Niki
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Niki
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Speaks
Persian (Farsi)
Native
Russian
CELTA Certified teacher|+5 years experience|Contact me if speaking feels uncomfortable, I can help
Teaches
English
Speaks
Persian (Farsi)
Native
Russian
CELTA Certified teacher|+5 years experience|Contact me if speaking feels uncomfortable, I can help
From Islamic Republic of IranLiving in Other, Turkey (12:47 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 9, 2019Interest topicFilms & TV SeriesHistoryTech
I deem talking about myself as one of the most challenging tasks I have ever faced. This is not because I consider myself to be so awfully sophisticated that words can't do it justice, but because fortunately or unfortunately my mind works in an abstract way which has affected every single aspect of my life.
So instead of a personal essay I give you three of my core values; knowledge, accomplishment and the belief that one must live and let live.
The last one, I believe is what keeps us going, because deep down inside we're all untamed and wild and in a world full of Kafkaesque predictabilities, it's those little moments of spontaneity that keeps us goingMe as a Teacher
I have been a teacher for more than 5 years. in the beginning, like most novice teachers, I couldn't find the balance. I used to drown my students in freer practice because that's how I had learned the language myself. little by little I realized controlled practices aren't all that useless if we direct them properly.
However, my experience with international students has taught me that there is a limit to objectivity and
impersonal curiosity. Language learning cannot take place unless connection is made and that, was where I had to practice the art of task-design in order to integrate cultural,
societal and personal elements.My lessons & teaching style
Genghis Khan was a cruel man, yet a smart one; he realized the unequivocally significant role
autonomy plays in every success story, so he divided his troops into small groups, with each one having
a leader. If Genghis Khan had been an English teacher, his classes would have been Student-centered ones.
As an INTJ, lecturing on a topic of interest is very appealing to me, but doing so in an ESL class is an offence to almost every breakthrough we have made in teaching methodology during the past century. So I choose to quench my intellectual thirst by throwing bait in class and letting the students find the most reasonable way to hunt.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
CELTA - ih Belgrade - 2018
Certificate uploaded
Work Experience
2016 - 2018
English Teacher, Educational Assistant
2018 - 2019
English Teacher
5.0
Rating
379
Students
2,140
Lessons
99%
Attendance
99%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
195 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Functional Language Lesson
A2 - C1General1,455 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 8% off
Movie Review Lesson (Vocab + Speaking)
A2 - B2Conversation Practice374 lessons completed
USD 12.00
Package with 8% off
Movie Review Lesson (Writing + Grammar)
A2 - B2General93 lessons completed
USD 12.00
Package with 8% off
IELTS Preparation
B1 - C1Test Preparation23 lessons completed
USD 15.00
Package with 6% off
Availability
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280 Reviews
Yogi Wijaya
1 English lesson
i really enjoyed the class, she was really nice and patient 😁
Apr 5, 2024
ismael
5 English lessons
It was a pleasure to meet her, she is very polite and has good communication skills. I enjoyed speaking with her because it was not only an English class but also we spoke about emerging topics such as Machine Learning, AI, and language programming.
Apr 2, 2024
Yuri
2 English lessons
I don't usually write reviews, but I had a really enjoyable lesson with Niki. I didn't even notice how quickly one hour passed.
Mar 30, 2024
Marcin
1 English lesson
Nikki is a very nice and friendly person and a great teacher. I highly recommend!!!
Mar 28, 2024
wilmar perez
3 English lessons
Nice class !!! 100 % recommend
Mar 13, 2024
Ellen Noda
6 English lessons
Nikki's is pure creativity and thinking outside the box. She's approachable, consistently presenting questions about life that encourage reflection and expression in English. Plus, she's got tons of patience, loads of knowledge and make each class hour pass by unnoticed.
Mar 11, 2024
Trial Lesson
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