English teacher Erika Gajdocsi

Erika Gajdocsi

Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Hungarian
Native
Speaks
Qualified teacher with over 20 years experience
From New ZealandLiving in Other, New Zealand (20:58 UTC+12:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 18, 2019
InterestsReadingMedical & HealthcareFood
Hi, I’m Erika, a qualified teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching languages to international students and migrants. I create engaging, well-organised lessons tailored to each student’s needs and use a range of materials including video, audio, grammar, reading, writing, and conversation activities. I hold a Master of Education with First Class Honours and have also developed teacher-training materials for a university-based language school in Auckland. I also offer casual Hungarian conversation classes focused on fluency through interesting topics. Feel free to contact me with any questions. I have always loved languages and have learnt them from an early age as a child. This was my main motivation to become a teacher over 20 years ago. Apart from teaching I have also spent time contracting to a language school based at one of the universities in Auckland to develop teaching materials for new teachers to help them on their teacher training journey. I completed my Master of Education with First Class Honours which I believe enhances my knowledge about education in general and also my teaching practice. I have experience teaching from a beginner to an advanced level; and have taught students from all over the world. My teaching methods include video/audio materials that I send to students before class to watch/listen to; class notes with focussed exercises relating to the language in the video/audio; focussed grammar, writing, conversation, and reading activities; and...
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Articles and news
  • Quizzes
  • Graphs and charts
  • Homework Assignments
  • Test templates and examples
5.0
Rating
88
Students
1187
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

English Lessons

English
Hungarian
Trial Lesson
25 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
C1-C2 - General English Lessons (Advanced - Proficiency)
C1 -  C2

Language Essentials

858 lessons completed
USD 23.00+
Package with 5% off
Professional Academic Writing with Erika
B2 -  C2

Language Essentials

38 lessons completed
USD 27.00+
Package with 4% off
B1-B2 General English Lessons (Intermediat - Upper Intermediate)
B1 -  B2

Language Essentials

144 lessons completed
USD 23.00+
Package with 5% off

Availability

129 Reviews

All
English
Hungarian
Student Pavel Vlasikhin
Pavel Vlasikhin
36 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Fascinating lesson about deaf people, I knew a lot of new information!
Nov 10, 2021
Student Connor
Connor
30 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
omg!the best of the best!
Jul 8, 2021
Student Noelly Medina
Noelly Medina
2 English lessons
Very upbeat, engaging, and enjoyable class. Thanks!
Dec 17, 2025
Student Moh
Moh
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was a helpful lesson for me. We talked about the academic writing ✍️
Jul 8, 2021
Student Noelly Medina
Noelly Medina
2 English lessons
Great teacher, brings relevant subjects to the class for discussion. Engaged talk!
Jan 6, 2026
Student Nitza Bogdan
Nitza Bogdan
6 Hungarian lessons
Thank you for asking what type of materials I would like to work with and custom making a thought-provoking Hungarian lesson better than I could have dreamed up, before we ever even met. Thanks for listening and for figuring out how to solve stuff.
Jun 18, 2025