Marissa
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Marissa
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Spanish
Swiss German
Italian
CELTA-certified English teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Spanish
Swiss German
Italian
CELTA-certified English teacher
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United StatesLiving in Zurich, Switzerland (09:45 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 29, 2021InterestsTravelEnvironment & NatureFood
I grew up in the United States, but am currently living in Zürich, Switzerland. I have a bachelor's degree in linguistics and Spanish, though I've since fallen in love with German & Italian. In my free time, I enjoy salsa dancing, growing vegetables, traveling by train, and hiking in the mountains.Me as a Teacher
I started out my professional career as a corporate educator for an company that makes electronic medical records. Since then, I've been a Spanish tutor for school students, a bilingual storytime leader for young children, and an ESL teacher for adults, an EFL teacher at a primary school, and I'm currently working as an English teacher at a secondary school.My lessons & teaching style
I believe that language education should be enjoyable, relevant, and effective. I like to use authentic materials such as news articles, short texts, podcasts, videos, etc.
I think it's very helpful when mistakes are gently corrected. This way, the same mistake isn't made over and over again without knowing that it's incorrect. That's what makes having a teacher worth your time and money.
I create a virtually shared document for all of my students so that they can have a record of our lessons with all of the corrections and new vocabulary. This document doubles as a useful tool for making flashcards.5.0
Rating
27
Students
310
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
14 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Conversation Practice
A2 - C2Conversation168 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
English for Kids & Teens
A2 - C2Language Essentials54 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
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16 Reviews
Ahmad Sharawy
35 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Want to escalate your English speaking confidence, just book with Marissa, she is just an amazing person and tutor to chitchat with and of course to have your mistakes corrected in a brilliant systematic way.
Thumb up for you Teaach 👍🏼
Jun 24, 2021
Maddalena Rosa
71 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Excellent preparation and support. My
children love the lessons with Marissa.
Apr 16, 2021
Anastasia
2 English lessons
I enjoyed my first lesson with Marissa, liked her way of speaking and her art of teaching in such a short timeperiod! Thank you very much!
Feb 4, 2022
Tina
64 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marissa is a very attentive, supporting and patient teacher. Although she is not a certified English teacher, I have learnt a lot during our conversation lessons and I am getting more and more confident in speaking English. I am always looking forward to our next lessons. 😊
Jun 21, 2021
Olga
26 English lessons
Marissa is an excellent teacher with great patience, who is able to motivate a lot. I’m very grateful to have found her as my communication partner and I’m looking forward to our next lessons.
Feb 16, 2022
ana klimova
5 English lessons
As always, had a really exciting lesson with Marissa! The way we start a discussion about one topic, and later it very smoothly evolves into something else - amazes me. So much more than just a usual English lesson
Aug 2, 2021
Trial Lesson
USD 15.00
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