Melissa
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Melissa
Community Tutor![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Greek
French
Spanish
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Greek
French
Spanish
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United StatesLiving in Raleigh, United States (08:03 UTC-06:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 10, 2021InterestsTravelMedical & HealthcarePets & Animals
Hello there! I’m Melissa; born and raised in Arizona. I attended Arizona State University where I studied Business Management and Tourism. There, I was the only Community Assistant for the international dormitory. In this position, I spent much time helping students make a quick and comfortable transition with the English language and American culture.
After graduation, I moved to Seattle, Washington for six years where I worked as a Hotel Manager and a Food Market Tour Guide. Afterwards I lived in Athens, Greece for 2.5 years where I taught English and yoga. Now I live in Wyoming as a Manager at a beautiful hotel!Me as a Teacher
In April 2020 I started studying Greek (having already known a VERY basic list of vocabulary). In December 2021 I arrived in Athens at which point I was able to hitch a taxi, book my Airbnb, meet my host and order food without any English.
After one month in Greece and in continuation with iTalki, my Greek had advanced enough to find an apartment, sign a rental lease, open a bank account and most importantly make some unforgettable relationships.
As a perpetual student I understand the struggles and frustrations of learning a language. As a teacher I use this understanding along with a deep enthusiasm for language to further my students’ language acquisition and development.My lessons & teaching style
I teach as I learn: immersion, repetition and conversation with a focus on my students’ interests. The first goal is getting to a point of communication. Once we reach this point, even at the most basic level, the rest is simply developing vocabulary, grammar and personality. This is the stuff that makes languages so beautiful and unique.
With our classes you will not only improve your English, but you will learn to express yourself! I want you to be able to crack jokes, sing songs, narrate stories and share opinions in English.
By experiencing English (not merely memorizing) you will truly absorb the language. My goal is to help you bring your pizazz to this international language.My teaching material
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Text Documents
5.0
Rating
214
Students
875
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
87 lessons completed
USD 10.50+
Conversation Practice
A1 - C2Conversation699 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Tourism & Hospitality Master!
A1 - C2Language Essentials20 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
88 Reviews
Maxi
2 English lessons
Great teacher! I hope to have more lessons to continue learning. Thanks for your patience and all of your help correcting my mistakes.
Jul 4, 2023
Dimitry
85 English lessons
It’s been over a year since my first lesson with Melissa. Only in the past few months I’ve received more compliments on my English than in the last five years before the lessons
Nov 30, 2022
Mary
10 English lessons
Melissa is so wonderful and motivative! So interesting materials - what I really appreciate! I will continue learning English with Melissa :)
Aug 17, 2022
Andrea Chiou
1 English lesson
Malisa corrected my way of speaking very patiently,especially with my wrong way of using Verb tense.Thank s a lot.
Jul 3, 2023
Barry
4 English lessons
Love it
Aug 30, 2022
Jonathan
1 English lesson
I asked for an instant class, she accept the class and it didn't arrive, I don't know what to say.
Jul 24, 2022
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