Friendly and helpful English teacher specialising in conversation and Cambridge exams 🌠
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Friendly and helpful English teacher specialising in conversation and Cambridge exams 🌠
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume
From United KingdomLiving in Sevilla, Spain (06:49 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 9, 2019
Interest topicReadingMusicTravel
Hi! I'm an ex- Londoner who currently lives in sunny Southern Spain. I love to eat, drink, dance, travel, and of course to talk with new people from all over the world.
Education has always been my passion and I've worked in schools or with educational charities ever since I left university, where I studied English Literature. I'm a curious, passionate person, who is very interested in others and loves to discuss and debate. I bring this enthusiasm and energy to my teaching and hope that together we can learn lots about the world as well as about languages.
Me as a Teacher
I strongly believe that variety is the spice of life! Because of this I like to teach at all levels, because I think everyone has something to offer and to learn.
I completed my CELTA training at St Giles International and have been teaching English for over a year now. I'm enthusiastic, attentive, and also very supportive as a teacher. I encourage my students to be confident and independent with their language usage.
I believe it's important to make mistakes as these are your opportunities for improvement, but most of all it's important to enjoy your language learning. Finding fun and satisfaction in using your developing skills is where learning flows from best!
My lessons & teaching style
In our first lesson together we will discuss your specific personal goals and agree a plan on how to meet them. It's very important to me that lessons are personalised to the student, because we all want and need different things from a teacher, so I'll be keen to meet you and to find out what kind of learner you are.
My emphasis as a teacher is on communication, and I think the best way to get there is to get speaking as much as possible! We will use real texts to experience authentic language that you'll find in the real world as sparks for animated discussion, and I'll then set homework each week to help you condense what you have learnt and expressed in class.
Certificates
CELTA - St Giles International - 2018
Certificate uploaded
Education
2011 - 2015
Bachelor’s - EnglishUniversity of Sussex
Work Experience
2018 - 2018
English TeacherSt Giles International - London, United Kingdom
2018 - 2019
English TeacherSarah English Academy - Sevilla, Spain
2019 - 2019
Summer Camp TeacherCambridge Academy of English - Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Maya is a brilliant teacher, it's always a pleasure talking to her :)
Highly recommend booking a lesson with Maya if you'd like to improve your speaking and have a stress-free lesson with a very supportive, outgoing and professional teacher.
Jan 30, 2021
Pavel
63 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Maya is always nice, friendly and funny girl. Hours with her passed in no time. Hope it's correctly written. :)
Sep 13, 2020
Ada Rebecchini
19 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thank you so much for everything we’ve done this year! I’ve had great fun while I learned a lot and I feel like all the things we’ve done and I had written down during class with you had been so useful. Hope to see you soon!
Jun 11, 2020
Mia
1 English lesson
Maya is a good teacher, and I like to talk to her :)
Jul 25, 2023
lackner.si
2 English lessons
The classes with Maya had been very helpful for my exam preparation. She is both very professional and easy-going.
I really appreciate your afford and enjoyed the time with you. Thank you :)
Jun 5, 2023
juagarcur
32 English lessons
Maya is definitely a great teacher. I've booked around 20 lessons with her and I already feel how my speaking is getting better everyday.
She can keep the conversation flowing in a very natural way so you don't feel like a student but a buddy.