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Serhan Akalın
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Turkish
Native
English
Speaks
Spanish
Do you want to be an exemplar for Turkish learners?
Teaches
Turkish
Native
English
Speaks
Spanish
Do you want to be an exemplar for Turkish learners?
From TurkeyLiving in Other, Turkey (10:18 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 9, 2020Interest topicArtMusicFilms & TV Series
I am an English teacher, a language lover, and an aesthete (especially cinema/theater). I am fascinated by art, culture, languages, history, people, and what I learn from them.
Me as a Teacher
Good communication, good articulation mean a lot to me. No matter how much you know, how much you have acquired, if you are not good at articulating yourself, your effort may not be enough especially in teaching. In that sense, teaching is always more than transmitting knowledge. A teacher always represents an identity regardless of different learning settings. Looking upon my student years, teachers whom I admired are not those who perhaps know the most but the ones who could express themselves the best.My lessons & teaching style
Language is the tool to communicate, it is a medium. It should never be seen as a purpose. That's why it should be used to master it. Practice matters the most. I tend to give my students a solved part of a puzzle and help them solve the rest using the pieces I give them. I myself have been in situations that I was helplessly trying to express myself even in minor matters. I got to understand that learning a language is really tough. That's why I am very understanding. I believe in repetition and the fact that learning takes some time. Merely for acquiring one single new word, one goes through several stages, Luckily, I am very patient.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Work Experience
2019 - 2020
English Teacher CECAR - Corporación Universitaria del CaribeI worked in that university for around 9 months. I taught students and teachers English.
2020 - 2022
English Teacher Doğa Schools
Education
2015 - 2019
Bachelor's - ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHINGThis is my diploma. They made a little mistake on the document which they corrected later on but unfortunately I couldn't get the corrected version yet. I graduated with 2.88 as it says in the transcript. I was gonna upload that one too but this page doesn't allow me so.
Certificates
Diction ISMEK 2016I attended an Elocution program of 24 hours in an institution called ISMEK operating under Municipality of Istanbul and Faculty of Education in Turkey
Certificate uploaded
Teaching Young Learners MEF University 2018
Certificate uploaded
Community Service Project MEF UNIVERSITY 2016The document is in Turkish. I participated in a community service project which entailed teaching children studying in an underachieving area in Istanbul.
Certificate uploaded
5.0
Rating
91
Students
591
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
English
Turkish
Trial Lesson
47 lessons completed
USD 5.50+
Conversation Practice English
A2 - C1Conversation Practice63 lessons completed
USD 17.00
Package with 3% off
English for Beginners
A1 - B1General0 lessons completed
USD 17.00
Package with 3% off
English for advanced learners
B1 - C1General12 lessons completed
USD 17.00
Package with 3% off
Business English - Giving a presentation!
A2 - C1Business0 lessons completed
USD 20.00
Package with 4% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
31 Reviews
All
English
Turkish
Muhsin
27 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
He is an extraordinary, very careful and qualified teacher. He always catches my mistakes and corrects them well. He made very critical contributions to my English speaking skills. He also helped my writing skills. I am really thankful to him.
Dec 12, 2022
Bastien Faure
20 Turkish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I did try a handful of teachers before Serhan, and I just realized how much talent he has for doing this. I am learning very vast with him and am about to have him 3-4 times a week to reach my goals !
Jun 19, 2022
Rafael Lucena
26 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Serhan is a excellent teacher and have a deep knowledge from the english. He understand spanish too.
Aug 29, 2020
Gal
7 Turkish lessons
I've found the BEST Turkish teacher! Now I can't wait to watch Turkish TV series and understand them without subtitles :) It'll be a long journey but with a teacher like Serhan this journey will be so enjoyable! I loved our first lesson!
Oct 6, 2023
Catherine
17 Turkish lessons
Awesome tutor.
Jul 26, 2023
Catherine
17 Turkish lessons
Wonderful teacher.
Jul 20, 2023
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