Online
Marisha
Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Portuguese
Specialties
KidsTest Preparation✅TEFL, ✅TEYL, and ✅IELTS certified English teacher with 10 years experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Portuguese
Specialties
KidsTest Preparation✅TEFL, ✅TEYL, and ✅IELTS certified English teacher with 10 years experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From South AfricaLiving in Potchefstroom, South Africa (11:50 UTC+02:00)
About Me
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Hi there! My name is Marisha, and I'm a native English speaker from South Africa with nearly ten years of online teaching experience.
I’m qualified to teach:
Young children (ages 4–18)
Teens and Adults
I’ve completed my TEFL, TEYL, and IELTS certificates, and I’m currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and Psychology. I’m also learning Portuguese and working on improving my Afrikaans—so I completely understand the challenges that come with learning a new language!
Please note: The availability on my calendar is mostly for trial lessons. If you're interested in regular classes, feel free to message me to check for open time slots.
Looking forward to meeting you!Me as a Teacher
In our structured lessons, we’ll focus on a specific topic using carefully selected materials suited to your level. Each lesson includes useful vocabulary, a reading or video, engaging activities, and a comprehension task. After completing a 10-lesson package, you can choose to continue with topic-based lessons or switch to more textbook-focused grammar sessions—whichever suits your learning goals best.
For conversational classes, we’ll chat about topics that interest you and are relevant to your daily life. Whether you’re an adult wanting to build fluency or a child just beginning your English journey, I’ll do my best to keep each lesson motivating and meaningful. My lessons & teaching style
Before we begin, or during your trial lesson, we’ll chat about your learning goals and what you'd like to achieve. I’m here to support you every step of the way, with whatever assistance you need.
To keep lessons engaging and enjoyable, I use a variety of resources such as videos, real-life news articles, textbooks, and an interactive whiteboard. I believe that learning should always be interesting and fun!My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
IELTS specialist course - Global language training - 2020This certificate enables me to help students prepare for IELTS examinations.
Certificate verified
IELTS Specialist Certification - Global Language Training - 202060-HOUR IELTS TEACHING
Module 1: BE AN EFFECTIVE IELTS EXAM TEACHER
Module 2: SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN EXAMS
Module 3: EXAM WRITING SKILLS
Module 4: EXAM READING SKILLS
Module 5: EXAM LISTENING SKILLS
Module 6: EXAM SPEAKING SKILLS
Module 7: TEACHING LOWER-LEVEL STUDENTS
Module 8: CHOOSING & USING INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS
Certificate verified
TEYL - Global language training - 2016Teaching English to young learners
Certificate verified
TEFL - Global language training - 2016Teaching English to foreign learners
Certificate verified
Teaching English To Young Learners (TEYL) - Global Language Training - 201640-HOUR TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG
LEARNERS
Module 1: COURSE INTRODUCTION & CONTENT
Module 2: TEACHING ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVELY
Module 3: LESSON PLANNING & ADAPTING MATERIALS
Module 4: SPEAKING, PRONUNCIATION & DRAMA
Module 5: LISTENING, USING VIDEO & OTHER
TECHNOLOGY
Certificate verified
Education
2022 - Current
Bachelor’s - Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics and PsychologyLinguistics - the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of grammar, syntax, and phonetics.
Psychology - the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behaviour in a given context.
Work Experience
2016 - 2020
TeacherAn online teaching APP used to teach conversational English to Chinese speaking students.
2015 - 2020
TeacherAn online teaching APP used to teach English to Chinese speaking adults and children. The lessons are scheduled and include structured lesson plans.
2016 - 2018
TeacherA company based in Taiwan that provides structured English lessons to children and adults in China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. These classes included 1-6 students and were 45 minutes/25 minutes in length. I taught different types of classes including demo classes to sell the product packages to the clients. They also had an incentive program I benefited from which included free Mandarin Chinese lessons when a certain amount of English lessons were taught in a period of 3 months.
2016 - 2020
TeacherAn online teaching APP which provides structured English lessons to kids and teenagers from China.
2016 - 2018
TeacherAn online teaching company based in China that provided structured English lessons to children from China. This included lesson feedback reports and keeping track of each student's progress.
2018 - 2020
TeacherAn online teaching company who teaches English to Chinese speaking children. Lesson reports and feedback is completed daily.
2019 - 2022
TeacherAn online teaching company that teaches English to kids all over the world. I have taught students from Denmark, Italy, Spain, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and many other countries. Their lessons are grammatically structured and include a daily review of classes and the students progress.
2019 - 2022
TeacherTeaching structured and conversational English to kids in China. This includes setting up classes on the desired learning platform, engaging with the parents, lesson preparation and planning, feedback and reviews and maintaining a good relationship with the students and parents.
5.0
Rating
18
Students
158
Lessons
95%
Attendance rate
97%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
12 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
🗣️ Time To Talk - Adult Conversation Practice
A1 - C2Conversation15 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 5% off
✏️ Time To Talk - Conversation Practice For Kids (age 3 - 15)
A2 - C2Kids17 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 5% off
🏆 Time To Learn - Kids Lessons (age 3 - 15)
A1 - C2Language Essentials114 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 8% off
💻 Structured/Textbook Based - Adult Lessons
A1 - C2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 8% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
11 Reviews
Juhee
16 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marisha is very considerate and teaches with great care, creating a comfortable learning environment tailored to my child’s level. She always treats my child with passion and kindness, quickly understands her abilities, and teaches accordingly.
It has been about ten days since our child started lessons, and we have already seen increased confidence and improvement in English skills. We sincerely appreciate the teacher’s efforts and highly recommend her.
Dec 16, 2025
Ma Ya
71 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
My daughter (13) is thrilled and looks forward to every lesson with Marisha. My daughter‘s English has improved immensely. We look forward to many more English lessons with Marisha!
May 26, 2025
Ma Ya
71 English lessons
Feedback from Charleen: Great session !! Thank you!
Jul 11, 2024
G***
32 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I strongly recommend Marisha. She's a great teacher and my daughters enjoy learning with her
Aug 7, 2025
Ma Ya
71 English lessons
Great lesson ! Thank you!
Jul 15, 2024
sophie
9 English lessons
The teaching method is really helpful to me, and i can clearly understand and remmember the words in that way.
Jul 9, 2020
Trial Lesson
USD 9.00
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