful. I Learned different things which i have never learned from English teachers in China. Now i have more motivation to learn English and more efficient after Matt pointed out where my problem is. I was so lucky to find Matt on Italki on the first day i came to Italki. He got full marks from every of his students' comment s. He deserves more than full marks! He is very professional and best teacher, except that, He is very nice, on-time, hard-working, responsible etc. I would highly recommend Matt to the whole world. He deserves to be known by everyone. But i also wish he will not be too tired because he is working so hard.Best wishes. 向全世界安利老师
Benjamin
1 English lesson
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