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
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume
From Islamic Republic of IranLiving in Other, Turkey (20:03 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 9, 2019
InterestsFilms & 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 going
Me 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
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Homework Assignments
Certificates
CELTA - ih Belgrade - 2018
Certificate verified
Work Experience
2016 - 2018
English Teacher, Educational AssistantIranmehr Language Institution - Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
2018 - 2019
English TeacherSMART Choice - Yerevan, Armenia
5.0
Rating
479
Students
2,603
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
99%
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5.0
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479
Students
2603
Lessons
99%
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99%
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English Lessons
Trial Lesson
231 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Functional Language Lesson
A2 - C1Language Essentials1,766 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
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Movie Review Lesson (Vocab + Speaking)
A2 - C1Conversation459 lessons completed
USD 13.00
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Movie Review Lesson (Writing + Grammar)
A2 - B2Language Essentials113 lessons completed
USD 13.00
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300 Reviews
Kenza5
4 English lessons
Despite being an amazing teacher, she is also an amazing human being with impressive ideas. You won’t just learn English, but also more about life and a new way of seeing things. An inspiring teacher and a wonderful person
Feb 16, 2025
Kenza5
4 English lessons
The session was really interesting, and the topic was great as usual
Feb 4, 2025
Kenza5
4 English lessons
She is incredible , very interesting topics
Jan 13, 2025
Boulestreau
4 English lessons
Really interesting lesson as usual. Our passionate conversation drives me to express my thoughts without too much fears. It was so beneficial.
Feb 14, 2025
Boulestreau
4 English lessons
Niki is great teacher. Through an interesting conversation, I can learn lot of vocabularies and improve a lot my listening skills.
Highly recommended
Jan 31, 2025
Yvonne
2 English lessons
Today I had my first and really great lesson with Niki. She is an intelligent, empathetic and professional teacher. I’m excited to continue learning with her. I can’t wait to have the next lesson.