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Biljana Nikovska
Macedonian
Native
English
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From North Macedonia

Living in Skopje, North Macedonia

A1-C2 Professional Teacher and Assessor for Macedonian as a foreign language My name is Biljana. I was born in Skopje, Macedonia, and this is my current city of residence. I graduated as a teacher of Macedonian Language and South Slavic literature and have a masters in Macedonian Studies and Communication. I have worked in editing and proofreading, translating between English and Macedonian, journalistic writing and face to face teaching Macedonian as a native and a foreign. I published some of my research papers in several linguistic journals in the country. I have dedicated myself actively to distance teaching Macedonian, as a full time job, at 2019. Since 2021 I have been also working as an A1-C2 assessor for Macedonian as a foreign language. As a teacher, face to face or distance, I'm focused on delivering customized, individually tailored lessons to reach student's personal needs. So, the first thing I want to understand is why the student wants or needs to learn Macedonian. This helps me tailor my lessons choosing appropriate teaching strategies and creating appropriate learning resources. The real excitement comes from the fact that learning the language, you can learn a lot about the customs, food, history, literature, film, music, art and about people's everyday life. I try to incorporate this in my lessons. A preliminary test or a simple conversation gives me an idea about student's needs, but also student's weaknesses and strengths in language (when not an absolute beginner). Having known this better helps me create lessons and resources (...
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  • Flashcards
  • Test templates and examples
  • Text Documents
  • Image files
  • Articles and news
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Video files
  • Quizzes
  • Homework Assignments
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History
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Trial Lesson
69 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
55% off
General Macedonian Lessons from Beginner to Proficiency
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Language Essentials
756 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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Conversational Lessons
A1-C2
Conversation
2 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
10% off
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Patient·6
Structured lessons·3
For beginners·15
Stefan
9 Macedonian lessons
I think it was a good lesson. The teacher was very understanding and helpful . Wr will continue with her
Laura C
1 Macedonian lesson
Biljana is an excellent tutor as well as very professional and detail-oriented.
Mvardar
126 Macedonian lessons
I feel lucky to start with Bijana, hope I will be learning in the right way!
Zach
5 Macedonian lessons
Great class.
Sue
3 Macedonian lessons
Excellent approach and by the end of the first lesson my daughter was writing her name in Macedonian!
Student Thomas Wuillemin
Thomas Wuillemin
1 Macedonian lesson
It was an excellent first contact, with a great introduction to Macedonian. Now I need to schedule more lessons :)